BBC R3 John Toal presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. 2026-04-02 Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites. 2026-04-02 Linton Stephens introduces an afternoon of specially made recordings, including Górecki's Symphony No. 3 and recent chamber music recordings from the Crucible, Sheffield. 2026-04-02 4/5. Donald Macleod examines how Leonarda's music gained a wider audience beyond the walls of her convent. 2026-04-02 Katie Derham is joined live in studio for a performance by a newly announced New Generation Artist. 2026-04-02 Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music. 2026-04-02 Tenebrae joins the Britten Sinfonia for an emotionally charged evening, culminating in James MacMillan's Passion meditation, Seven Last Words from the Cross. 2026-04-02 4/5. Medieval composer and polymath Hildegard of Bingen builds her own community but experiences a great loss. Written by Anna Linstrum and performed by Juliet Stevenson. 2026-04-02 Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. 2026-04-02 Salin is back with her fourth and final 4/4 pick of the week and Soweto has more of the best new jazz releases. 2026-04-02 National Vocal Ensemble and conductor Marcus Creed perform music for Passiontide. John Shea presents. 2026-04-02 John Toal presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. 2026-04-03 Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites. 2026-04-03 Linton Stephens introduces an afternoon of specially made recordings, including Bach's St Matthew Passion at King's College, Cambridge. 2026-04-03 5/5. Hildegard's secretaries prepare to preserve the story of her life. With Donald Macleod. 2026-04-03 Kate Derham is joined for live music in studio by soprano Olivia Warburton and guitarist Samrat Majumder ahead of their performance at the Big House Arts Festival in Lincoln. 2026-04-03 Half an hour of back to back classical music including some Good Friday themed works by Buxtehude, William Walton, and the Medieval ensemble Joglaresa. 2026-04-03 Music for Good Friday by Wagner, Poulenc and Duruflé from the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Bach Choir, conducted by David Hill, live from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. 2026-04-03 5/5. Medieval composer and polymath Hildegard of Bingen has one last battle to fight. A fictionalised account, written by Anna Linstrum and performed by Juliet Stevenson. 2026-04-03 Encounter adventurous music from around the globe as Verity Sharp dives into music inspired by water and explores liberation music with its feet in past, present and future. 2026-04-03 Tonight's Friday night special features live session highlights from jazz saxophonist and composer Emma Rawicz. 2026-04-03 The Spanish vocal ensemble Qvinta Essençia showcase the polyphonic musical tradition and poetry that flourished in the Iberian peninsula of the 16th century. 2026-04-03