Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and the Friday poem. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites, new discoveries and the occasional musical surprise. Show more
Composer of the Week
Anniversary Special: Composers in Conversation
Anoushka Shankar and Oliver Knussen
59 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Donald Macleod celebrates the programme’s 80th anniversary with highlights and behind-the-scenes stories from composer interviews. Today, Anoushka Shankar and Oliver Knussen. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Glenarm Festival of Voice 2022 - Celebrating Irish Composers and Poets
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Performances by tenor Alessandro Fisher, baritone James Newby and soprano Soraya Mafi with pianist Simon Lepper from the Northern Ireland Opera Festival of Voice 2022. Show more
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, with choirs and soloists conducted by Kazuki Yamada, perform Orff's Carmina burana and Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms at the BBC Proms. Show more
The Listening Service
Concertos: All for one and one for all?
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Over 350 years concertos have evolved to be an exploration of the relationship between soloist and orchestra. Tom Service asks how they work and what it is like to be a soloist. Show more
In Tune
Laura van der Heijden and Jâms Coleman, Eydís Evensen
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Laura van der Heijden and Jâms Coleman perform live in the studio ahead of their BBC Proms at Dewsbury concert, and Icelandic pianist Eydís Evensen plays music from her new album.
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music by Albinoni, Borodin, William Grant Still, Mozart, Sally Beamish, Finzi and JS Bach. Show more
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ETA Hoffmann's tales form the basis of Offenbach's opera The Tales of Hoffmann and the ballets Coppélia and The Nutcracker, but he also wrote gothic horror and studied law. Show more
Cellini’s violent life leaves behind a controversial legacy. And there is a final twist - the recent appearance of a painting alleged to be his self-portrait. Is it genuine? Show more
Late Junction
Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah and GAIKA in session
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3Available for 11 months
Verity Sharp shares the sounds of our exclusive collaboration session between vocalist and producer GAIKA and master percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah of African Head Charge Show more
Make space and take a chance to reflect on loss with beautiful musical lamentations from Lorde, Henry Purcell, Phoria, Griff and more.
Happy Harmonies with Laufey
Vol. 2: Boost your mood with songs of love and friendship
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
With music from The Beatles, Phoebe Bridgers, Vaughan Williams and more. Show more
Through the Night
Tchaikovsky, Glière and Glazunov from Shanghai
4 hours
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Yi Zhang are joined by Yun Zeng in Gliere's Horn Concerto, plus Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5 and Glazunov's Idylle. Show more
