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 - Chicago, Monteverdi's Pur ti miro, Peter Bazalgette
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Suzy Klein presents the best in classical music, while arts and culture supremo Sir Peter Bazalgette talks about the ideas that inspire him. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on Strozzi's recognition as a singer as well as descriptions of her appearance. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
BBC Radio 3 Big Chamber Day - Tchaikovsky and His Influences. 2/4
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Sarah Walker presents the second of four concerts of songs by Tchaikovsky and his influences from the BBC Radio 3 Big Chamber Day at Saffron Hall in Essex. Show more
Afternoon Concert
Wednesday - BBC Philharmonic live from MediaCityUK, Salford
1 hour, 30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Andrew McGregor presents the BBC Philharmonic live from its home at MediaCityUK Salford. Duncan Ward conducts French music with Christine Rice as soloist in Ravel's Sheherazade. Show more
Live from Guildford Cathedral on the feast of Mark the Evangelist. Show more
Georgia Mann presents highlights from this year's Young Musician brass finalists, ahead of the Brass Category Finals on BBC4 on Friday. Trombonist Sam Dye is from Leicestershire. Show more
Katie Derham with a lively mix of chat, arts news and live performance. Katie's guests include Roderick Williams, Christopher Glynn, Stephen Farr and Luca Buratto. Show more
A specially-selected playlist featuring music for orchestra, piano, fiddle, player piano and Moog synthesiser.
Radio 3 in Concert
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Live from the Lighthouse, Poole
2 hours, 30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, live from the Lighthouse in Poole, presented by Martin Handley, in a programme of Britten, Dvorak and Strauss. Show more
The writing of Akutagawa, which led to the film by Kurosawa, explored by novelists David Peace and Natasha Pulley and film experts Jasper Sharp and Yuna Tasaka. Rana Mitter chairs. Show more
Christopher Harding examines how Buddhism was reimagined in early 20th-century Japan in the service of militarism and nationalism. Show more
Nick Luscombe is joined by improvising musician and instrument builder Toshimaru Nakamura to share experimental music from Japan. Show more
Through the Night
John Shea with music from around Europe, including the 2015 BBC Proms
6 hours
on BBC Radio 3
John Shea presents a performance from the 2015 BBC Proms of Sibelius's choral symphony Kullervo, with Sakari Oramo conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Show more
