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 organist and conductor Simon Preston. Presented by Tom McKinney. Show more
The death of King George I brings new challenges for Handel, and new opportunities. Presented by Donald Macleod. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
2022 Hay Festival – Dvořák Plus with the Mithras Piano Trio and Gary Pomeroy (2/4)
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for 12 months
Sarah Walker presents Dvořák Plus performed by the Mithras Piano Trio with viola player Gary Pomeroy at the 2022 Hay Festival, including works by Mahler and Dvořák. Show more
Fiona Talkington with Act 1 of Leos Janacek's Katya Kabanova, from Rome Opera. Also, Rubbra Nature's Song, and music by Debussy and Maconchy. Also, Saint-Saens's Oboe Sonata in D. Show more
From the Queen's Free Chapel of St George, Windsor Castle, to mark the platinum jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. Show more
Singer and pianist Ian Shaw celebrates his 60th birthday, and conductor Avlana Eisenberg discusses a new recording of works by William Grant Still. Show more
An eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises. Show more
The BBC Philharmonic and Ben Gernon host musicians at the start of their musical adventures in a concert celebrating music by Haydn and Mozart written at the end of their lives. Show more
Free Thinking
Amia Srinivasan and Philosophical Genealogy
44 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Christopher Harding talks to Christoph Schuringa, Catarina Dutilh Novaes and Amia Srinivasam about philosophical genealogy, which investigates concepts by examining their origins. Show more
Fiona Stafford explores famous composers’ links to certain dog breeds. Elderly Joseph Haydn’s flirtation with a young woman and her poodle, and the myth of Chopin and a poodle. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
To celebrate the New Year, masterpieces from composers of different generations, styles and genres. Show more