Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. Show more
Essential Classics
Wednesday with Suzy Klein - Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1, Judith Kerr, Snuff
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
In his madrigals, Gesualdo assumes the posture of an ardent lover. But as Donald Macleod recounts, in reality he makes a poor husband and an indifferent father. Show more
Malcolm Martineau, Simon Keenlyside and Dorothea Roschmann perform a wide selection of Schubert song from Schwanengesang, Mignon Lieder and many more. Show more
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra play music by Copland, Mozart, Rossini and Bizet at the 2017 Robeco SummerNights festival in Amsterdam. Show more
The Office of Tenebrae for Holy Week live from Westminster Cathedral. Show more
New Generation Artists: mezzo soprano, Catriona Morison sings Brahms and the Arod Quartet plays Webern at the Ryedale Festival's Spring Weekend. Show more
Sean Rafferty with a lively mix of chat, arts news and live performance. Sean's guests include bass-baritone Ashley Riches, dancer Meaghan Grace Hinkis and pianist Rebeca Omordia. Show more
In Tune's specially curated playlist, an imaginative, eclectic mix of music, featuring favourites from Britten and Ravel with lesser-known gems by Part and Bjork. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
Robin Ticciati & Scottish Chamber Orchestra Farewell concert
2 hours, 30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Robin Ticciat's final concert as Principal Conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Dvorak's 'New World' Symphony, Copland's Clarinet Concerto and a Bach Orchestral Suite. Show more
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Afua Hirsch and Tarjinder Wilkinson debate activism, social change and Britishness with Philip Dodd. Recorded with an audience at Sage Gateshead. Show more
Professor Kofi Agawu of Princeton University looks at western assumptions about the civilising force of music and suggests an African response might be a little more nuanced. Show more
Max Reinhardt reveals the sonic fingerprint of Field Station Berlin. Show more
John Shea presents performances from present and past BBC New Generation Artists. Show more
