Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring our musical Advent Calendar and listener requests. Email 3Breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Thursday with Ian Skelly - Peer Gynt, Ian Bostridge, Winter in the Dark Ages
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. Ian Skelly's guest is tenor Ian Bostridge. Show more
As we approach Christmas, Donald Macleod explores Rimsky-Korsakov’s religious beliefs and the links between folk music and religion in the life and work of the professed atheist. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Perth Concert Hall 2018
Berlin-based Vision Quartet play Ligeti's compelling First String Quartet
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
The third of four recitals from Perth Concert Hall featuring French works at their core. Show more
Afternoon Concert
Opera Matinee: Salieri's sparkling opera La Fiera di Venezia
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
A rare chance to hear one of Salieri's finest and sparkliest operas with an international cast of young singers and crack period instrument group L'Arte del Mondo. Show more
Cellist Guy Johnston performs live for Sean Rafferty and talks about the premiere of Judith Weir's Christmas Carol, O Mercy Divine, with the Choir of King's College Cambridge.
In Tune's curated playlist: chill to Purcell’s Cold Song, John Rutter’s Icicles, and hang player Manu Delago, high up in the Alps, all wrapped up in settings of Vom Himmel hoch. Show more
Alpesh Chauhan and the BBC SSO perform Prokofiev Lieutenant Kijé Suite and Sibelius' 2nd Symphony: plus they are joined by Freddy Kempf in Grieg's Piano Concerto. Show more
An ecological fable about a perfect society? Matthew Sweet reads Richard Adams' classic as a new TV version is broadcast, and looks at other rabbits both real and fictional. Show more
Writer Laura Joyce follows Jack Valentine down the streets of Norwich where she reflects on the pleasures and the pains of gift-giving. Show more
Danish noise artist Frederikke Hoffmeier, aka Puce Mary, hand picks 30 minutes of music from her personal collection. Show more
A rare opportunity to hear Frank Martin's dramatic telling of the Christmas story, complete with angels, demons and Adam & Eve. John Shea presents. Show more