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 - By any other name, Bernard MacLaverty
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Ian Skelly presents the best in classical music, and author Bernard MacLaverty talks about the cultural influences that have shaped and inspired him throughout his career. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Copland's last years and his retirement from composition to concentrate on a new endeavour - conducting. Show more
Nikolai Lugansky plays a selection from Tchaikovsky's 'Seasons' and Rachmaninov's 10 Preludes Op 23, recorded at the 2017 Verbier Festival. Show more
Penny Gore presents the BBC Symphony Orchestra on tour in Switzerland playing music by Anna Clyne, Britten and Beethoven. Show more
Penny Gore presents highlights from this year's BBC Young Musician keyboard finalists, ahead of the Keyboard Category Finals on BBC4 television on Friday. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents, with live music from the Borodin Quartet and members of The Mozartists: sopranos Regula Muhlemann and Chiara Skerath with Ian Page at the piano. Show more
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, featuring favourites, lesser-known gems, and a few surprises. Tracks by Offenbach, Beethoven and Vivaldi. Show more
Sofi Jeannin, Chief Conductor Designate of the BBC Singers conducts music by Handel, live from Milton Court in the Barbican Centre. Show more
Examining autism, through comedy, poetry, fiction and footnotes with guests Henry Normal, James McGrath, Kate Fox, and Alicia Kopf. Show more
Composer Sally Beamish remembers the influence of Shostakovich's music as her mother declined into dementia. Show more
Moroccan singer Aicha Redouane is in session with Lopa Kothari, plus a Road Trip to Greece, and a Mixtape from Afrobeat star Seun Kuti. Show more
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