Elizabeth Alker with her Breakfast melange of classical music, folk, found sounds and the odd Unclassified track. Start your weekend right.
Record Review
Puccini's Tosca in Building a Library with Roger Parker and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
Roger Parker's recommendation for the ultimate recording of Puccini's dramatic opera Tosca. Show more
Music Matters
Windrush 75, Nicole Paiement, Nigel Brooks
44 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the musical legacy of the Windrush generation, ahead of the 75th anniversary. Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Tessa Lark
28 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Jess Gillam and violinist Tessa Lark swap some of their favourite tracks, including music by the Martin Hayes Quartet, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Beethoven and soul duo Saun and Starr. Show more
Inside Music
Soprano Anna Prohaska with a road trip and a musical earthquake
1 hour, 56 minutes on BBC Radio 3
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Soprano Anna Prohaska reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, from the last song that Schubert wrote to the perfect soundtrack for a road trip around Brittany. Show more
For the 400th episode of Sound of Cinema, Matthew Sweet hears from listeners about the films that changed their lives. Show more
Kathryn Tickell presents a studio session from Welsh folk trio VRÏ, and we pay tribute to Markos Vamvakaris, this week's Classic Artist and the patriarch of Rebetiko.
Ferg's Imaginary Big Band, Nick Walters and Ni Maxine, live at Manchester Jazz Festival. Plus, leading UK drummer Seb Rochford shares his inspirations. Show more
Opera on 3
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Gala Concert
3 hours, 29 minutes on BBC Radio 3
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Petroc Trelawny presents the 40th anniversary gala concert from BBC Cardiff Singer of the World - starring recent finalists and champions with the Welsh National Opera Orchestra. Show more
Tom Service with music by John Zorn, Milica Djordjević and Jack Sheen, plus an interview with American composer Alvin Curran. Show more
Freeness
Charlotte Keeffe’s Right Here Right Now Quartet at Manchester Jazz Festival
1 hour on BBC Radio 3
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Corey Mwamba shares a special live set from Charlotte Keeffe’s Right Here Right Now Quartet recorded at the 2023 Manchester Jazz Festival. Show more
Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor joins the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana and conductor Markus Poschner in a performance of Grieg's Piano Concerto. Danielle Jalowiecka presents. Show more