Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Thursday with Ian Skelly - Elgar's Dream of Gerontius, the Arts Council of Great Britain, Steven Isserlis
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. Ian Skelly's guest is cellist Steven Isserlis. Show more
Donald Macleod travels alongside JS Bach to some of his working locations. Arriving today in Leipzig, his home for 27 years, where he composed the bulk of the work that lives on. Show more
Richard Strauss and Debussy songs, in a series curated by pianist Joseph Middleton, with soprano Carolyn Sampson, recorded in 2019 at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Show more
Berlioz's first opera, Benvenuto Cellini, from the Paris National Opera. John Osborn takes the title role while Pretty Yende is his lover Teresa. Philippe Jordan conducts. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents, with live music from violinist Rachel Podger and harpsichordist Marcin Swiatkiewicz. Plus jazz harpist Alina Bzhezhinska plays live too. Show more
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, featuring favourites, lesser-known gems, and a few surprises, all on the theme of stars. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
Carolin Widmann and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
2 hours, 28 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Carolin Widmann performs Stravinsky's Violin Concerto in D with Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra alongside Bruckner's epic Symphony No 7 in E Show more
Fumio Obata and Jocelyne Allen discuss graphic art and manga. And novelists Kyoko Nakajima and Yuya Sato talk to presenter Christopher Harding. Show more
Many of us are trying hard to get rid of stuff. But Joanna Robertson finds that decluttering books and personal letters, including past love letters, is a whole other story. Show more
The Renaissance period and modern minimalism fuse in Sarah Davachi’s mixtape. And Verity Sharp presents folk songwriter Eliza Carthy’s solo record and a new European jazz trio. Show more
A performance of Berlioz Romeo and Juliet from the 2016 BBC Proms. Presented by Jonathan Swain. Show more