Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and the Friday poem. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises. Show more
Rachmaninov's final years are spent on American Soil - in Hollywood - sheltering from the war in Europe. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
The Birmingham Barber Series (4/4)
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
The Barber Series reaches its journey's end with a recital by mezzo Helen Charlston and pianist Keval Shah including works by Hensel, Ireland, Clara Schumann, Berlioz and Finzi. Show more
Ian Skelly presents recordings by the Royal Concertgebouw. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales's Schumann focus concludes with his Symphony No 4, and Vox Luminis perform Legrenzi. Show more
The Listening Service
Stravinsky, the puppet master: Petrushka
29 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Tom Service takes you on a journey into the extraordinary world of Stravinsky's ballet Petrushka, based on an archetypal puppet myth that shares the story of Punch.
With Sean Rafferty tonight, tenor Cyrille Dubois sings love declarations, while violinist Madeleine Mitchell and pianist Nigel Clayton share some musical devotion. Show more
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites mixed with jazz and folk, chosen by Alan Davey, departing controller of Radio 3 and the Proms. Show more
Nikolai Lugansky plays piano music by Rachmaninov at Wigmore Hall, including the 10 Preludes, Op 23, the Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op 42, and the Etudes-tableaux, Op 39. Show more
An extended interview with poet Michael Longley at his home in Belfast. Show more
Andrew Martin takes stock of the current state of cycling in Britain and elsewhere and reminds us of all the reasons we should dust off and get on our bikes. Show more
Verity Sharp shares the latest mixtape from multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and improviser YoshimiO, who is best known as the drummer in Japanese rock band Boredoms. Show more
Devonté Hynes explores favourite scores for film, television and video games, with a selection that includes Björk, Mica Levi and Duke Ellington. Show more
Nao and Izzy Judd share simple tools to help you navigate hectic everyday life. Show more
Give yourself space to let go of things that are holding you back in life, with a guided meditation from Maude Hirst. Show more
Works by Leclair, a new piece by the Bernese composer Gabrielle Brunner, and Gringolts's own string arrangement of Beethoven's mighty Diabelli Variations. Catriona Young presents. Show more