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 Piano Studies, Mozart's Prague Symphony, Ben Parry
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. Show more
Donald Macleod unravels the rich musical legacy of a composer known almost exclusively for one iconic work, the Canon in D. Today, a period of deep grief for the composer. Show more
Live from Wigmore Hall, London, mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly and pianist Malcolm Martineau perform songs by Mahler, Poulenc, Roussel, Frank Bridge and Bob Chilcott. Show more
Penny Gore presents a week of highlights from the Berlin Philharmonic’s 2019/2020 season. Today, Emmanuelle Haïm conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in music by Purcell and Handel. Show more
Live from the Chapel of Royal Holloway, University of London, with music by Ben Parry, George Dyson and Cesar Franck. Show more
Showcasing the BBC New Generation Artists: the Quatuor Arod play Mozart's String Quartet in B flat, K458, known as 'The Hunt'. Show more
Sean Rafferty introduces a specially recorded session by the sopranos of the BBC Singers and talks to pianist Simone Dinnerstein and composer Edward Gregson. Show more
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, featuring favourites and lesser-known gems. Today's mixtape includes Duke Ellington and Jean Sibelius. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
Edinburgh International Festival: Mozart and Messiaen
2 hours, 28 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
A memorable recording of Mozart's Gran Partita by Charles Mackerras, and the epic Éclairs sur l'Au-Delà by Messiaen, both from the BBC's Edinburgh International Festival archive. Show more
Free Thinking
The Mayflower and Native American history
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
How do we commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims' voyage? Views from an advisor at Plymouth's Box Museum, a descendant of a Mayflower settler and the Wampanoag. Show more
Michael Goldfarb, American author, journalist and broadcaster, considers the legacy of John Alden. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
Arte Musica explores the music of two composers bridging the renaissance and baroque eras: Sigismondo D'India and Girolamo Frescobaldi. Catriona Young presents. Show more
