Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring the Friday poem. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Classical soundtrack for your morning
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Available for 11 months
Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites. Show more
Donald Macleod examines how violinist Joseph Joachim found himself at the centre of fierce musical and personal rivalries. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
A taste of chamber music from the Edinburgh International Festival 2023
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for 11 months
A selection of chamber music from the Queen's Hall, with works by Haydn, Pierre Vellones, Xavier Montsalvatge, Joseph Ghys and Adrien-François Servais. Show more
Seong-Jin Cho play's Mozart's Piano Concerto No 9, the so-called 'Jeunehomme', and there's the final instalment of Bach's Mass in B minor. Show more
Tom Service explores the lyrics and legacy of Stephen Sondheim who died in 2021, with musical director Jason Carr, and archive interviews with Sondheim himself. Show more
Day three of Horatio Clare's immersive Sound Walk on Greenland's Arctic Circle Trail. Bringing to life sublime landscapes whilst considering the impact of climate change. Show more
BBC Proms 2023: violinist Thomas Gould directs the Britten Sinfonia in music by Lera Auerbach, Corelli, Tippett and Max Richter. Show more
New Generation Artists
Exclusive recordings from rising classical stars
1 hour, 14 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for 11 months
The Chaos Quartet plays music by a young Mozart, Konstantin Krimmel sings the aging Brahms's Four Serious Songs, and Tom Borrow plays Prokofiev's wartime Sixth Piano Sonata. Show more
BBC Proms 2023: Nicholas Collon conducts Aurora Orchestra in Stravinsky's groundbreaking ballet The Rite of Spring, performed from memory. Show more
Inspired by Jules Verne’s novel, sound recordist Chris Watson recalls his quest to capture the sounds of isolation as he searches for the entrance to the centre of the earth. Show more
Late Junction
Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah and GAIKA in session
2 hours on BBC Radio 3
Available for 11 months
Verity Sharp shares the sounds of our exclusive collaboration session between vocalist and producer GAIKA and master percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah of African Head Charge Show more
Devonté Hynes explores more of the music that’s shaped him as an artist and composer, with a selection that includes Malcolm McLaren, Angel Bat Dawid, Shostakovich and Anne Müller. Show more
Gameplay with Baby Queen
Iconic soundtracks to power your day
1 hour on BBC Radio 3
Available for 11 months
Gaming addict Baby Queen mixes a playlist to make you feel powerful, featuring music from Defiance, Celeste and Angry Birds. Show more
Cellist Mischa Maisky joins the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana in Dvorak's Cello Concerto in a New Year's Eve celebration. Danielle Jalowiecka presents. Show more