Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring the Best of British Music Playlist, listener requests, works by neglected composers and wake-up calls. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Including CD of the Week: Beethoven's Bagatelles; Mapping the Music; Artist of the Week: Pierre Boulez; Sarah's Essential Choice: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 5. Show more
Donald Macleod charts Donizetti's early life, including his composing as a teenager an early version of Pygmalion. Show more
Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) performs at the Wigmore Hall, London. Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D935. Godowsky: Study No 44A; Studies after Chopin's Etudes Nos 2,13, 44 and 22. Show more
Penny Gore presents a performance of Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah given at the Basilica of Saint-Denis. Featuring the Orchestre National de France under Daniele Gatti. Show more
In Tune
Colin Currie, Steve Reich, Mark Swartzentruber, Pandit Nityanand Haldipur
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Sean Rafferty speaks to percussionist Colin Currie and composer Steve Reich. Plus live music from pianist Mark Swartzentruber and bamboo flute player Pandit Nityanand Haldipur. Show more
Donald Macleod charts Donizetti's early life, including his composing as a teenager an early version of Pygmalion. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
Edinburgh International Festival 2014
Episode 1: 2014 Edinburgh International Festival - Opening Concert
2 hours, 30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Oliver Knussen conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Schoenberg: Five Orchestral Pieces. Scriabin: Prometheus: The Poem of Fire. Debussy: Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien. Show more
Free Thinking
The Battle of Culloden, Outlander, Peter Watkins
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Matthew Sweet discusses the enduring power of Highlandism with historian Tom Devine, Outlander author Diana Gabaldon and media expert John Cook. Recorded at the Edinburgh Festival Show more
Actress Lisa Dwan describes the demands of performing in Beckett's plays and her encounters with some of the actors most closely associated with his work, including Billie Whitelaw. Show more
Jez Nelson presents longtime collaborators Dave Douglas (trumpet) and Uri Caine (piano) performing music from their new project, Present Joys, at the Howard Assembly Room in Leeds. Show more
Catriona Young presents music performed by a number of prizewinners from the 2014 Concertino Praga competition. Show more
