Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and the Friday poem. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: Pavarotti's UK debut, Nielsen's Serenata in vano, Essential music for spring
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Suzy Klein. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Sibelius's final years and the mysterious 'silence of Jarvenpaa'. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Chopin, Frances-Hoad and Franck from Welsh Festivals in 2019
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
Nicola Heywood Thomas presents music by Chopin and Franck, including a world premiere by Cheryl Frances-Hoad, from the 2019 Music Festivals of Gower, Machynlleth and Presteigne. Show more
The BBC Philharmonic performs works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Szymanowski, Myaskovsky and Vaughan Williams. Show more
Tom Service goes on a voyage to discover why music has long been inspired by the sea, while marine biologist Helen Scales reveals the true sound of the oceans. Show more
Sean Rafferty introduces top class music and looks at the arts news.
Music with no interruptions, including pieces by Saint-Saens, William Byrd and Louise Farrenc. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
Stephen Hough Plays the Egyptian Concerto by Saint-Saëns
2 hours, 28 minutes on BBC Radio 3
The Hallé Orchestra and Sir Mark Elder perform Berlioz and Vaughan Williams at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. They are joined by Stephen Hough for Saint-Saëns's Piano Concerto No 5. Show more
Obsolescence and the language of the no-longer useful, with William Gibson, Don Paterson and Caro C and Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún. Show more
Jon Gower, writer and keen walker of the Welsh mountains, explores unique features of each of Wales's five ranges, reflecting on what they mean to the people who live among them. Show more
Jennifer Lucy Allan is back from a trip to Caracas with pockets full of music, from the cowboy songs of the plains to the dance-happy electronics of the barrios. Show more
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts the French National Orchestra in Michael Tippett's oratorio A Child of Our Time. With Catriona Young. Show more