Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. Show more
Essential Classics
Wednesday with Rob Cowan - How to Smell Like a Georgian, Chopin's Military Polonaise, Derren Brown
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Rob Cowan presents the best in classical music. Featured guest Derren Brown reveals the cultural influences that have shaped him. Show more
Donald Macleod surveys Vivaldi's successes in Rome where the composer enjoyed an audience with the Pope and received a commission for the wedding of Louis XV of France. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
St Magnus Festival 2017
Episode 2: St Magnus International Festival: Steven Osborne
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Pianist Steven Osborne bookends Debussy's 'La cathedrale engloutie' with Rachmaninov's Etudes-Tableaux as the St Magnus Festival series continues. Show more
Tom Redmond's recordings from the BBC Philharmonic continue with a world premiere performance of Raymond Yiu's 'The World was once all miracle' and Beethoven's 8th Symphony. Show more
Live from Southwark Cathedral. Show more
Tom Redmond presents a selection of recordings of French music featuring Radio 3 New Generation Artists Peter Moore and Benjamin Grosvenor. Show more
In Tune
Jennifer Pike, Petr Limonov, Kirill Karabits, Schubert Ensemble
1 hour, 58 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Sean Rafferty with a lively mix of chat, arts news and live performance. Sean's guests include Jennifer Pike, Petr Limonov, Kirill Karabits and the Schubert Ensemble. Show more
A specially curated mixtape, including Gardiner conducting Handel, some playful Prokofiev, Ravel in balletic mode and a sparkling choral piece by Jonathan Dove. Show more
Six internationally acclaimed pianists in a programme of music for two pianos from the London Piano Festival 2017. Show more
Free Thinking
Jewish history, jokes and contemporary identity. Michael Longley.
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Simon Schama and Devorah Baum join Philip Dodd to explore Jewish identity, past and present. Plus, Pinter prize winner Michael Longley considers preoccupations with The Great War. Show more
3/5. Forensic psychologist Fiona Gabbert explores the strength and weaknesses of human memory. Using eyewitnesses accounts Fiona researches how to make better memories. Show more
Verity Sharp previews Tusk Festival in Gateshead and explores the musical collaborations of Robert Wyatt. Show more
Catriona Young introduces a performance of solo Bach from violinist Alina Ibragimova at the 2015 Proms. Show more
