Elizabeth Alker with her Breakfast melange of classical music, folk, found sounds and the odd Unclassified track. Start your weekend right.
Record Review
Richard Strauss's Don Juan in Building a Library with William Mival and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
William Mival chooses his favourite recording of Richard Strauss's compelling symphonic poem Don Juan. Plus, some of the best new classical releases assessed. Show more
Music Matters
Ailish Tynan, older people and music, Beethoven in Russia, UK Music diversity report
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Kate Molleson speaks to Irish soprano Ailish Tynan at home and meets members of the Glasgow Senior Citizens Orchestra. Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Vivi Vassileva
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Jess meets percussionist Vivi Vassileva to swap some of their favourite music, with tracks by Jesus Molina, Anna Clyne, Alison Russell, Tchaikovsky and CPE Bach. Show more
Inside Music
Percussionist Louise Goodwin finds song in rhythm
1 hour, 56 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Louise Goodwin opens up a selection of music from a percussionist’s point of view - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more
Monsters, spooky atmosphere, terrifying effects, but horror is also a genre exploring ideas about relationships, as Matthew Sweet explains with music for the romance of horror. Show more
Kathryn Tickell presents a session with Japanese tonkori player OKI, recorded specially for the programme. Show more
J to Z
Spiritual jazz from the London Jazz Festival
1 hour, 29 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Kevin Le Gendre presents live music from J to Z spiritual jazz showcase with Nduduzo Makhathini, Jasmine Myra, Alina Bzhezhinska and Emma Rawicz. Show more
Corinna Niemeyer conducts the Aurora Orchestra and a youthful cast in Britten's The Rape of Lucretia, recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Tom Service presents. Show more
New Music Show
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
1 hour, 59 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Tom Service introduces concert highlights from the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, including performances of music by Anna Korsun, Juste Janulyte and Lisa Streich. Show more
Freeness
Nicole Mitchell and Alexander Hawkins at Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Corey Mwamba with a performance from flautist Nicole Mitchell and pianist Alexander Hawkins, recorded for Freeness at the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music in 2022. Show more
Soprano Camilla Nylund sings Richard Strauss's Four Songs, Op 27, and Christian Thielemann conducts La Scala Orchestra, Milan, in Brahms's Fourth Symphony. Show more
