Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Refresh your morning with classical music
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises. Show more
Donald Macleod follows the decline of Rorem's partner James Holmes and its impact upon the composer. Show more
Two spellbinding performances from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, including Beethoven's Seventh Symphony. Show more
Katie Derham is joined by ensemble I Fagiolini, who preview music from their Angels and Demons tour, and dance critic Debra Craine looks at upcoming festive performances. Show more
Classical Mixtape
Your daily classical soundtrack chosen by Radio 3 listeners
30 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, curated by Radio 3 listeners. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
Mozart's Requiem from Gateshead
2 hours, 28 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
Stephen Layton conducts the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Chorus in Mozart's Requiem alongside a world premiere composed by Kerensa Briggs and other choral works. Show more
Free Thinking
Kadare, Gospodinov, Kafka and Dickens
44 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Novels from Bulgaria, Albania, the Czech republic and Victorian London are our topic tonight as Matthew Sweet and guests explore what you might call the bureaucracy of the soul. Show more
Audio-makers from around the world take over The Essay to offer a series of Radio 3's innovative Between the Ears features in miniature – each inspired by one of the five senses. Show more
Hannah Peel with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening. Subscribe to receive your weekly mix on BBC Sounds.
Elizabeth Alker presents Unclassified Live on London’s South Bank, where Cate Le Bon, Hinako Omori and Qasim Naqvi performed with the BBC Concert Orchestra. Show more
Adám Fischer conducts the Danish Chamber Orchestra in Mahler's Fourth Symphony, with Gabriel Schwabe the cello soloist in a version of Mozart's Third Horn Concerto. Show more