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. This week's Essential Performer is German clarinettist Sabine Meyer. Presented by Georgia Mann. Show more
There's a rare glimpse at Joachim the composer, and Donald Macleod details how he and Brahms devastatingly fell out after Joachim's acrimonious divorce from his wife Amalie. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
LSO St Luke's: Saint-Saens's Circle (3/4)
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for 10 months
Hannah French continues the series, Saint-Saens's Circle, recorded at LSO St Luke's in London. Today, the Gould Piano Trio perform works by Faure and Saint-Saens. Show more
This week Afternoon Concert features performances from Berlin. Today, the German Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven’s Symphony No 1 and the Berlin Philharmonic play Lutoslawski. Show more
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians. Show more
In Tune Mixtape, a specially curated fusion of classical, jazz and alternative to ease you into the evening. With music by Ella Fitzgerald, Brahms, Monteverdi and Olafur Arnalds. Show more
Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC SSO in music by James MacMillan and Antonin Dvořák. Flautist Adam Walker joins them for an American concerto. Show more
The People's History Museum researcher Dr Shirin Hirsch, folk expert Tim Healey and writer Zoe Gilbert join Matthew Sweet to explore rituals and beliefs associated with May Day. Show more
Why did early English settlers in Virginia bring with them an impractical folded collar to wear? Lauren Working considers the symbolism of neckwear in colonial America. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening. Subscribe to receive your weekly mix on BBC Sounds.
Elizabeth Alker presents eclectic ambient music from a new generation of composers. Plus, American singer Eve Adams is in the Listening Chair. Show more
Violinist Cecilia Zilliacus and pianist Bengt Forsberg perform works by Stravinsky, Dvorak, Roman, Sibelius, Peyron, Beethoven and Haquinius, in a recital from Stockholm. Show more