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, The Adair Wounded Fund, Britten's Courtly Dances
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. Today, the tragic Madama Butterfly. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
2018 Hay Festival - Mendelssohn Plus performed by the Albion Quartet
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Sarah Walker presents Mendelssohn Plus performed by the Albion Quartet at the 2018 Hay Festival. Includes works by Maconchy and Dvorak. Show more
Verdi's Rigoletto from the Swedish Royal Opera, Stockholm, plus Richard Strauss's Burleske for piano and Poulenc's Sinfonietta given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents a lively mix of music and arts news with live performance in the studio from the Esme Quartet. We hear from Dramma per Musica and speak to José Luis Gomez. Show more
An eclectic mix of classical music, including a poignant excerpt from Gorecki's Symphony No 3 'Sorrowful Songs'. Show more
The internationally acclaimed pianist celebrates with cornerstones of her repertoire, Schubert's late, great final three sonatas, by turns the stuff of nightmare and serenity. Show more
Free Thinking
Landmark: The Yorkshire Feminist Winifred Holtby
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Rachel Reeves MP, Professor Jane Thomas and Dr Katie Cooper discuss the novel South Riding and the political life of Winifred Holtby with Matthew Sweet and an audience in Hull. Show more
The Way I See It
Michael Bierut on Ed Ruscha's OOF
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Graphic designer Michael Bierut selects Ed Ruscha's large blue and yellow painting of the word OOF. Will the man who designed the Visa credit card symbol see three letters? Show more
A magical sonic journey conjured from the BBC music archives. Subscribe to receive your weekly mix on BBC Sounds.
Elizabeth Alker with premieres of new tracks from Anna Meredith and Keaton Henson, plus the new single from Manchester's elusive Marconi Union. Show more
The St Paul Chamber Orchestra from Minnesota perform works by Beethoven, Brahms and contemporary American composer Andrew Norman. Presented by John Shea. Show more
