Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Vaughan Williams’ formative years, and the elements which combined to help create his distinctive musical voice. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Belfast Music Society International Festival of Chamber Music 2020 (1/4)
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
A recital from the 2020 Belfast Music Society International Festival of Chamber Music, featuring performances of works by Haydn, Debussy and Chick Corea. Show more
The Czech Philharmonic, conducted by Jakub Hrusa, perform music by Suk's First Symphony and, with Martin Kasik, Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto. Show more
Sean Rafferty talks to violinist Esther Yoo about her new album with the ZEN trio, and composer Nathan Barr talks about the music for TV show The Great.
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music. including works for harmonium, violins and cello, plus a glorious Estonian rarity for choir. Show more
Pekka Kuusisto conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in an all-Beethoven programme, including Nicola Benedetti in the composer's Violin Concerto, and his Second Symphony. Show more
What we learn from the tattered costumes of actress Ellen Terry, the couture created by Alexander McQueen or the everyday wardrobe of American women at the turn of the 20th century. Show more
Broadcasting legend James Burke reveals connections between science and music. In this essay, he links planetary orbits, the teeny-weeny and fake Scottish literature. Show more
Hannah Peel presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
German Symphony Orchestra Berlin and conductor Andrew Manze perform Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto with soloist Martin Helmchen. Jonathan Swain presents. Show more