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Katie Derham welcomes composer and pianist Alexis Ffrench to 80A.

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.

The BBC Symphony Chorus joins the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Neil Ferris at Saffron Hall in a celebration of music by two of the great choral composers of our time.

Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC's broadcasting of Choral Evensong. Matthew Bannister, a former head chorister and a verger, meets the people that make this service happen.

Verity Sharp presents sonic highlights from Barnsley's Abandon Normal Devices festival, and plays music from Jon Waine, Fågelbörs and Thorn Wych.

Soweto is joined by the ever-explorative jazz bassist Dave Holland to reflect on his career and collaborations with jazz greats like Miles Davis, Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock.

From the 2025 Proms, soloists Hilary Cronin, Hugh Cutting and Stuart Jackson join the Irish Baroque Orchestra and Chorus and conductor Peter Whelan in Handel's Alexander's Feast.

Hannah French presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email [email protected].

Tom Service talks to pianist Dame Imogen Cooper about her life in music, and saxophonist Salvador Flores plays live in the studio.

Jools is joined by the Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon, with music by Sibelius, Purcell and Meredith Monk.

1846, Birmingham. The premiere of Mendelssohn's Elijah puts the city on the musical map.

Andrew McGregor with the best of the week's new classical releases, joined by Allyson Devenish and David Owen Norris, who surveys recordings of Walton's Belshazzar's Feast.

Edith Bowman presents a showcase of screen music favourites. This week, Composer and conductor Rupert Gregson-Williams discuss his brand new score to Practical Magic 2.

Jess Gillam is joined by American pianist Simone Dinnerstein for a listening party, including music by Charles Ives, Michael Praetorius and Bob Dylan.

Lisette Oropesa stars as Elvira in Bellini's bel canto masterpiece from The Royal Opera, where love, loyalty and civil war drive her to the brink of despair and heartbreak.

Lopa Kothari presents folk and roots-based music from around the world, including tracks from sitar virtuoso Jasdeep Singh Degun and the Bulgarian National Radio Folk Orchestra.

Kate Molleson introduces a programme of new music from Bryn Harrison and Ensemble GBSR in Sheffield, plus highlights from the Black Lights festival in Blackpool.