Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, live from the historic Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg on the centenary of Russia's October Revolution. Show more
Essential Classics
Tuesday with Suzy Klein - Bridget Kendall, Lenin's Tomb, Pachelbel's canon
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Suzy Klein presents potential companion pieces for a well-known piece of music, and journalist Bridget Kendall lists her cultural inspirations and influences. Show more
Composer of the Week
Soviet Russia (1917-1953)
Episode 2: Machines and Mutations: Roslavets and Mosolov
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod talks to Russian music expert Marina Frolova-Walker about the music of Alexander Mosolov and Nikolai Roslavets. Part of Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture. Show more
Fiona Talkington presents Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) in concert at LSO St Luke's, London. Shostakovich: Piano Sonata No 2 in B minor, Op 61. Tchaikovsky: Grand Sonata in G, Op 37. Show more
Afternoon Concert
Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture; Live from Lenin's London office
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Tom Service hosts a panel of distinguished guests, Dr. Marina Frolova-Walker, Orlando Figes and Victoria Donovan to play and discuss music across the past hundred years in Russia. Show more
Katie Derham presents a special Russian-themed programme, with conductor Semyon Bychkov, theremin player Lydia Kavina, balalaika player Bibs Ekkel and pianist Yevgeny Sudbin. Show more
Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture. A selection of music to mark the anniversary of the Russian Revolution. An all-Russian offering with some familiar tunes, some not. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra: Ortiz, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich
2 hours, 30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Carlos Miguel Prieto conducts the The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto, Shostakovich's Sixth Symphony and a UK premiere by Gabriela Ortiz. Show more
Michael Nyman, Ian Christie, Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Alexei Popogrebsky and Matthew Sweet on the impact of 'the greatest documentary of all time', Dziga Vertov's 1929 masterpiece. Show more
Writer and historian Helen Rappaport reappraises American journalist John Reed, 100 years to the day since he witnessed the Russian Revolution of October 1917 at first hand. Show more
Nick Luscombe digs into 100 years of experimentalism to mark October Revolution Day. Expect futurism, throat singing, and free jazz, with a celebration of All-Russian Music. Show more
Through the Night
BBC Proms 2015: Beethoven Piano Concertos with Leif Ove Andsnes
6 hours
on BBC Radio 3
John Shea presents the second of three nights featuring Leif Ove Andsnes's Beethoven piano concerto cycle at the 2015 BBC Proms. Show more
