Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Suzy Klein with Kerry Andrew, Essential Quintets, Gottschalk's Maiden's Blush
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. Show more
Donald Macleod is joined by conductor John Eliot Gardiner to discuss Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, which Wagner called ‘the apotheosis of the dance’, and his Eighth Symphony. Show more
Highlights from the 2020 Salzburg Festival, featuring piano works by Bartok, Prokofiev & Ligeti, as well as beautiful string quartet movements by Webern and Beethoven Show more
Opera Matinee: Luigi Rossi's Orpheus with the Early Opera Company, in a collaboration between Shakespeare’s Globe and the Royal Opera, recorded at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Show more
Sean Rafferty talks to pianist Leon McCawley about his latest album of Haydn piano sonatas, and we have a home session from baritone Roderick Williams.
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises. Show more
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra pair John Adams's minimalist masterpiece Shaker Loops with Schumann's Second Symphony in a concert broadcast live from City Halls, Glasgow. Show more
Rana Mitter asks what is the for future democracy and dissent in Hong Kong? And, after the recent US elections, we consider the place of Trumpism in conservative political thought. Show more
Geoffrey Smith continues his series on changing perceptions of jazz in Britain, with a closer look at celebrated British pianist and composer Stan Tracey. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.
Elizabeth Alker with music that defies classification, including the latest releases and exclusive previews. This week, Elizabeth talks to ambient composer William Basinski. Show more
The Berlin Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven's cantatas on the death and accession of emperors. Jonathan Swain presents. Show more