Kate Molleson presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites, new discoveries and the occasional musical surprise. Show more
Composer of the Week
England's Golden Age
James I's Chapel Royal and the short life of Orlando Gibbons
59 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod explores the Chapel Royal and the increasing importance of Orlando Gibbons in James I’s court. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
2022 Dartington Music Festival - Grieg, Frances-Hoad and Strauss
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
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Linton Stephens presents highlights from the 2022 Dartington Music Festival, with performances by Mary Bevan, Gemma Rosefield, Ivana Gavric and the Magnard Ensemble. Show more
Organist Juan de la Rubia raises the rafters in Saint-Saens's Third Symphony, plus music by Wagner, Haydn and Brahms. Show more
Sean Rafferty is joined for live music by jazz singer Clare Teal, and conductor Marin Alsop talks about her new recording of Schumann symphonies.
An eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra
2 hours, 28 minutes on BBC Radio 3
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Tito Muñoz conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra, Anna Clyne's This Midnight Hour, and with Eric Lu, Chopin's First Piano Concerto. Show more
Lesley Manning, the director of Ghostwatch, and the writer of it, Stephen Volk, join Matthew Sweet and academic Lucy Arnold to discuss this depiction of poltergeist activity. Show more
Actor Samuel West is joined by Dr Andrea Smith to take a dive into almost 100 years of Shakespeare on the radio. Today, it's all about sound and how production evolved creatively. Show more
Hannah Peel with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening. Subscribe to receive your weekly mix on BBC Sounds.
Elizabeth Alker selects new sounds from the latest ambient and experimental releases, and Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds is in the Listening Chair. Show more
Schubert's 'Unfinished' and Bruckner's 'Romantic' symphonies, performed at the Beethoven Festival, Bonn. Presented by Jonathan Swain. Show more