Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Record Review
Andrew McGregor with Iain Burnside and Nigel Simeone
2 hours, 44 minutes on BBC Radio 3
New recordings with Andrew McGregor, Building a Library on Strauss's Four Last Songs from Iain Burnside, and new orchestral releases reviewed by Nigel Simeone. Show more
Tom looks over this past year in music, with special guests including composer Tansy Davies, director Adele Thomas and the CBSO's chief executive Stephen Maddock. Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Martin James Bartlett
28 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Jess and Martin's choices include the overture to Glinka's Ruslan and Lyudmila, Peter Gabriel, Karajan conducting Tchaikovsky and a violin piece by Max Richter Show more
Inside Music
Pianist Mariam Batsashvili discovers music from the cosmic to the intimate
1 hour, 56 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Mariam Batsashvili opens up a colourful selection of classical music from a pianist’s point of view - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more
With the release of Stuber this week, Michael Dowse's action comedy about a taxi driver, Matthew Sweet considers the different ways in which cars appear in film. Show more
Alyn Shipton introduces recordings by Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, and Ottilie Patterson requested by Radio 3 listeners. Show more
Saxophonist Denys Baptiste in concert with his modern reimagining of the music of John Coltrane's late period. Plus, Cuban pianist Alfredo Rodriguez shares his musical influences. Show more
To mark Jonas Kaufmann's 50th birthday, another chance to hear him sing the title role in Verdi's Otello from the Royal Opera House, conducted by Antonio Pappano, recorded in 2017. Show more
Kate Molleson presents highlights from the New Music Biennial 2019 at London's South Bank Centre, featuring Jessica Curry, Numb Mob, Sam Eastmond, Rolf Hind and David Fennessy. Show more
Geoffrey Smith surveys the early recordings of American pianist Ahmad Jamal. Show more
Vivaldi, Kagel and Brahms from South Carolina's festival of the arts. John Shea presents. Show more