BBC R3

Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.

Elizabeth Alker with an afternoon of performances for Boxing Day - occasional music from Bach, Faure and Prokofiev on childhood, family time with the Wagners, plus film favourites.

4/5. Donald Macleod explores the theme of 'light' with composer, Eriks Esenvalds and watches a winter sunset over the Daugava river with singer and folklorist, Ilona Dzerve.

Specially recorded performances of music by Mozart, Schubert, Bach and Messiaen from Radio 3's current New Generation Artists - stars of the future.

Maria Callas is the inspiration for a programme including readings from Joyce, Austen, Langston Hughes and MR James with music by Puccini, Debussy and Verdi.

BBC Proms 2024: the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with Antonello Manacorda conducting in symphonies by Mozart, Louise Farrenc and Beethoven - his 'Eroica'.

Norman Lebrecht in conversation with British-Polish opera and theatre director Sir David Pountney.

Hannah Peel presents an immersive soundtrack for Boxing Day, with an eclectic mix of traditional folk and new music, relaxing classics and electronics, plus wintery ice sounds.

'Round Midnight is presented by award-winning saxophonist Soweto Kinch, who spins new music from the Canadian group BADBADNOTGOOD.