Elizabeth Alker presents presents Radio 3's breakfast show, featuring listener requests and a new specially written piece by Composer in 3 Matthew Kaner. Show more
Record Review
Building a Library: Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony
3 hours, 12 minutes on BBC Radio 3
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony; New releases, including Kaija Saariaho, Kalevi Aho and Jaakko Kuusisto; Disc of the Week. Show more
Donald Trump's cultural credentials, Barrie Kosky's The Nose, and a brief guide Indian classical music. With Tom Service.
Saturday Classics
Simon Heffer's Ravel - opera, piano concertos
17 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Simon Heffer presents a profile of Maurice Ravel, with Le tombeau de Couperin and La valse, plus excerpts from Ravel's two piano concertos and the opera L'enfant et les sortileges. Show more
Matthew Sweet presents music for films about contact with new worlds, new people and extra-terrestrials in the week of the relase of Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi film Arrival. Show more
Alyn Shipton presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests, including music based on food and drink. Show more
Claire Martin celebrates the music of vocalist Tony Bennett in his 90th year. With contributions from biographer David Evanier and singer Joe Stilgoe, plus Bennett in conversation. Show more
From the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, a new production of Mozart's comic opera Cosi fan tutte. With soprano Corinne Waters, mezzo Angela Brower and tenor Daniel Behle. Show more
Fifty-five years after the release of The Beatles' Revolver album, their music still casts a long shadow over the people of Liverpool. Show more
Tom Service presents highlights from 2016's Donaueschingen new music festival, including James Dillon's The Gates, Michael Wertmuller's Discorde and a piece by Joanna Bailie. Show more
Featuring stars of the 2016 EFG London Jazz Festival, including Kamasi Washington, Tim Garland, Brad Mehldau, Jason Moran, Robert Glasper, Norma Winstone and Madeleine Peyroux. Show more
John Shea presents a concert including Beethoven's Violin Concerto with soloist Isabelle Faust and Schumann's First Symphony. Show more