Martin Handley sets up your Saturday morning.
Record Review
BBC Proms Composer - Sergei Rachmaninov with Marina Frolova-Walker and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Marina Frolova-Walker chooses five essential recordings of BBC Proms Composer Sergei Rachmaninov and explains why you need to hear them, plus the best recent classical releases. Show more
Violinist Johan Dalene plays Beethoven 'Spring' Sonata, pianist Tom Borrow plays Shostakovich, plus a new track from jazz guitarist Rob Luft. Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Lotte Betts-Dean
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Jess Gillam meets with mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean for a virtual lockdown listening party, with music including Rachmaninov, Cesária Évora, Cocteau Twins and Mahler. Show more
Inside Music
Violist Rosalind Ventris with music to stimulate your senses
1 hour, 56 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Violist Rosalind Ventris reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. From a toe-tapping dance by Florence Price to a musical depiction of the migration of an osprey. Show more
Live at the BBC Proms: Kwamé Ryan leads the Southbank Sinfonia and familiar faces from CBeebies in a musical ocean adventure for all the family. Show more
Kathryn Tickell with the best new music around the world, a studio session by Québécois folk legends Le Vent du Nord, and Japanese koto player Kimio Eto is our classic artist. Show more
Jumoké Fashola marks the centenary of jazz poet and 'King of the Beats' Jack Kerouac with a musical journey through his landmark novel On the Road. Show more
New Generation Artists
The Calidore Quartet play Dvorak's 'American' Quartet
59 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Chamber music from Radio 3's New Generation Artists: the Calidore Quartet play Dvorak's 'American' String Quartet, written around the same time as his 'New World' Symphony. Show more
Live at the Proms at Sage Gateshead: Dinis Sousa conducts the Royal Northern Sinfonia in Dvořák and Adams - symphonies of the new world with roots in the old. Show more
Music from the recent Iannis Xenakis Centenary - Maths and Music Festival in Birmingham and London Contemporary Music Festival 2022. Show more
Corey Mwamba presents new music that reclaims and reimagines experiences of despair and social injustice. Show more
The Radio France Philharmonic are joined by Barbara Hannigan as conductor and soloist for Britten's Les Illuminations and Stravinsky's Basle Concerto. Presented by John Shea. Show more
