Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. Show more
Essential Classics
Tuesday with Ian Skelly - Beltane, Bernard MacLaverty, Parry's I was glad
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3Ian Skelly presents the best in classical music, and author Bernard MacLaverty talks about the cultural influences that have shaped and inspired him throughout his career. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Copland's return to New York in the 1930s, where he made his name, and established his own individual style as America struggled through the depression. Show more
Evgeny Kissin plays Beethoven's Hammerklavier Piano Sonata and 2 Preludes from Rachmaninov's Op 32, recorded at Verbier Festival 2017. Show more
Penny Gore presents the BBC Symphony Orchestra playing Rachmaninov and Mahler on tour in Japan. Show more
Penny Gore presents highlights from this year's BBC Young Musician keyboard finalists, ahead of the Keyboard Category Finals on BBC4 television on Friday. Show more
Katie Derham presents, with live music from the horns of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and percussion group Ensemble Bash. Plus violinist Baiba Skride chats from Birmingham. Show more
In Tune's curated playlist includes performances by Sol Gabetta, Murray Perahia and Cara Dillon as well as music by Schubert, Stanford and Glinka. Show more
BBC SO, BBC Singers and soloists, conducted by Gergely Madaras, in music that honours those who care for the war-injured. Works by Ravel, John Adams and Ross Harris. Show more
Jesmyn Ward, novelist and editor of essay collection The Fire This Time, Sarah Churchwell, author of Behold America and novelist John Edgar Wideman talk to Christopher Harding. Show more
Composer Kerry Andrew discovered she had two CDs in common with her new boyfriend. Would this musical overlap lead to a partnership for life? Show more
Verity is joined by wyrd folk and hauntology enthusiast Stephen Prince, plus Sarah Davachi's electro-acoustic vocal treatments and raga rotations from violinist Jyotsna Srikanth. Show more
Through the Night
John Shea presents music from around Europe, including a Late Night BBC Prom
6 hours
on BBC Radio 3John Shea presents a Late Night BBC Prom from 2015 featuring mezzo-soprano Alice Coote with The English Concert in a programme of arias from Handel's operas and oratorios. Show more
