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 - Ornamental Hermits, Dr Christian Jessen, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Ian Skelly with the best in classical music. Plus doctor, television presenter and writer Dr Christian Jessen talks about his cultural inspirations. Show more
Donald Macleod considers the artistic significance of the relationship between Lili Boulanger and her elder sister Nadia, and Boulanger's only song cycle, Clairieres dans le Ciel. Show more
Clemency Burton-Hill with a piano recital given by Federico Colli. Mozart: Variations on Unser dummer Pobel meint, K455. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 1. Mozart: Piano Sonata No 5. Show more
Afternoon Concert
Celebrating last year's Verbier Festival in Switzerland
1 hour, 30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Jonathan Swain with music by Copland, Lutoslawski and Prokofiev, plus a rare concerto by flamboyant jazz virtuoso Artie Shaw. Show more
From the Chapel of Lancing College on the Eve of the Ascension. Show more
New Generation Artists
Pianist Mariam Batsashvili and cellist Andrei Ionita
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Hindemith's Sonata for solo cello from cellist Andre Ionita, and Liszt's Benediction de Dieu dans la Solitude from pianist Mariam Batsashvili. Introduced by Jonathan Swain. Show more
In Tune
Andrei Ioniță, Mariam Batsashvili, Margaret Faultless, Patricia Kopatchinskaja
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Sean Rafferty with a lively mix of chat, arts news and live performance. Sean's guests include Andrei Ioniță, Mariam Batsashvili, Margaret Faultless and Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Show more
In Tune's specially curated playlist, including music by Byrd, Humperdinck and Sarasate. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
Kirill Karabits conducts the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Elgar, Tchaikovsky and Walton
2 hours, 30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Live from the Lighthouse Poole, Kirill Karabits conducts the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Elgar and Walton and Simon Trpceski plays Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concertos. Show more
Free Thinking
Charms: Madeline Miller; Zoe Gilbert; Kirsty Logan
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Re-telling Odysseus and Circe with Madeline Miller, the old-new folk world created by Zoe Gilbert and the half-world of The Gloaming with Kirsty Logan. Show more
Musician, broadcaster and birdwatcher Tom McKinney reads Seasons, the next in his series of essays on bird migration and its fascination for bird lovers - a very British obsession. Show more
Exploring the hyperreal in a musical way. Familiar sounds from everyday life made exaggerated and excessive. Featuring Electrelane, Noah Creshevsky, and VHS Head. Show more
Through the Night
Andras Schiff at the 2017 BBC Proms. Presented by Catriona Young
6 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Sir Andras Schiff plays the complete JS Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier book 1. Show more
