Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Show more
Essential Classics
Thursday - Sarah Walker, plus Rob Cowan with Philippa Gregory
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3
With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love Grieg Songs; Musical challenge; Proms Artist of the Week: flute player Emily Beynon, featured in Farrenc's Trio, Op 45. Show more
Live from the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, a performance by the Zehetmair Quartet. Haydn: Quartet in F, Op 3 No 5 (Serenade). Hindemith: Quartet No 5. Haydn: Quartet in C, Op 76 No 3. Show more
Barry Douglas (piano) plays Brahms's Piano pieces, Op 76 (selection). Plus Elina Vahala, Ruth Gibson, Andres Diaz, Chris Kelly and Barry Douglas performing Schubert's Trout Quintet. Show more
An all-Sibelius Prom, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thomas Dausgaard. Sibelius: Finlandia; Symphony No 1 in E minor, Op 39; Symphony No 2 in D. Show more
In Tune
Thursday - Sean Rafferty: Erzhan Kulibaev, David Watkin, Opera Up Close
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Sean Rafferty with a lively mix of music, chat and arts news. Violinist Erzhan Kulibaev joins Sean, and Opera Up Close get up close. The Gramophone Awards winners are announced. Show more
Donald Macleod introduces two chamber pieces Schubert wrote with some of his musician friends in mind and a selection of songs from his bleak song cycle Winterreise. Show more
Live from the Royal Albert Hall in London, Andrew Litton conducts the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Orjan Matre: preSage. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto (soloist: Alina Ibragimova). Show more
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough investigates the Nordic culture of fire, from bonfires to the apocalypse. Show more
The conclusion of a Prom in which Andrew Litton conducts the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Alissa Firsova: Bergen's Bonfire. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring. Show more
Composer Alissa Firsova, in conversation with Andrew McGregor, discusses the world premiere of Bergen's Bonfire and introduces performances of her chamber works. Show more
Stephen Johnson explores the impact of Bach's St Matthew Passion on its first audiences in Leipzig. Show more
Max Reinhardt presents a varied selection of music. Show more
Through the Night
Adam Fischer conducts the Danish Radio Chamber Orchestra in Mozart
6 hours
on BBC Radio 3Jonathan Swain presents an all-Mozart programme, with the Danish Radio Chamber Orchestra conducted by Adam Fischer and soloist Nikolaj Znaider. Show more
