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 Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. Presented by Georgia Mann. Show more
Donald Macleod explores a significant friendship and Vaughan Williams's lifelong commitment to amateur music making in England. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Schubertiade Schwarzenberg Festival 2021 (4/4)
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
Francesco Piemontesi plays Schubert's Piano Sonata No 14 in A minor, and the Pavel Haas and Dover quartets join forces to perform Mendelssohn's Octet in E flat. Show more
Kristiina Poska conducts Sibelius's Second Symphony in Ostrava, plus music by Mozart and Kenneth Hesketh. Show more
Many composers re-use music from their earlier works in their later ones. But why? And what do these 'recycled' versions sounds like? Tom Service explores this 'green' phenomenon. Show more
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians. Show more
An eclectic music mix inspired by Ralph Vaughan Williams's pastoral classic, The Lark Ascending. Show more
Anna-Maria Helsing conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in contemporary music from Britain and America, including the world premiere of Making Space by Liam Taylor-West. Show more
Ian McMillan's guests Emma Smith, Naush Sabah and Gerry Cambridge celebrate books and pens - and hear a new BBC centenary commission from Imtiaz Dharker. Show more
Le Gateau Chocolat, cabaret artiste and opera singer, celebrates the Queen of Sprechgesang and her live performance of I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face. Show more
Verity Sharp shares a mixtape from Native American pow wow singer and archivist Joe Rainey. Plus new music from Matmos and a sound collage inspired by Korean musical storytelling. Show more
Emeli Sandé explores music to invigorate the mind and inspire creativity. The selection covers classical, pop and more, with Billie Eilish, Nils Frahm and Anoushka Shankar. Show more
Baby Queen leads a trail through soundtracks for video games that capture the awesome power of nature, including music from Firewatch, Death Stranding, and Flower. Show more
Violinist Nicola Benedetti joins period instrument group the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment at the 2020 BBC Proms for a celebration of Baroque concertos. John Shea presents Show more