Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and the Friday poem. 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
Donald Macleod ends the week with Brahms and Joachim's reconciliation, culminating in the Double Concerto for violin and cello - the last orchestral work Brahms would ever write. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
LSO St Luke's: Saint-Saens's Circle (4/4)
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for 10 months
Hannah French brings Saint-Saens's Circle to a close. Today, pianists Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy play a sparkling recital of music from Rameau to Saint-Saens and Desyatnikov. Show more
Today's programme features Juanjo Mena conducting Elgar's Second Symphony with the BBC Philharmonic and includes music by Bernstein, Scarlatti and Chen Yi. Show more
Tom Service translates the often baffling language of classical music naming and numbering. Show more
The New Regency Orchestra perform live in the studio, and Katie Derham talks to conductor Nigel Short about Tenebrae's new recording. Show more
An eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises, including music from Neruda, Hadyn, Ella Fitzgerald and Cyril Scott. Show more
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales are joined by conductor, violinist and composer Fiona Monbet to perform Trois Reflets, her suite which fuses classical, jazz and folk music. Show more
Ian McMillan's cabaret of the word, featuring Maggie Gee talking about her new novel The Red Children. Show more
When a man from Benin was brought to Havana by slave traders, he worked for a count but came up with a plan to secure his freedom and became a poster boy for church missionaries. Show more
Verity Sharp shares the fruits of our latest long-distance collaboration session from Colombian gaita and trumpet player El León Pardo and Tel Aviv-based band El Khat. Show more
Emeli Sandé explores music to motivate and help you get things done. Her selection covers classical, pop and more, with Handel, Little Simz and The Blaze. Show more
Gameplay with Baby Queen
Build your own world with this atmospheric playlist
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Baby Queen mixes a playlist of the best music from sandbox games. Featuring tracks from Eve Online, The Sims 4, Minecraft: Caves and Cliffs, and New World. Show more
From Stockholm, the Swedish Radio Choir celebrates spring with music by Ravel, Debussy, Saint- Saëns, Wikander, Sandström, Daniel-Lesur, Peterson-Berger and Lindberg. Show more
