BBC R3

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.

Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including a performance of Gerhard's Don Quixote performed by the BBC Philharmonic.

5/5. Donald Macloed explores Mel Bonis's preoccupations, musical and otherwise, in later life. Bonis turned to writing music for her own pleasure and for her friends and family.

Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including works by Haydn, Caccini, Boulanger, Vivaldi, da Costa, Bonds, Scarlatti and Beethoven.

Mezzo-soprano Kathryn Rudge joins conductor Martin Yates and the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Alban Arena, St Albans, in a programme tinged with classical antiquity.

New Generation Thinker Jade Cuttle is at the University of Cambridge, researching British nature poets of colour.

Jennifer Lucy Allan is our guide through the outer thickets of adventurous listening, uncovering obscure cult records from Japan and sonic explorations of identity.

Soweto shares concert highlights from the powerhouse Berlin-based outfit.