Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring the Friday poem. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the composition of one of Beethoven’s greatest late-period works – the monumental Grosse Fuge. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Perth Pianos: Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for 11 months
Young Swiss pianist Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula performs four pieces from Janacek's On an Overgrown Path, Schumann's Fantasie in C and two interludes of his own. Show more
Afternoon Concert
Elgar's Enigma Variations
2 hours, 32 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for 11 months
Kristiina Poska conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Elgar's Enigma Variations, and period ensemble Gli Angeli Genève perform JS Bach's cantata Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV10. Show more
Tom Service explores the enduring appeal of the tenor voice.
Voice Trio perform live in the studio, plus music from harpist Alis Huws and tenor Gareth Brynmor John marking Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Katie Derham presents.
Classical Mixtape
Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for 11 months
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including pieces by Grieg, Falconieri and Ian Venables. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
Debussy's Faun and Stravinsky's Firebird
2 hours, 28 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for 11 months
The BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Roderick Cox with works by Debussy, Stravinsky and Lyatoshinsky. Violinist Ilya Gringolts joins them to premiere Wennäkoski's Prosoidia. Show more
The Verb
New International Poetry from the Contains Strong Language Festival 2023
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
New international poetry from the Contains Strong Language festival 2023, including poets from the Language is a Queer Thing project. Show more
Kenneth Steven considers the introduction of wild animals back into the Highlands of Scotland and the impact on rural life, reflecting in poetry at the end of each Essay. Show more
Late Junction
A Mixtape from Irreversible Entanglements
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3Available for 11 months
Verity Sharp shares a mixtape from American free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements. Show more
Join Ólafur Arnalds on his musical life raft of soothing songs that look for calm amidst chaos. Plus, photographer Benjamin Hardman transports us to a volcanic eruption in Iceland. Show more
Essential Classics Mix
Essential Classics for your daily walk
60 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for 4 months
An hour of cheerful classical music to take with you on a walk, whether you are strolling in the park, walking to the station, or striding out in the countryside. Show more
The Romanian Radio National Orchestra performs music by Robert Schumann, Brahms and Mendelssohn. John Shea presents. Show more
