Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Show more
Essential Classics
Monday with Ian Skelly - Siân Phillips, Midsummer, Gershwin's Summertime
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Ian Skelly with the best in classical music, plus this week's guest, actress Sian Phillips. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on Dvorak's very rapid rise to fame in the 1870s. Including The King and the Charcoal-Burner (excerpt); Symphony No 3; Symphony No 4 (excerpt). Show more
From Wigmore Hall in London, Andrew McGregor presents Sally Beamish's Reed Stanzas and Mendelssohn's Octet performed by two British-based string quartets, the Elias and Navarra. Show more
Tom McKinney introduces a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic's home in Salford, including Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2 and a selection of works by Aaron Copland. Show more
Katie Derham presents a lively mix of conversation, arts news and live performance. Her guests include Imogen Cooper and the Bukolika Piano Trio who perform live. Show more
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an imaginative, eclectic mix of music, featuring favourites together with lesser-known gems, with a few surprises thrown in for good measure. Show more
From the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Opening Festival, this piano showcase features four rising stars: Domonkos Csabay, Roman Kosyakov, Pascal Pascalev, and Daniel Lebhardt. Show more
Music Matters
Tom Service talks to conductor Paavo Jarvi
45 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Tom Service talks to Paavo Jarvi ahead of the Proms and, to coincide with the BBC forest season, composers John Luther Adams and Tansy Davies on how are inspired by nature. Show more
Sophie Coulombeau challenges the way we look at failure in the story of an 18th century cleric and entrepreneur. Recorded with an audience at the York Festival of Ideas 2018. Show more
Soweto Kinch with a concert by Evan Parker and Trance Map Plus. Show more
Catriona Young begins Through the Night with a Chamber Prom from the 2017 BBC Proms featuring a recital by German soprano Christiane Karg. Show more