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 attempts to unravel the enigmatic, remarkable story of Julius Eastman and his music. Today, Eastman makes a pivotal move in his musical game plan. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
2021 Verbier Summer Festival (2/4)
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
Sarah Walker presents highlights from this year’s Verbier Summer Festival, set against the background of the Swiss Alps, including today Beethoven, Holmes and Saint-Saens. Show more
Tom McKinney with music by Mendelssohn, Corelli and Strauss, Respighi's Fountains of Rome with the BBC SSO and Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto with Alice Sara Ott Show more
Live from Winchester Cathedral, with music by Ned Rorem, Francis Jackson, Haydn and Rheinberger. Show more
Sarah Walker is joined in the studio for live performances from The Sixteen and conductor Harry Christophers, plus soprano Christina Gansch and pianist Malcolm Martineau. 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. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
Kings Place: Mark Simpson with the Diotima Quartet
2 hours, 28 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Ian Skelly introduces a concert at Kings Place with Mark Simpson and the Diotima Quartet playing music by Schubert, a world premiere by Thomas Adès and Brahms. Show more
James Baldwin's lessons for today's USA, links between the nation state and colonialism, indigenous peoples and maritime history, and the ecology of the Scottish Highlands. Show more
Poet Karen McCarthy Woolf on finding solace in Hughes's work during a troubled childhood. To her his books were more a mood: a dark and brooding presence but one that resonated. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
The RAI National Symphony Orchestra is joined by the brilliant young Russian pianist Alexander Malofeev. Presented by John Shea. Show more