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Manu Martin and Elgar in Holywood
John Toal with a mix of popular classical music, news, reviews and interviews.
27 Apr 2025,·117 mins
Jess Gillam with... Paul Lewis
Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with pianist Paul Lewis.
19 Apr 2025,·60 mins
Your perfect Sunday soundtrack
Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh.
27 Apr 2025,·180 mins
Music for the evening
Hannah Peel with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.
27 Oct 2022,·29 mins
Lent 6
From the Church of St Bartholomew the Great, London.
13 Apr 2025,·29 mins
Easter: A Seasonal Journey. Sacred Music for Holy Week
Sacred music for Holy Week from around Europe
13 Apr 2025,·299 mins
Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Kate Molleson's recommendation for Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.
28 Apr 2025,·47 mins
Pedair
Cyngerdd hudolus gan Pedair gyda Cherddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC.
27 Mar 2025,·116 mins
Mozart's Last Years
Donald Macleod charts the highs and lows of Mozart’s last five years
18 Apr 2025,·68 mins
There's only one Lesley Garrett
Having answered the call, the choir of 50 strangers meet for their first rehearsal.
18 Apr 2025,·13 mins
Cherry Healey
Linton Stephens tries out a classical playlist on presenter Cherry Healey.
25 Mar 2024,·29 mins
New Generation Artists play Mozart, Chopin and Dvorak
Mozart, Chopin and Dvorak from Geneva Lewis, Alim Beisembayev and the Kleio Quartet.
19 Apr 2025,·84 mins
Brodsky Quartet in Peebles & Hanni Liang plays Ethel Smyth
Jamie MacDougall with the best in Classical music from Scotland and beyond.
27 Apr 2025,·115 mins
Episode 2
Paul Mason explores dark matters of nationalism and desire in the opera Die Meistersinger
07 May 2013,·30 mins
Tomkins, Cardoso and the New World
Peter Phillips shares his passion for the music of Thomas Tomkins and Manuel Cardoso.
08 Jul 2018,·34 mins
Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 'Gran Partita'
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performers: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
19 Feb 2021,·50 mins
Dominic Dromgoole
Rob's guest this week is the theatre and film director Dominic Dromgoole
08 Sep 2017,·69 mins
What's the point of Listening?
Tom Service reflects on digital listening and how it impacts our relationship with music.
31 Mar 2024,·28 mins
Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf with Manchester Camerata and Josie d'Arby
A musician's-eye view of classical music's best-loved works.
25 Dec 2024,·28 mins
Sir Simon Rattle
Norman Lebrecht in conversation with world-renowned conductor, Sir Simon Rattle.
24 Aug 2024,·44 mins
Episode 3
Sara Mohr-Pietsch and conductor Paul Goodwin answer your questions about Baroque music.
26 Mar 2013,·20 mins
Bartok's Concerto For Orchestra
A celebration through handwritten manuscript of Bela Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra.
20 Aug 2020,·28 mins
John Adams: City Noir
John Adams's orchestral paean to post-war Hollywood, and the world of the film noir.
12 Dec 2013,·20 mins
The Practice of Practising
Celebrated pianist Stephen Hough reflects on a life spent practising.
28 Dec 2013,·45 mins
The future of contemporary music
Sue and Tom wrap up the issues that have provoked the most discussion amongst listeners.
25 Feb 2013,·20 mins
Sreath 7, Prògram 5
Laoidhean, leughaidhean agus smuaintean.
06 Feb 2022,·30 mins
Mina Foley
Mina Foley, one of Kiri's 20 Favourite Voices, in this Radio 3 series.
5 mins
Terry Riley: In C
Ivan Hewett examines the chord of C major as found in Terry Riley's In C.
13 Jan 2017,·15 mins
Playing in the Dark (Part 2)
Concert of readings and music from Neil Gaiman and friends with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
01 Jan 2020,·57 mins
22/10/2012
Sara Mohr-Pietsch and guests answer questions about anything to do with the piano.
22 Oct 2012,·20 mins
