Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Essential Organ, Durham pub cellos, Brahms's In stiller Nacht
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Ian Skelly. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on the many illnesses that affected Monteverdi’s life, both his own illnesses, and the illnesses his loved ones faced. Some perished. Others lived on. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Perth Concert Hall 2018
Berlin-based Vision Quartet play Ligeti's compelling First String Quartet
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
The third of four recitals from Perth Concert Hall featuring French works at their core. Show more
The greatest tragic Italian opera before Verdi's, conducted by Antonio Pappano. A performance from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, starring Sonya Yoncheva in the title role. Show more
In Tune
Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne, Pablo Ferrandez, Ragnar Rasmussen
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Sean Rafferty is joined by pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard and players from the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne, and also cellist Pablo Ferrandez and conductor Ragnar Rasmussen. Show more
In Tune’s specially curated playlist including a rollicking concerto for two horns by Handel, a sinuous gavotte by Ludwig Thuille and Caroline Shaw's depiction of a beech tree. Show more
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Anu Tali perform Sibelius's Second Symphony. They are joined by Alban Gerhardt for Dvořák's Cello Concerto. Show more
Petina Gappah, Laleh Khalili & Sarah LeFanu talk to Matthew Sweet about Livingstone, Kipling, Mary Kingsley & Conan Doyle in Africa, and shipping: the shaping of Empire. Show more
No-one had heard of Fleabag when comedian Deborah Frances-White booked Phoebe Waller-Bridge for a show. Deborah recalls the impact of that show and how it emboldened her own work. Show more
A magical sonic journey conjured from the BBC music archives. Subscribe to receive your weekly mix on BBC Sounds.
Elizabeth Alker with music by Daniel Elms, Shida Shahabi and Richard Fearless. Plus new tracks from Mattia Vlad Morleo and Sunda Arc. Show more
Simon Keenlyside and Malcolm Martineau perform songs by Brahms, Poulenc, Ravel and Schubert at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, Barcelona. Presented by Jonathan Swain. Show more
