Kate Molleson 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 discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites. Show more
A period of personal turmoil drives Poulenc into both a deep depression... and a frenzy of productivity. Show more
Sarah Walker presents Ravel Plus performed by the Szymanowski Quartet at the 2019 Hay Festival, including works by Ravel and Szymanowski. Show more
Afternoon Concert
Friday - 'Reformation' Symphony
2 hours, 32 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
John Eliot Gardiner conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Mendelssohn's 5th Symphony, 'Reformation', and music for Earth Day from Dalia Stasevska and BBC Symphony Orchestra. Show more
Tom Service takes a journey through the beguiling music of Kaija Saariaho, from her operas exploring the big human themes to sensuous orchestral and instrumental works. Show more
Folk band Ímar and pianist Florian Mitrea join Sean Rafferty and perform live in the studio.
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites basking in spring sunshine. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
John Eliot Gardiner conducts Brahms at the Royal Concertgebouw
1 hour, 29 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Brahms' Fourth Symphony, and Sir Stephen joins them in Brahms' magisterial Second Concerto. Show more
Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds gets nostalgic with some peaceful memory-inspired music. And composer Dustin O’Halloran shares the track that brings him ultimate calm. Show more
Ian McMillan discusses funny fiction by women with Helen Lederer, Dr Naomi Paxton and Joanna Neary. Show more
Author and historian Marina Warner chooses a speech from early in Othello - from Act 1, Scene 3 of the play. Show more
Experimental turntablists Maria Chavez, Evicshen and Mariam Rezaei join Verity Sharp to unravel the wonders of their instrument. Plus resonant sine waves and mesmerizing rhythms. Show more
Devonté Hynes celebrates innovative composers in electronic music, with a selection that includes Carl Craig, Mica Levi and the late, great Ryuichi Sakamoto. Show more
Learn meditation techniques to help tune in to the driving forces behind everything we think, feel and do with Dr Danny Penman. Show more
Take time to look inwards and start talking more gently to yourself, with help from Nao and Giselle La Pompe-Moore. Show more
Tributes to Nicholas Angelich, Radu Lupu and Harrison Birtwistle who all died in April 2022. Presented by Jonathan Swain. Show more
