Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring our musical Advent Calendar and listener requests. Email 3Breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
A round-up of the best 2018 new classical releases, and in Building a Library William Mival picks a favourite recording of Richard Strauss's orchestral showpiece Till Eulenspiegel. Show more
Music Matters
A (music) lover's guide, and Venus unwrapped
44 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
A new book for classical music lovers, a season of music by female composers, and the hidden voice of Charles Dibdin Show more
Conductor Sofi Jeannin opens up a colourful selection of classical music from the inside - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more
Katie Derham delves into the choreography of Jerome Robbins with the help of ballet dancer-turned-Broadway star, Robert Fairchild. Show more
Jazz records from across the genre, as requested by Radio 3 listeners.
A weekly show celebrating the best in jazz - past, present and future. Kevin Le Gendre presents Armenian pianist Tigran Hamasyan in session playing solo piano. Show more
The tragedy of opera's archetypal 'fallen woman', from the Met in New York. Starring Diana Damrau as the heroine and Juan Diego Florez as Alfredo. Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts. Show more
The magical North Pennines landscape of deaf shepherd-poet Josephine Dickinson, which inspires her life and work and is the fertile backdrop to her real and imagined sound world. Show more
Highlights from the 2018 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival including the premiere of a major piece by Rebecca Saunders, inspired by James Joyce and given by Musikfabrik. Show more
Geoffrey Smith presents a seasonal miscellany of recordings by Aretha Franklin, Bessie Smith, John Coltrane and Woody Herman. Show more
Three composers' takes on Shakespeare's tale of star-crossed lovers. Presented by John Shea. Show more