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
Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Holst’s Military Band Suite No 1, Strange Historical Deaths, Celia Imrie
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Ian Skelly. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Verdi's final years, his surprise operatic comeback and his relationship with young singer Teresa Stolz. Show more
Sarah Walker presents Ravel Plus performed by the Szymanowski Quartet at the 2019 Hay Festival, including works by Ravel and Szymanowski. Show more
The Germany Symphony Orchestra, Berlin play Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2 in E minor plus Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D with Christian Tetzlaff. Show more
The Listening Service
What's the point of practice?
28 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Does practice make perfect? And what is perfect practice? Can anyone become a good musician by just putting in the hours? Tom Service finds out. Show more
Live music and conversation, with Sara Mohr-Pietsch, including a performance from early music ensemble Blondel, and from London Voices. Show more
In Tune’s specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, inspired by dreams.
Radio 3 in Concert
Trumpeter Simon Hofele and the Misha Mullov-Abbado Group
2 hours, 28 minutes on BBC Radio 3
New Generation Artist Showcase: trumpeter Simon Höfele and the Misha Mullov-Abbado Group at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival in music by Jolivet, HK Gruber and Misha Mullov-Abbado. Show more
Radio 3's weekly exploration of language and literature. Ian McMillan is joined by John Lanchester, Hannah Sullivan, Rachel Parris and Nina Stibbe. Show more
Daniel Hahn considers language in the relationship between Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday. Show more
Music Planet
Anandi and Debashish Bhattacharya in session with Kathryn Tickell
1 hour, 30 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Featuring a live session with Anandi and Debashish Bhattacharya ahead of their appearance on Sunday at London's Songlines Encounters festival. Show more
Non-stop music from around the globe from Mali to Myanmar, Sao Paulo and South Africa. Show more
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Matthias Pintscher with music by Bernd Alois Zimmermann and Beethoven. John Shea presents. Show more