Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Suzy Klein with Butterworth's Gigues and Tom Poster
2 hours on BBC Radio 3
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Suzy Klein. Show more
Internationally acclaimed violinist Nicola Benedetti performs concertos by Vivaldi and Telemann, recorded at the Queens Hall in 2018. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the mysteries behind the woman Beethoven called his 'Immortal Beloved'. Show more
Today's opera is by Polish composer Stanislaw Moniuszko - his one-act Flis is a classic tale of boy meets girl, but father disapproves. Plus the conclusion of Handel's Susanna. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents a lively mix of music and arts news with clarinettist and conductor Michael Collins on his new album and a home session from baritone James Newby. Show more
In Tune's specially curated playlist, an eclectic mix of music including an arabesque for piano by Debussy, a birthday waltz from Estonia and Brad Mehldau inspired by Bach. Show more
Classical and neoclassical favourites by Mozart, Schubert and Stravinsky with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras. Show more
Writer Sarah Dunant looks at the devastating cultural history of syphilis, which arrived in Europe in the 1490s and tormented society for over 400 years. Show more
Forward Prize-winning Jamaican poet and novelist Kei Miller explores some of the unarticulated territory and unwritten rules that lie between a black writer and a white audience. Show more
Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, combining tragic love, stormy scenes and the supernatural, in a period performance from the 2003 Proms. Show more
The Moscow Philharmonic performs Strauss waltzes and Mozart's Piano Concerto No 21. Presented by Catriona Young. Show more