Ian Skelly presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and suggestions for the annual musical advent calendar. Show more
Essential Classics
Monday - Sarah Walker, plus Rob Cowan with guest Eddie Izzard
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3
With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love Nordic Song; CD Review recommendation: Schubert: Mass in E flat (conclusion); Nordic composers: Crusell: Clarinet Concerto No 2. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on Sibelius's most famous musical celebration of the Finnish people, Finlandia, before exploring the composer's early life growing up in a provincial town. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Wigmore Hall Mondays: Adrian Brendel and Aleksandar Madzar
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Live from Wigmore Hall in London, cellist Adrian Brendel performs music by Chopin, Debussy and Birtwistle, with Aleksandar Madzar at the piano. Show more
Afternoon Concert
Northern Lights: Ulster Orchestra Live from the Guildhall Londonderry
2 hours, 30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Live at Guildhall, Londonderry, Ulster Orchestra under Niklas Willen. Gade: Echoes of Ossian. Stenhammar: 2 Sentimental Romances. Nielsen: Helios Overture. Sibelius: Symphony No 7. Show more
Suzy Klein presents, with guests including klezmer band She'Koyokh, choir Siglo de Oro and conductor Jaap van Zweden. Plus the Northern Lights season feature Tales from the North. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on Sibelius's most famous musical celebration of the Finnish people, Finlandia, before exploring the composer's early life growing up in a provincial town. Show more
Louise Langree conducts the Halle at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture. Schumann: Piano Concerto (with Lars Vogt). Brahms: Symphony No 2. Show more
As part of Radio 3's Northern Lights season, Tom Service travels to Finland in search of the real Sibelius, and the folk music and landscapes that inspired his music.
Poet John Burnside explores his fascination with the Sami landscapes of Finnmark in northern Norway, reflecting on how they are shaped by ice as much as rock. Show more
For Radio 3's Northern Lights season Jez Nelson presents music from the Finnish jazz scene, including trumpeter Verneri Pohjola, tenor saxophonist and flautist Juhani Aaltonen. Show more
Through the Night
Proms 2014: Thomas Sondergard conducting the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
6 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Catriona Young presents a performance given at the 2014 Proms, with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Thomas Sondergard playing music by Strauss, Mozart and Nielsen. Show more
