Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including music chosen by 'Take Five' artist Soraya Mafi. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: Soraya Mafi, Byron’s Squirrel
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Suzy Klein, with today's Take Five guest, opera singer Soraya Mafi. Show more
Donald Macleod follows Lili Boulanger's activities during the First World War when her music-making possibilities were restricted. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Take Five: Esther Yoo, Narek Hakhnazaryan, Zhang Zuo
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Esther Yoo, Narek Hakhnazaryan and Zhang Zuo perform Dvorak's 'Piano Trio No 4 in E minor, 'Dumky'. Alexey Semenenko and Eivind Ringstad play Mozart's Duo for violin and viola in E flat. Show more
The rarely heard opera Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali aka Viva la mamma by Gaetano Donizetti, introduced by Elizabeth Alker, plus music marking Radio 3's Take Five. Show more
Sean Rafferty is joined by soprano Soraya Mafi. Show more
A mixtape curated by today's 'Take Five' young performer, soprano Soraya Mafi. Show more
NYOS Symphony Orchestra 40th anniversary concert of NYOS performing Rachmaninov, Tarrodi and Mussorgsky conducted by Elim Chan with special guest soloist Steven Osborne (piano). Show more
Free Thinking
Afropean identities, Filming the Arab spring
44 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Writers Johny Pitts and Caryl Phillips discuss the idea of Afropean identity with Matthew Sweet. Plus New Generation Thinker Dina Rezk on popular culture and Egyptian politics. Show more
Every Night by Steve Lawrence. A disturbed man with compulsive cravings finds unexpected solace when he meets a young woman. Dramatic monologue responding to and incorporating a piece of music. Show more
Musical responses to the criminal justice system with Verity Sharp who explores the Distant Voices songwriting project in Scotland. Show more
Improvisations on works by Vitali, Valente, Ortiz, Sandrin and Marais performed by Paolo Pandolfo, Thomas Boysen and Alvaro Garrido. Catriona Young presents. Show more