Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and the Friday poem. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: Debussy all at sea, Alex Jennings
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Suzy Klein. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Dvorak's obsession with opera and his comparative lack of success on the stage. Show more
Sarah Walker introduces highlights from the Norfolk and Norwich Chamber Music series. Today, Gould Piano Trio perform Beethoven, and there's Mozart with the Haffner Wind Ensemble. Show more
Afternoon Concert
Celebrating the BBC Philharmonic - Britten, Prokofiev, Bruckner, Antheil
2 hours, 31 minutes on BBC Radio 3
The BBC Philharmonic in symphonies by Britten and Bruckner, a concerto by Prokofiev, and more this week from 'Bad Boy of Music' George Antheil Show more
A look beyond the Red Priest cliches to discover who Antonio Vivaldi really was. Violinist Hugo Ticciati tells Tom that Vivaldi and Metallica have more in common that it seems. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents live performances in the studio from chanteuse Souad Massi. We are joined by pianist Cedric Tiberghien plus Sean talks to conductor Tabita Berglund. Show more
Today's mixtape a Milkman's ramble, modern chamber music and a duet for piano and vibraphone. Show more
Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts the LSO in Dvořák's Cello Concerto with Truls Mørk and Josef Suk's 'Asrael' Symphony, Suk's moving response to his father-in-law Dvořák's death. Show more
Joining Ian McMillan to discuss the novels that shaped their language are Tim Minchin, Elif Shafak, Geoff Dyer and Kit de Waal Show more
Exploring Blade Runner's lasting impact, legendary film critic and historian David Thomson stares back at Ridley Scott's puzzling future. Show more
Verity Sharp presents a mixtape from drummer, producer and jazz collagist Makaya McCraven, plus prepared Indian harp, sonic black holes and a preview of Le Guess Who festival. Show more
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Dausgaard play Schubert's 'Unfinished' Symphony and Mahler's Symphony No 10. Catriona Young presents. Show more