Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. Show more
Essential Classics
Wednesday with Ian Skelly - Bartok's Romanian Dances, Blaguaridana, Stewart Lee
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Ian Skelly with the best in classical music. Plus comedian Stewart Lee talks about his cultural inspirations. Show more
Donald Macleod unravels the rich musical legacy of a composer known almost exclusively for one iconic work, the Canon in D. Today, a period of deep grief for the composer. Show more
Sarah Walker introduces highlights from the Norfolk and Norwich Chamber Music series. Today, an all-Beethoven programme with the Haffner Wind Ensemble and Gould Piano Trio. Show more
Afternoon Concert
Wednesday - BBC National Orchestra of Wales' 90th anniversary celebrations
1 hour, 30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Kate Molleson introduces a week of Afternoon Concerts marking the 90th birthday of the BBC NOW and explores its music-making partnerships with key conductors. Show more
Archive recording of service from Washington National Cathedral, USA first broadcast on 14 April 1993. Show more
Kate Molleson presents highlights from this year's Young Musician competition, this week featuring a selection of performances from the percussion category finalists.
A selection of music and guests from the arts world. Sean's guests include Kate Rusby, Nathalie Stutzmann and Benjamin Nabarro. Show more
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, featuring music by Purcell, Rossini and Tchaikovsky amongst others. Producer: Lucy Eliot-Higgitt. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
The London Philharmonic Orchestra perform works by Adès, Barry and Stravinsky
2 hours, 30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Thomas Adès conducts the London Philharmonic in Gerald Barry's new Organ Concerto with Thomas Trotter and Stravinsky's Persephone, narrated by Dame Kristin Scott Thomas. Show more
Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbø on his novel based on Macbeth and playwright Mark Ravenhill on why the play doesn't work onstage and rereading Chinua Achebe's 1958 novel. Show more
Harland Miller is an artist whose word-play and dexterous brushwork has won him acclaim. He recalls how past decades have informed his work - after art school, the New York 'scene' Show more
A furious foray into adventurous music from across the globe. Featuring music that harnesses the power of drone, avant-jazz and distorted pop and the new sound of South Africa. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents music by Nielsen and Ives performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the 2015 BBC Proms. Show more
