Georgia Mann presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Clare Balding, The Three Tenors, Mozart’s Hell scene from Don Giovanni
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music presented by Ian Skelly. Ian's guest this week is broadcaster and writer Clare Balding. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Fryderyk Chopin, often referred to as 'the poet of the piano'. Today, how Chopin’s Polish heritage shaped his music. Show more
Live from Wigmore Hall, London, baritone Christopher Maltman joins accompanist Graham Johnson to perform songs by Schubert, plus Schumann's cycle Liederkreis, Op 39. Show more
A recently discovered funeral song by Stravinsky opens an all-Russian concert recorded in May at London's Barbican, kickstarting a week of performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers. Show more
Katie Derham's guests include violinist Krysia Osostowicz with pianist Daniel Tong, pianist Veronika Shoot, conductor David Hill and baritone Andrei Kymach. Show more
Our Classical Century. Today's starter piece in the MixTape is Saariaho's Graal théâtre, written in 1994. Show more
Conducted by Vasily Petrenko, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performs Strauss's epic tone poem Ein Heldenleben and Brahms's Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor, with soloist Denis Kozhukhin. Show more
A special edition exploring the impact of artificial intelligence on music, now and in the future. Show more
Five writers consider viewing a phenomenon or activity closely. Art historian James Fox drew the sun as a small boy and has been in thrall to its dazzling brilliance ever since. Show more
Soweto Kinch with a double bill of concert sets by two great saxophone masters, David Murray and Bobby Watson.
Rachmaninov, Shostakovich and a world premiere by Slovenian composer Petra Strahovnik. Jonathan Swain presents. Show more
