Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. Show more
Essential Classics
Brandenburg No 3, Vivienne Westwood, and how the railways synchronised UK time
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Suzy Klein brings the best in classical music. She talks to iconic fashion designer Vivienne Westwood about the works of art that have influenced her. Show more
From catches and ballads to a collection of lessons, Donald Macleod takes a look at how the emergence of publishing was crucial to the growing popularity of Henry Purcell's music. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Machynlleth and Fishguard Festivals 2017
Episode 3: Veracini, Brahms and Schubert
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
From Welsh music festivals in Fishguard and Machynlleth, Podger and Swiatkiewicz perform Veracini, pianist Anna Tsybuleva performs Brahms and the Vienna Piano Trio play Schubert. Show more
Afternoon Concert
Thursday Opera Matinee: Pavarotti in Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment
2 hours, 30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of his death, Luciano Pavarotti leads the cast in Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment, in a 1973 recording from New York's Metropolitan Opera. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents a lively mix of music, chat and arts news. Sean's guests include Daniel Grimwood, David Pountney and singers from English Touring Opera. Show more
From catches and ballads to a collection of lessons, Donald Macleod takes a look at how the emergence of publishing was crucial to the growing popularity of Henry Purcell's music. Show more
Sir Simon Rattle conducts Stravinsky's Firebird, Petrushka and The Rite of Spring, live from the Barbican Hall. The three great early ballets are performed in a single evening. Show more
Free Thinking
Bernard MacLaverty. Immigration. Christian destruction of Classical World
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
The Northern Irish author of Cal, Bernard MacLaverty, talks to Anne McElvoy about his novel Midwinter Break. Plus Clair Wills on her research into post-war immigration to Britain. Show more
Michael Goldfarb returns to his cab driving and acting days in 1970s New York, recalling how acting involved fighting and kissing lots of girls. Show more
Max Reinhardt shares music from the Rwandan borderlands and trap-influenced electronics from LA. Show more
Through the Night
BBC Proms 2015: Sir Andras Schiff performs Bach's Goldberg Variations
6 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Jonathan Swain presents a performance from the 2015 BBC Proms of Bach's 'Goldberg' Variations, with Sir Andras Schiff at the piano. Show more
