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: Barnaby Smith, Essential mezzo sopranos
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. Show more
Donald Macleod finds Beethoven slipping from the public’s affections. Loneliness and despair once again begin to set in Show more
Pianist Roman Rabinovich performs sonatas by Haydn and Beethoven, and music by 18th-century Italian missionary Domenico Zipoli, live from Lammermuir Festival online. Show more
Music by Erkki-Sven Tüür, Mussorgsky and Tchaikovsky from summer festivals in Estonia and Romania. Presented by Tom McKinney. Show more
Tom Service explores the Ode to Joy from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and asks whether this musical vision of utopia is more dangerous than the composer could ever have imagined. Show more
Sean Rafferty talks to pianist Igor Levit about his new album Encounter, and we have a home session by jazz musician Zoe Rahman.
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises. Show more
Klaus Tennstedt conducts the Brighton Festival Chorus and the London Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Show more
Musician and journalist Katherine Whatley explores the rich and surprising history of jazz in Japan. Show more
Joanna Robertson has a deep connection with food that has shaped her life and relationships in several countries. Now she lives in France, not because of the food but despite it. Show more
Verity Sharp digs deep to uncover the sounds of the underground, from traditional Japanese mining songs to the sounds of tree roots growing. Show more
The WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne takes a musical trip to Italy with great operatic classics by Verdi, Mascagni and Bellini. Presented by John Shea. Show more