Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring the Friday poem. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites, new discoveries and the occasional musical surprise. Show more
Kate Molleson sees Garcia struggle after the Portuguese Court abandons Brazil. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2023
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Recitals from the West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2023. Show more
Afternoon Concert
Brahms's Violin Concerto in D, Op 77
2 hours, 32 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Leonidas Kavakos performs Brahms's Violin Concerto in D, Op 77, with the NDR Philharmonic Orchestra under Herbert Blomstedt. Also, the BBC Singers celebrate Black History Month. Show more
Mozart's famous Sinfonia Concertante makes its effect not least through the unusual tuning of one of the solo instruments. Tom Service explains why scordatura is so significant. Show more
In Tune
Start your evening with live classical music from the BBC
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians. Show more
Classical Mixtape
Switch up your listening with classical music
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music including a dreamy cello piece by Amy Beach, moonshine music by Richard Strauss and rousing minimalism by Steve Reich. Show more
Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's Fifth Symphony and quirky Ligeti. Pianist Alexandra Dariescu joins them for Dora Pejačević's Phantasie Concertante. Show more
The Verb
The Verb at Contains Strong Language Festival
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Ian McMillan presents The Verb recorded in front of a live audience at the Contains Strong Language Festival in Leeds. Show more
The last of Nandini Das's curated essays about different responses to rain across the globe arrives in Britain, where Dr Tess Somervell recalls and relishes the touch of rain. Show more
Join Verity Sharp for another ear-opening journey, including music made in a haunted Swiss sanatorium, Musique Mandingue from Mali and remixed recordings of North American Frogs. Show more
Take a deep breath with Ólafur Arnalds and a selection of soothing music inspired by the body. Plus, composer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith transports us to her ‘Safe Haven’. Show more
Happy Harmonies with Laufey
Vol 11: Soothing harmonies for mellow days
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Laufey shares a mellow mix of soothing harmonies to give you goosebumps, featuring music from Charlotte Day Wilson, Woom and The King's Singers.
The Pavel Haas Quartet and Pavel Nikl play Brahms and Dvořák at the Festival Musique et Neige. Presented by Danielle Jalowiecka. Show more
