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: Essential Operatic Villains, Glazunov's Spring, The Ovaltineys
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Ian Skelly. Show more
Donald Macleod and Erica Buurman examine some of Beethoven’s personal possessions. Today, they see how two everyday objects shine a light on his creative process. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Belfast Music Society International Festival of Chamber Music 2020 (3/4)
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
A recital from the 2020 Belfast Music Society International Festival of Chamber Music. Pianist Gabriela Montero plays Schumann's Kinderszenen. The Dudok Quartet perform Brahms. Show more
Peter Heise's 1850 opera Drot og Marsk, based on the 13th-century true story of the murder of Danish king Eric Glipping. The Royal Danish Opera is conducted by Michael Schonwandt. Show more
Katie Derham with live music and conversation from violinist Daniel Rowland and cellist Maja Bogdanovic, folk singer Eliza Carthy and tenor Stuart Skelton.
Half an hour of uninterrupted music, with pieces by Guillaume de Machaut, Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Haydn and Bill Evans. Show more
Stephen Hough is joined by clarinettist Michael Collins and the Castalian Quartet to explore Brahms's late great works for the clarinet. Show more
Free Thinking
Slebs: Warhol, Beaton and celebrity culture
44 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Writer Caroline Frost, new generation Tthinker Lisa Mullen and historian Greg Jenner join Matthew Sweet as exhibitions about Cecil Beaton and Andy Warhol open in London. Show more
A concept that can be both deeply personal and highly political is the focus of this Essay. Writer Madeleine Bunting reflects on the new meaning ‘homeland’ took on after 9/11. Show more
An adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. Hosted by Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Hannah Peel.
Elizabeth Alker with tracks from Ben Lukas Boysen, Julia Kent, Four Tet and Christine Ott, plus music created using the sounds of the endangered mouse-eared Indiana bat. Show more
German-born Iranian pianist Schaghajegh Nosrati in recital. Presented by Catriona Young. Show more