Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and two shortlisted entries from the Carol Competition. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
The ideal morning mix of classical music
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Available for 9 months
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises. Show more
Donald Macleod follows Humperdinck through his final years including a trip to London for The Miracle. Show more
Afternoon Concert
Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 54
2 hours, 32 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for 9 months
Martha Argerich performs Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 54, with the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Daniel Barenboim. Show more
Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it's Tom Service, exploring the music of The Big Apple, from its underground scene to John and Yoko's loft and Superman's skies. Show more
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians. Show more
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music with added tinsel Show more
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and their principal conductor Ryan Bancroft perform Dvořák and Hannah Kendall. Benjamin Beilman is soloist in Glazunov's Violin Concerto. Show more
Ian McMillan asks his guests what a good future looks like and how we can write it. Show more
The city of Leeds seen through public art, past, present and future. Khadijah Ibrahiim looks at what changes to the city's built environment tell us about its identity. Show more
As the year nears its end, Verity Sharp revisits our favourite adventurous sounds of 2023, with contributions from Ale Hop, Lucy Liyou and Late Junction listeners. Show more
Devonté Hynes puts a spotlight on the instrument he pulls the most from creatively, with a selection that includes Debussy, Nina Simone and Philip Glass. Show more
Gaming fanatic Baby Queen chooses music for an energy boost, featuring tracks from Chrono Trigger, The Last of Us and The Witcher 3. Show more
Through the Night
Lutosławski, Bacewicz and Brahms from Finland
4 hours on BBC Radio 3
Available for 9 months
The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Nicholas Collon are joined by pianists Peter Jablonski and Elisabeth Brauss. Presented by John Shea. Show more