Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Show more
Essential Classics
Tuesday with Ian Skelly - Jackie Kay, Chopin Polonaise in A flat, Celebrity Endorsement
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Ian Skelly with the best in classical music. Plus poet and novelist Jackie Kay on the things that inspire her. Show more
The year 1585 began with such promise for the new organist of St Mark's in Venice. But within months that would change. Donald Macleod continues the story of Giovanni Gabrieli. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
2018 Hay Festival - Mendelssohn Plus performed by Soraya Mafi and Simon Lepper
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Sarah Walker presents Mendelssohn Plus performed by soprano Soraya Mafi and pianist Simon Lepper at the 2018 Hay Festival. Show more
Penny Gore with works by Sibelius, Nielsen and Hoddinott played by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Show more
Sean Rafferty's guests include harpsichordist Richard Egarr, who performs live, and bassoonist Bram van Sambeek, who joins the programme from Manchester. Show more
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, featuring music by Joseph Haydn, Maurice Ravel and Johann Sebastian Bach. Producer: Hayley Wiltshire. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
Benjamin Grosvenor and Friends play Brahms and Schubert
2 hours, 30 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Benjamin Grosvenor and Friends play Brahms's Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor and Schubert's Piano Quintet in A, 'Trout', live from the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Show more
Free Thinking
Elif Shafak, Juan Gabriel Vásquez and Javier Cercas
45 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
The lure of conspiracy theories, writing history as fiction and the public role of writer are debated at Hay by Elif Shafak, Javier Cercas, Juan Gabriel Vásquez and Shahidha Bari. Show more
Historian Bettany Hughes chooses Helen of Tory as her favourite female literary character - extracting the lessons we all could learn from her. Recorded at the Hay Festival 2018. Show more
Highlights recorded at BBC Music's The Biggest Weekend, including the live set from Birmingham band Dorcha. Plus classic work from John Foxx and John Cage. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents a concert from Heidelberg given by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu and Sol Gabetta including works by Sibelius, Martinu and Tchaikovsky. Show more