Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring Breakfast Beethoven and listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Seth Lakeman, PG Wodehouse
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Ian Skelly. Show more
Marin Alsop and Simon Schama join Donald Macleod to discuss Beethoven’s ideals. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Great Music in Irish Houses Festival 2019 (3/4)
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
Performances from the 2019 Great Music in Irish Houses Festival, with music by Muriel Herbert and Beethoven Show more
Penny Gore introduces an Opera Matinee recorded at the Erkel Theatre in Budapest of Puccini's first operatic triumph – Manon Lescaut. Conducted by Balazs Kocsar. Show more
In Tune
Martin Carthy and John Kirkpatrick, Tom Hammond and Bernard Hughes, Corran Quartet
2 hours on BBC Radio 3
Sean Rafferty is joined in the studio by folk legends Martin Carthy and John Kirkpatrick, the Corran Quartet perform and we chat to Tom Hammond and Bernard Hughes. Show more
In Tune’s specially curated playlist takes to the high seas with an eclectic mix of music including Debussy, Britten and Judith Weir. Show more
The horn takes centre stage as the Philharmonia, with Richard Watkins, celebrates the start of its 75th anniversary year. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Turnage, Britten and Strauss. Show more
Free Thinking
Psychohistory: Isaac Asimov and guiding the future
44 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
100 years after Isaac Asimov's birth, Matthew Sweet and guests discuss the idea that big data in human affairs can be reduced to a set of predictive scientific laws. Show more
Cellist Steven Isserlis recalls the impact of a commission and his unfolding and lasting friendship with its composer. Show more
A magical sonic journey conjured from the BBC music archives. Subscribe to receive your weekly mix on BBC Sounds.
Elizabeth Alker looks into her experimental music crystal ball for some of 2020's best festivals, record releases and special shows. Show more
Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly performs German and English romantic songs at the Vilabertran Schubertiade. Presented by John Shea. Show more