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: Shostakovich with Marina Frolova-Walker and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Marina Frolova-Walker chooses five essential recordings of BBC Proms Composer Shostakovich and explains why you need to hear them. Plus a round-up of top new classical releases. Show more
Accordionist Ryan Corbett plays Tchaikovsky's Waltz from his Children's Album, Geneva Lewis performs Bartok's First Violin Sonata, and Helen Charlston sings Haydn's Recollection. Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Ayanna Witter-Johnson
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Jess Gillam talks to singer, cellist and composer Ayanna Witter-Johnson about the music they love, including Errollyn Wallen, Jill Scott, Barber, and Berio. Show more
Inside Music
Accordionist Ksenija Sidorova with powerful melodies and musical embraces
1 hour, 56 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Accordionist Ksenija Sidorova reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, from a piece that shows all the colours of the guitar, to electronic heart beats. Show more
Following the death earlier this month of composer Carl Davis, another chance to enjoy a concert of his music introduced by Matthew Sweet with Carl and the BBC Philharmonic. Show more
Music Planet
With Kathryn Tickell, and a feature on Ansonia Records
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Kathryn Tickell with new tracks from around the world, plus a focus on the classic New York-based Latin label Ansonia Records. Show more
Double bass legend Reggie Workman's inspirations, plus concert highlights from leading contemporary bassist Avishai Cohen live at this year's Cully Jazz Festival. Show more
Mahan Esfahani tries couples counselling to rejuvenate his love for Mendelssohn. Once a passionate affair, Mahan now finds Mendelssohn’s music predictable, basic and boring. Show more
Live at the BBC Proms: the Budapest Festival Orchestra with conductor Iván Fischer and pianist Sir András Schiff play Schumann, Weber and Mendelssohn. Show more
Music by György Kurtág as Kate Molleson looks forward to his opera, Endgame, at the BBC Proms next week. And Robert Worby talks to composer Gerald Barry. Show more
Corey Mwamba shares free jazz and improvised music that bridges tradition and imagined future, including futozao shamisen-player Yumiko Tanaka and percussionist Camille Émaille. Show more
Through the Night
100th anniversary of the death of composer Dora Pejačević
6 hours
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Chamber and Orchestral works by Dora Pejačević with mezzo-soprano Martina Mikelić, Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra and conductor Pascal Rophé. John Shea presents. Show more
