Petroc Trelawny presents Breakfast, with the daily J S Bach Prelude and fugue from Book 2 of the Well-Tempered Klavier, plus listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. Show more
Essential Classics
Thursday with Suzy Klein - Terence Stamp, Beethoven's 6th Symphony, Tattoos
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Suzy Klein presents potential companion pieces for a well-known piece of music, and actor Terence Stamp talks about his cultural inspirations and influences. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the rich vein of fairy tale and fantasy in Tchaikovsky's music. A snow maiden, the Tsarina's slippers, and the 'utterly worthless' 1st Piano Concerto. Show more
Fiona Talkington presents Trio Wanderer playing Copland, Suk and Shostakovich as part of the Shostakovich Plus series at LSO St Luke's. Show more
Afternoon Concert
Thursday - The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra live from Glasgow and the BBC Philharmonic live from Salford
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Live from Glasgow, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with music by Wills and Chausson; then live from MediaCityUK in Salford, the BBC Philharmonic with music by Mozart and Sibelius. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents, with live music from violinist Thomas Gould with saxophonist Tim Garland, bassist Yuri Goloubev and pianist John Turville. Plus pianist Alexandra Dariescu. Show more
In Tune's specially curated mixtape including music by Poulenc, Handel and Rodrigo, as well as Vivaldi, Britten and Hindemith. Show more
Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in music by Shostakovich and presents the UK premiere of music by his compatriot, Rodion Shchedrin. Show more
Matthew Sweet hosts Free Thinking's Literature Salon with a host of guests: Jake Arnott, Malika Booker, Neil Brand, David Aaronovitch and Katherine Cooper. Show more
Writer David Hepworth on pop music's struggles with authenticity. In the age of music streaming, are radio DJs going the way of the blacksmith while the club DJ flourishes? Show more
The Late Junction team wish you an Industrial Christmas. Jean-Herve Peron and Zappi Diermaier of faUSt collaborate with erotic-electronic artist Lone Taxidermist aka Natalie Sharp. Show more
Through the Night
Jonathan Swain presents a concert of violin and piano music from Romania
6 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Jonathan Swain presents a concert of violin and piano music by Schubert, Paganini, Brahms and Wieniawski from Romania, performed by Malina Ciobanu and Ciprian Ciotlos. Show more
