Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Email your requests to 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
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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2023 (2/4)
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
Alina Ibragimova plays Schumann's Violin Sonata No 1, Trio Gaspard perform a Haydn piano trio and a Sally Beamish world premiere, and Ariadne Daskalakis plays Handel. Show more
Afternoon Concert
Sibelius's Symphony No 2 in D, Op 43
2 hours, 1 minute on BBC Radio 3
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Sibelius in happy mood in his Symphony No 2, with the NDR Philharmonic Orchestra, under Jukka-Pekka Saraste. Also, the BBC Singers celebrate Black History Month. Show more
Choral Evensong
Old Royal Naval College Chapel, Greenwich, London
59 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
Live from the Chapel of the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, with the Trinity Laban Chapel Choir. Show more
Cellist Guy Johnston and pianist Noriko Ogawa perform music by Joseph Phibbs live in the studio and talk with presenter Sean Rafferty about their forthcoming recitals. Show more
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music including a concerto by Rachmaninov, sparkling piano music by Ravel and choral birdsong from Eric Whitacre. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony
2 hours, 28 minutes on BBC Radio 3
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The London Philharmonic Orchestra plays Beethoven's Egmont Overture and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, along with Bartok's Violin Concerto No 2 with soloist Christian Tetzlaff. Show more
National Poetry Day on 5 October has the theme of refuge this year. Matthew Sweet and guests explore where we find refuge in poetry and music. What does it mean to have to flee? Show more
Australian poet Mark O'Connor writes of the complex Australian relationship with rain, where a special name has been coined for the smell of rain on parched land: petrichor. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening. Subscribe to receive your weekly mix on BBC Sounds.
Mao Fujita plays Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23, with Alessandro Bonato conducting the RAI National Symphony Orchestra in Turin. Danielle Jalowiecka presents. Show more