Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. Show more
Essential Classics
Friday with Ian Skelly - Schubert Trout Quintet, Niamh Cusack, Marie Curie
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Ian Skelly with the best in classical music. Plus actor Niamh Cusack reveals her cultural inspirations. Show more
Donald Macleod recounts the tragic events leading up to Schumann's voluntary admission to an asylum, from where he would never reappear. Show more
Chamber concert recordings from all over the UK and beyond. Three European quartets perform a selection of works from the New Town Concert series at the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh. Show more
Penny Gore concludes a week of live concert recordings featuring the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. Today, music by Ginastera. Show more
In the 40th-anniversary year of the competition, Penny Gore presents highlights from this year's Young Musician string category finalists. Show more
Sean Rafferty's guests include the National Youth Folk Ensemble and jazz singer Kurt Elling. Plus conductor Kwame Ryan and musicians from the National Youth Orchestra. Show more
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music including Copland, Scarlatti and Fauré, plus jazz from Cécile McLorin Salvant. Show more
The RLPO plays Wagner, Elgar and Schumann, live from Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool. Show more
The Verb visits Cornwall to celebrate the centenary of the poet W.S. Graham, with Rachael Boast, Penelope Shuttle, Gwenno, Gerry Bob Devereux and Adrian O'Reilly. Show more
The poet and playwright on the influence of the fantasy comedy 'Pyramids'. He says: 'When I opened the first few pages...it is no exaggeration to say my whole world changed'. Show more
Buena Vista Social Club star Eliades Ochoa is in session with Lopa Kothari for Radio 3's new world music programme, plus a Road Trip to Zimbabwe, and a Mixtape from Simon Reeve. Show more
From 2017 BBC Proms, John Shea presents a performance of Mahler 6 with Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Daniel Harding. Show more