Live from Maida Vale Studios in London, Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show and announces the winner of the 2019 Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition. Show more
Essential Classics
Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: Delius in Bradford, John Rutter, Copland's Quiet City
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Suzy Klein. Show more
Donald Macleod looks at why Brahms sought solitude and how it came to influence his music. Show more
Sarah Walker ends a week of highlights from the Salzburg Festival with Tabea Zimmermann and Patricia Kopatchinskaja playing works by Enescu, and Christian Gerhaher singing Brahms. Show more
The BBC Singers with contemporary Christmas Carols, live from Temple Church. Show more
The Listening Service
The Nutcracker - Strange Enchantments
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Think The Nutcracker is a super-saccharine classic for the feelgood season? Think again. But don't let its dark undertones spoil your enjoyment of a balletic masterpiece. Show more
Sean and Katie present a special live Christmas show from St George's Hanover Square. Show more
A specially curated 30 minutes of festive favourites and surprises. Show more
Clare Teal joins the BBC Singers, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and conductor Ben Palmer in a concert of festive music from the golden age of jazz. Recorded at Milton Court. Show more
Join Ian McMillan for a celebration of nonsense writing with Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Show more
In this final edition, the series presenter, art critic Alastair Sooke, makes his own choice from MoMA's permanent collection. Show more
Jenny Moore, leader of the collective F*choir, joins Verity Sharp to discuss the feminist history of choral music. Plus, alternative carols from Polynesia to North Derbyshire. Show more
Piano trios by Amanda Maier-Röntgen and Mel Bonis, Haydn and Shostakovich. With Catriona Young. Show more
