Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and the Friday poem. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Friday with Suzy Klein - Ravel's L'Aurore, Al Murray, The Venerable Yew
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. Presented by Suzy Klein with this week's guest, Al Murray. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Hector Berlioz. Today, we encounter some of the celebrated musicians he rubbed shoulders with – among them Liszt, Schumann and Wagner. Show more
Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina joins pianist Jean-Selim Abdelmoula for works by Shostakovich and Cesar Franck. Show more
Performances from last year's festival in Warsaw celebrating the legacy of Chopin, with works by Elgar, Paderewski and Sibelius. Show more
Trio Isimsiz perform in the studio and conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla speaks to Sean Rafferty, plus jazz pianist Brad Mehldau plays live. Show more
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, featuring favourites from Frank Bridge and Poulenc, and lesser-known gems from Matteis, Amy Beach and Harold Arlen. Show more
Elim Chan and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform Elgar's Enigma Variations and Anna Clyne's This Midnight Hour. Joanna MacGregor is soloist in Gershwin's Piano Concerto. Show more
New writers, old stories, with Richard Scott, Jack Bernhardt and Jenny Lewis Show more
Writer David Hepworth on pop music's struggles with authenticity. The rock and roll funeral. Does pop music have any place in the great ceremonies of life and death? Show more
Palestinian rap group DAM in a studio session with Lopa Kothari, plus a Road Trip to Kenya. This week's Classic Artist is Cuban singer Celia Cruz. Show more
Global beats and roots music from every corner of the world - with tarantella music from Italy, Malian blues from Boubacar Traore and a classic recording from Carlos Gardel. Show more
One glance at Schubert's trio, and the miserable hustle and bustle of human existence vanishes - according to Schumann. John Shea invites us find out if that's still true today. Show more
