Elizabeth Alker with her Breakfast melange of classical music, folk, found sounds and the odd Unclassified track. Start your weekend right.
Record Review
BBC Proms Composer - Edward Elgar with David Owen Norris and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes on BBC Radio 3
David Owen Norris chooses five indispensable recordings of BBC Proms Composer Edward Elgar and explains why you need to hear them, plus the best of recent classical releases. Show more
New Generation Artists Summer Showcase: William Thomas sings Brahms's Four Serious Songs, and the Mithras Trio play Amy Beach's ravishing Piano Trio. Show more
Jess is joined by pianist Riopy, for a listening party including music by Arvo Pärt, Debussy, Gottschalk and Gotan Project. Show more
Inside Music
Harpsichordist and Conductor Laurence Cummings with music that defies expectations
1 hour, 56 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
Harpsichordist and conductor Laurence Cummings reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, from a surprising impromptu by Schubert to a wonderfully wonky scherzo. Show more
Hollywood composer Bill Conti joins Matthew to talk about about his career and music for film, which has included scores for James Bond, The Karate Kid and, perhaps most famously, Rocky. Show more
Lopa Kothari reports from Loulé in the Algarve region of Portugal, home to the annual Festival MED. Includes sets from Go_A, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Viviane and Manou Gallo. Show more
Julian Joseph celebrates the Brazilian jazz scene past and present, and special guest Sérgio Mendes shares his musical inspirations. Show more
Live BBC Proms: John Wilson conducts the Sinfonia of London in Vaughan Williams, Walton and Elgar. They are joined by flautist Adam Walker for Huw Watkins's Flute Concerto. Show more
Tom Service features music by composers commissioned for the 2022 BBC Proms season, including movements from Cheryl Frances-Hoad's Excelsus and Anna Thorvaldsdottir's Aeriality. Show more
Live at the BBC Proms: Radio 1 Relax, a late-night wind-down with Kojey Radical, Poppy Ajudha and the 12 Ensemble, hosted by Sian Eleri, presenter of BBC Radio 1's Chillest Show. Show more
Corey Mwamba presents new music that haunts and remembers, from ancestral whispers to musical eulogies. Show more
The inaugural concert from the Proms Festival Orchestra, made up entirely of freelance musicians. Mark Wigglesworth conducts Shostakovich and Mahler. Presented by Jonathan Swain. Show more