Petroc Trelawny 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, featuring new discoveries, some musical surprises and plenty of familiar favourites. Show more
Donald Macleod explains how a lucky break saved Haydn from unemployment, with music from his opera Armida and his glorious Cello Sonata in C. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Highlights from the 2022 Schubertiade Schwarzenberg (1/4)
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
Sarah Walker presents highlights from the annual celebration of Schubert, including performances of the composer's lieder. Renaud Capuçon and David Fray play the Grand Duo in A. Show more
Virtuosity is to the fore in Ian Skelly's selection of music for this afternoon, including items from Liszt, Handel, Mozart, Rachmaninov and Vladimir Horowitz. Show more
Sean Rafferty is joined by Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä, and soprano Ruby Hughes and lutenist Sergio Bucheli play live. Show more
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites mixed with jazz, folk and music from around the world. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
2 hours, 28 minutes on BBC Radio 3
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NYOGB present a concert called Ignite, featuring Stravinsky's Firebird along with recent works featuring each section of the orchestra. Show more
Soprano Elizabeth Linley was a Georgian singing star, and Queen Charlotte played the harpsichord and keenly followed musical fashion. Shahidha Bari hears about new research. Show more
This series tells the stories of ten people that reveal a story of the Tudor period as a time of multicultural exchange and encounter. Show more
Hannah Peel presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
Through the Night
Villa-Lobos, Ginastera, Copland and Grofé
6 hours on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
French harpist Xavier de Maistre joins the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra to perform Ginastera's Harp Concerto. Plus music by Villa-Lobos, Copland and Grofé. Show more