Hannah French 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 how Copland’s first trip to Mexico left a deep impression on him, suggesting a cultural richness he found lacking in the US. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Jonathan Plowright plays Bach, Grieg and Liszt
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
Live from London's Wigmore Hall, pianist Jonathan Plowright plays Bach-Busoni's Chaconne in D minor, Liszt's Consolations and Grieg's Holberg Suite. Show more
Tom McKinney presents recent concert recordings by Parisian orchestras, including music by Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Ravel and a saxophone concerto by Martial Solal. Show more
Sebastien Daucé conducts his Ensemble Correspondances in music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier and Michel-Richard Delalande, in a concert recorded in Paris in May 2019.
Katie Derham talks to violinist Liya Petrova and harpsichordist Jean Rondeau. Show more
In Tune's classical music mixtape: an imaginative, eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises thrown in for good measure.
Daniele Gatti conducts the RAI National Symphony Orchestra in Wagner's Siegfried Idyll and Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony. Show more
Tom Service talks to two world-class conductors of today, Sir Antonio Pappano and Sir Simon Rattle, as they swap roles at the London Symphony Orchestra. Show more
Dan Rebellato revisits the Paris Commune, a cornerstone of radical culture, politics and social movements, and its legacy today, on its 150th anniversary. Show more
Hannah Peel presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
An inspired mix of Romanian and French music, performed on the 'Elder-Voicu' Stradivarius violin by Alexandre Tomescu with harpist Delphine Benhamou. Presented by Jonathan Swain. Show more