Rob Cowan presents a refreshing choice of music.

BBC Radio 3 presents live coverage of the traditional New Year's Concert from the Musikverein Large Hall, Vienna. Georges Pretre conducts the Vienna Philharmonic.

Behind the scenes at the New Year's Day Concert, presented from Vienna by Brian Kay. With Georges Pretre's reflections on the concert and Roderick Swanston discussing its origins. Show more

The conclusion of the traditional New Year's Concert, live from the Musikverein Large Hall, Vienna. Georges Pretre conducts the Vienna Philharmonic.

4/9. John Shea celebrates the riches and diversity of 2009's musical summer, featuring music from Finland, Germany, Romania and Holland. Show more

Cheryl Campbell and Struan Rodger read winter-themed poetry. With works by Emily Dickinson, Mark Doty and Wordsworth, and music by Debussy, MacMillan and Tchaikovsky. Show more

Performances by BBC New Generation Artists, including violinist Tai Murray and pianist Shai Wosner, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, baritone Henk Neven and the Pavel Haas Quartet. Show more

Petroc Trelawny presents Daniel Barenboim conducting a concert performance of Beethoven's Fidelio, sung in German but with an English narration by historian Edward Said. Show more

A comic oratorio inspired by Life of Brian, celebrating 40 years of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Eric Idle and fellow Pythons join the BBC Symphony Orchestra under John du Prez. Show more

Lopa Kothari presents highlights from WOMAD 2009, with sets from English folk music's Jim Moray, Algerian chaabi singer Kamel El Harrachi and Guinea's kora maestro Ba Cissoko. Show more

Jonathan Swain presents music by Suk, Schumann, Ibert, Beethoven, Abel, Scheidt, Josquin, Bellini, Grieg, Vivaldi, Dallapiccola, Cozzolani, Tartini, Merku, Moniuszko and Bacewicz. Show more