Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Show more
Essential Classics
Friday with Ian Skelly - Victorian outlaws, Marin Alsop, Delibes's Sylvia
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Ian Skelly with the best in classical music. Plus conductor Marin Alsop on the people, places and ideas that inspire her. Show more
As Chopin's friends gathered around his death-bed, it was his sister he called for. Donald Macleod looks back at Chopin's final moments and plays some of the last music he wrote. Show more
Sarah Walker presents chamber music by Stravinsky and Rimsky-Korsakov performed by Ensemble 360 at the Sheffield Crucible studio as part of the recent Russia in the Round season. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents a BBC Symphony Orchestra concert of music by Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, George Gershwin and Stravinsky. Includes A Sea Symphony by Vaughan Williams. Show more
Katie Derham with a lively mix of chat, arts news and live performance. Katie's guests include Abel Selaocoe and The Manchester Collective, Herve Niquet and Quintetta. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
John Wilson and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the Aldeburgh Festival
2 hours, 59 minutes on BBC Radio 3
John Wilson leads the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in music by Britten, Copland and Bernstein from the 2018 Aldeburgh Festival with soloists Cedric Tiberghien and Robert Murray. Show more
Ian McMillan is joined by Kirsty Gunn, Gael Faye, Tishani Doshi and Emma Jowett. Show more
A personal exploration of writers’ unexpected muses – place, people and memories. Dramatist Jeff Young considers the unusual array of muses that inform his and other writers’ work. Show more
Kathryn Tickell presents a session with the Finnish fiddle band Frigg, DJ Nickodemus shares his mixtape and there's a Road Trip to Russia. Show more
John Shea presents a recital of music by Salvador Brotons and Federico Mompou from Barcelona with pianist Sira Hernandez. Also includes works by Schumann, Beethoven and Haydn. Show more