Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Pekka Kuusisto, Mendelssohn's The Hebrides, Henry and the Ice Cream Van
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Ian Skelly. Plus inspirations from violinist Pekka Kuusisto. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on Elgar’s connection with London - the place where he married and had his child, and which he returned to years later to live in his grandest home. Show more
Live at the BBC Proms: Mariana Flores, Cappella Mediterranea and Leonardo García Alarcón celebrate the 400th anniversary of pioneering Venetian composer Barbara Strozzi. Show more
Another chance to hear Prom 9. Markus Stenz conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jeroen Berwaerts and Håkan Hardenberger in a double trumpet concerto by Tobias Broström. Show more
Katie Derham presents a lively mix of music and arts news with live performance in the studio from the National Youth String Orchestra, and we hear from singer Angelique Kidjo. Show more
A mixtape of classical, alternative and folk music perfect for a sultry summer evening. Show more
Live at the BBC Proms. The BBC Proms Youth Choir joins the BBC Philharmonic and Omer Meir Wellber for Haydn's oratorio, The Creation. Show more
Susan Marling travels to Concord in Massachusetts where the 200th birthday of Thoreau raises new questions about his legacy. Show more
Soweto Kinch presents a UK exclusive appearance by the Wynton Marsalis Quartet at this month’s Cheltenham Music Festival. Show more
A concert from the 2018 Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in Finland. With Jonathan Swain. Show more