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 - Bowdlerisation, Sue MacGregor, War Requiem
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Suzy Klein presents potential companion pieces for a popular piece of music, and Sue MacGregor lists her cultural inspirations and influences. Show more
Focusing on 1826, a year in the life of Schubert, Donald Macleod hears his monumental final string quartet, plus his setting of Goethe's poignant poem, None but the Lonely Heart. Show more
From the Two Moors Festival, Carolyn Sampson sings Schubert's ballad 'Viola', and the Endellion String Quartet perform Brahms's Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor with Barry Douglas. Show more
Tom Redmond introduces performances from the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Joshua Weilerstein, Nicholas Collon, Leo Hussain, Edward Gardner and Manoj Kamps. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents a lively mix of music, chat and arts news. Sean's guests include Benjamin Beilman, Boris Giltburg, and wind ensemble Boxwood and Brass. Show more
In Tune's specially curated playlist includes music by Korngold, Brahms and Sally Beamish. Show more
The BBC Philharmonic are conducted by Edward Gardner in a programme book-ended by Czech music. They are joined by virtuoso Louis Lortie for contrasting piano music by Saint-Saens. Show more
Ian McMillan's guests are the linguist David Crystal, poet Mike Garry, novelist Jenny Colgan, and storytelling set to music from Kirsty Logan, Kirsty Law and Esther Swift. Show more
Poet Fiona Hamilton considers the different states of clay, before and after it's baked hard, reflecting how clay deposits were left behind by the last Ice Age. Show more
Lopa Kothari presents a live recording of Indian classical flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia and his ensemble. Show more
Catriona Young presents a concert by the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev, of Haydn, Ravel and Mozart. Show more