Tom McKinney with a Breakfast menu to get your weekend off to a great start.

In Building a Library Nicholas Kenyon chooses his favourite recording of Bach's 4 Orchestral Suites, plus Katy Hamilton shares her selection of the best new releases. Show more

Tom Service speaks to the conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and is joined by Phil Castang, Sophie Lewis and Gillian Moore to survey what lies ahead for the industry in 2024. Show more

Jess Gillam and conductor Robert Ames share some of the tunes they love, with music by Philip Glass, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Makaya McCraven, Pauline Oliveros and J.S. Bach. Show more

Michael Harper reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, from solo Bach to Saint-Saëns’s Danse Macabre. Show more

As the 2024 Slapstick Festival opens in Bristol, Matthew Sweet takes a New Year look at some of the great musical scores associated with slapstick films. Show more

Lopa Kothari with new sounds from around the globe plus Sebastian Bergholm takes us on a Road Trip to the far north exploring the rich tradition of Sámi yoiking. Show more

Julian Joseph celebrates the Brazilian jazz scene past and present, and special guest Sérgio Mendes shares his musical inspirations. Show more

From the New York Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's ultimate romantic tearjerker set in the garrets of Montmartre, with Elena Stikhina and Stephen Costello as lovers Rodolfo and Mimì. Show more

A major new work from Liza Lim plus recordings from Birmingham including a collaborative project between composers and the piano trio, Flow Unit 3 - introduced by Kate Molleson. Show more

Corey Mwamba presents new improvised music that looks into the beyond: spiritual synths, ritualistic folk, time-travelling breath and psychedelic fellowship in free play. Show more

Violinists Johannes Pramsohler and Roldán Bernabé in works by Leclair, Guignon and Guillemain. Jonathan Swain presents. Show more