Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. Show more
Essential Classics
Tuesday with Suzy Klein - Judith Kerr, Brahms Academic Overture, Physics on the Beach
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Suzy Klein with the best in classical music. Plus author and illustrator Judith Kerr reveals her cultural inspirations. Show more
Two years after slaughtering his first wife, Carlo Gesualdo is preparing to take a new bride and to enjoy the musical wonders of the Este court at Ferrara. Show more
Malcolm Martineau, Kitty Whately and Simon Keenlyside perform three French song cycles by Berlioz, Faure and Poulenc at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Show more
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Markus Stenz, play music by Rebel, Beethoven, Haydn and Stravinsky at the 2017 Robeco SummerNights festival in Amsterdam. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents a special programme live from The Wallace Collection, London, with performances from Tenebrae, Ailish Tynan and Iain Burnside, Red Priest and Peter Donohoe. Show more
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an imaginative, eclectic mix of music, featuring piano music by John Adams, Bach played by Viktoria Mullova and Beethoven's 8th Symphony. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra plays Strauss and Mozart
2 hours, 30 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Live from the Royal Festival Hall, the Royal Philharmonic plays Strauss and Mozart. Rafael Payare conducts two tone poems by Richard Strauss and Mozart's Symphony No 35 in D major. Show more
Comedians Alexei Sayle, Jen Brister and Sanjeev Kohli join Matthew Sweet to offer a masterclass in making the many laugh. Recorded with an audience at Sage Gateshead. Show more
In the second of this week's essays about music's civilising force, Professor Alice Roberts looks back for answers in the history of human development. Show more
Max Reinhardt explores the roots of famous musical families. Show more
John Shea presents a Gala Concert tribute to Mozart recorded in Kiev, Ukraine. Show more