Georgia Mann presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Scarborough Spa Orchestra, Alain de Botton, Bruch's Scottish Fantasy
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Ian Skelly. Show more
Donald Macleod charts the extraordinary life of composer and jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams. Today, he explores her years in vaudeville and with Andy Kirk's 12 Clouds of Joy. Show more
Sarah Walker introduces performances given by Shai Wosner and friends at Cedars Hall, Wells including Janacek's In the Mists and Faure's Piano Quintet No 2 in C minor, Op 115. Show more
The Ulster orchestra in Liszt's Mephisto Waltz 1, Respighi's Fountains of Rome, Rachmaninov's 5 Etudes tableaux, Alfredo Casella's Paganiniana and Elisabetta Brusa's Symphony No 2 Show more
Katie Derham presents a lively mix of music and arts news with live performances from accordionist Bartosz Glowacki and Louis Lortie and Hélène Mercier together at the piano. Show more
In Tune’s specially curated mixtape with a dance by Alun Hoddinott and a choral piece by Jessica Curry composed for a video game. Show more
Michael Tilson Thomas celebrates 50 years with the London Symphony Orchestra with Romeo and Juliet by Berlioz. Show more
Philip Dodd discusses the Turner Contemporary, regeneration and gentrification, the 2019 Turner Prize exhibition, writer Maggie Gee on her novel Blood and the town in literature. Show more
To mark 400 years since the arrival of African slaves to America, Daina Ramey Berry reflects on Isaac, who led a rebellion, and whose life ended in a final act of defiance. Show more
An adventurous, immersive swirl of music capturing the essence of the sea at night. Music from John Luther Adams and Ravel to Philip Glass, Elvis Presley and everything in between.
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