Petroc Trelawny presents a musical Christmas feast, including the winner of the Breakfast Carol Competition. Plus requests and suggestions. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Including performances by Jussi Bjorling; Music in Time: Mozart: Divertimento in E flat; Nordic composers: Grieg: Holberg Suite. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on Berwald's last years, in which he saw his opera Estrella de Soria staged and was finally admitted as a Fellow of the Swedish Royal Academy of Music. Show more
In a concert given at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Danish String Quartet performs Nielsen's String Quartet No 4 in F, Op 44, plus a selection of Nordic folk music. Show more
From the chapel of King's College, Cambridge, the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, based around nine Bible readings interspersed with Christmas hymns and carols. Show more
Sean Rafferty visits soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa at home in the Sussex countryside to find out about her interests and musical passions. Show more
Sheila Hancock and Scott Handy read poems and prose on the theme of giving and receiving gifts. Works include Herrick, Lear and Whitman; music by Wagner and Colleen's Music Boxes. Show more
New Generation Artists
Olena Tokar, Peter Moore, Beatrice Rana, Danish String Quartet
58 minutes on BBC Radio 3
BBC New Generation Artists perform, including 20-year-old trombonist Peter Moore and 22-year-old Italian pianist Beatrice Rana, who plays Chopin's Funeral March sonata. Show more
Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in London as part of the BBC Proms 2015, Katie Derham presents John Wilson and his orchestra paying tribute to Leonard Bernstein. Show more
Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in London as part of the BBC Proms 2015, Tom Service presents the second part of Yo-Yo Ma performing the complete solo cello suites by JS Bach. Show more
Andrew Brown, who spent part of his childhood in Sweden and married a Swedish woman, recalls his mother-in-law's dedication to keeping the Swedish Christmas traditions alive. Show more
Lopa Kothari presents highlights from 2015's Womad, the international festival introducing cultures and music from around the world. Show more
Through the Night
New York Philharmonic and Evgeny Kissin - Gala Concert at Carnegie Hall
6 hours on BBC Radio 3
Jonathan Swain presents a gala concert from New York's Carnegie Hall, featuring Evgeny Kissin in Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1 and a new work by Magnus Lindberg. Show more