Georgia Mann presents Breakfast, including the next of our American Portraits, music complementing Radio 3's series, ‘The Way I See It’. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Adrian Scarborough, Oramics in the Oast House, Brahms's FAE Scherzo
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Ian Skelly. Show more
Donald Macleod, in conversation with Sir Antonio Pappano, traces the developmental line of Puccini's meticulously crafted dramatic heroines, starting with Manon Lescaut. Show more
Live from Wigmore Hall, violist Lawrence Power performs music by François Couperin, Poulenc, Ravel plus the UK premiere of Thomas Adès's Three Berceuses. With Andrew McGregor Show more
The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs Huang Ruo, Tchaikovsky and Elgar, with Sir Andrew Davis, in Shanghai and Stravinsky, with Andrei Feher, in London. Show more
Early Music from around Europe. Highlights from the 2019 York Early Music Festival Young Artists Competition, featuring three ensembles in works by Carl Stamitz, Haydn and Marais. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents a lively mix of music and arts news with live performance in the studio by baroque violinist Rachel Podger and recorder ensemble Palisander. Show more
Classical Mixtape
South of the Border! Dancing through Mexico, Brazil and Peru
30 minutes on BBC Radio 3
In Tune's specially curated mixtape featuring Latin American dances by Aaron Copland and Jorge Morel plus a traditional round dance from Peru. Also Brad Mehldau's tribute to Bach. Show more
The Nash Ensemble perform music by Schubert and his contemporaries Weber and Spohr. Show more
Tom Service visits New York, a vibrant, breathing city with a rich culture and history. Includes conversations with Steve Reich, Claire Chase and Kamala Sankaram. Show more
The Way I See It
Steve Reich on Richard Serra’s Equal
14 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Composer Steve Reich reflects on the effect Richard Serra's work, "Equal" has on our sense of space. But does it change the way he thinks about his own work? Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch guides us through an immersive, late-night soundtrack, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
Mahler Symphony No 5 and Haydn Symphony No 34 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo. John Shea presents. Show more