Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. Show more
Essential Classics
Friday with Suzy Klein - Kwame Kwei-Armah, Edgar Wallace and the Dictaphone, Tavener's Song for Athene
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Suzy Klein's guest Kwame Kwei-Armah reveals the cultural influences that have shaped him. Show more
Donald Macleod, in conversation with Sir Antonio Pappano, traces the developmental line of Puccini's meticulously crafted dramatic heroines, concluding with Il trittico. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Chopin and his Europe 2017
Episode 4: Chopin and his Europe - Bach, Schumann and Chopin
58 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Nelson Freire at Warsaw's Chopin and His Europe Festival. Distinguished Brazilian pianist demonstrates his musicianship in music by Bach, Schumann and Chopin. Show more
Nicola Heyward Thomas introduces the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, live from Hoddinott Hall as baritone Ashley Riches sings Russian repertoire. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents with guests including Malian group Trio Da Kali, who perform live, and Viola da gamba player Robert Smith also plays live in the studio. Show more
A specially selected playlist including music by Korngold, Britten, CPE Bach, Shostakovich, Brahms, a sublime motet by Victoria and the exciting finale of Barber's Violin Concerto.
Christoph Konig conducts the BBC SSO in Brahms' Haydn Variations and Strauss' tone-poem Aus Italien. They are joined by Kristof Barati in the Bruch Violin Concerto. Show more
Ian McMillan is joined by guests, including novelist and journalist Will Self, for a show inspired by the 50th anniversary of The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord. Show more
Novelist Garth Greenwell grew up in a small town in Kentucky. His family were not the sort of people who listened to opera, but destiny led him towards singing. Show more
Lopa Kothari with new releases from across the globe plus a session with singer Shirley Collins, who played a major part in the revival of English folk music in the 1960s and 70s. Show more
Catriona Young presents a world premiere recording of Cecile Chaminade's symphonic ballet 'Callirhoe' by the BBC Concert Orchestra. Show more