Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and suggestions for the annual musical advent calendar. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love Scandinavian Strings; Music in Time: Chopin: Impromptu in G flat; CD Review recommendation: Sibelius: Symphony No 1 in E minor. Show more
Donald Macleod visits the frozen north to explore Icelandic classical music's ancient roots and learn more about Iceland's greatest 20th-century composer, Jon Leifs. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Wigmore Hall Mondays: Rachel Podger, Marcin Swiatkiewicz and David Miller
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Live from Wigmore Hall in London, violinist Rachel Podger, theorbist David Miller and harpsichordist Marcin Swiatkiewicz perform a selection of Biber's meditative Rosary Sonatas. Show more
With Ian Skelly. Tveitt: Solgud-symfonien. Sibelius: Six Songs (excerpts). Ingvar Lidholm: A riveder le stele. Magnus Lindberg: Piano Concerto No 2. Stenhammar: Symphony No 2. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Including live performances from Ensemble Plus Ultra and the Peter Horsfall Quartet. Show more
Donald Macleod visits the frozen north to explore Icelandic classical music's ancient roots and learn more about Iceland's greatest 20th-century composer, Jon Leifs. Show more
From St John's Kirk Perth, violinist Matthew Truscott directs the Scottish Ensemble in a concert featuring music by Part, Bach and Gubaidulina. Show more
Music Matters
Books on Opera and World Music, Matthew Herbert
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Tom Service reviews two books, one on some of opera's psychologically flawed characters and the other on The Other Classical Musics. Plus Finchcocks closing and Matthew Herbert. Show more
The Essay
Art in a Cold Climate
Episode 1: Art in a Cold Climate: Elizabeth Hay on Painting Place III by David Milne
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Novelist Elizabeth Hay on how David Milne's Painting Place III addresses the interplay between personality and landscape in Canada. Show more
Jez Nelson presents Cuban pianist David Virelles and his Mboko quartet performing Afro-Cuban sacred music in a concert at Kings Place for the 2015 EFG London Jazz Festival. Show more
Catriona Young presents a piano recital given by Claire Huangci, including Scarlatti, Brahms and Chopin's 24 Preludes, Op 28. Show more
