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Boost your morning with classical music
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
17 Apr 2026,·180 mins
A feast of great music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
17 Apr 2026,·210 mins
1182: Raising Notre-Dame
The year is 1182. Notre-Dame de Paris is consecrated, and new musical ideas are born.
11 Apr 2026,·56 mins
A sea full of Z’s
Drift off to the sound of this calming, classical mix.
13 Apr 2026,·60 mins
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Boiling Point
Cracks start to show in Chopin’s relationship with George Sand. With Donald Macleod.
16 Apr 2026,·59 mins
Immersive music for late night listening
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
16 Apr 2026,·89 mins
Soothing classical music to uncloud your mind
Lift the fog with this selection of soothing classical music.
10 Apr 2026,·180 mins
Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 from Belfast
Specially recorded music from the BBC Performing Groups, the EBU and more.
Guildford Cathedral
From Guildford Cathedral.
15 Apr 2026,·59 mins
BBC Symphony Orchestra from Beijing
Sakari Oramo conducts Brahms, Judith Weir, and Bartok with pianist Bertrand Chamayou.
16 Apr 2026,·134 mins
Classical music for focus or relaxation
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
16 Apr 2026,·30 mins
Jeff Beal and Levi Andreassen
Live music from American composer Jeff Beal and double bassist Levi Andreassen.
16 Apr 2026,·120 mins
Soothing piano music for quiet moments
A seamless mix of tranquil piano music interspersed with gentle nature sounds.
Schubert and Brahms from Norway
Vadym Kholodenko joins the Norwegian Radio Orchestra in Brahms's Second Piano Concerto.
17 Apr 2026,·360 mins
Erland Cooper: Series 7
A soundtrack for stargazing ft. Cerys Hafana
Erland Cooper shares music inspired by the stillness and wonder of the night sky.
18 Apr 2026,·60 mins
Mozart's Don Giovanni
From the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Mozart's Don Giovanni.
11 Apr 2026,·208 mins
Rachel Eliza Griffiths, poet and novelist
Michael Berkeley's guest is the poet and novelist Rachel Eliza Griffiths.
12 Apr 2026,·86 mins
Ten Minute Meditations - Series 6
Nurture kindness and compassion: Sharon Salzberg
Find kindness and compassion for yourself and others with this guided meditation.
03 May 2026,·10 mins
The Pied Piper
The art and legacy of David Munrow.
12 Apr 2026,·59 mins
Haydn's Matin, Midi and Soir Symphonies in Building a Library with Nicholas Kenyon and Sarah Walker
Nicholas Kenyon on Haydn's Symphonies 6-8 and Fiona Maddocks on the week's new releases.
11 Apr 2026,·119 mins
Please Plant This Programme
Elizabeth Alker with music by a new generation of composers who defy classification.
12 Apr 2026,·60 mins
Brighten your day with enchanting classical music
Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead.
13 Apr 2026,·180 mins
Going through the Gate
From gardens and kissing to heaven and hell, Troy to Watergate: in music, prose and poetry
12 Apr 2026,·74 mins
Jools meets Olivia Harrison
Jools is joined by the author and film producer Olivia Harrison.
11 Apr 2026,·59 mins
Mozart's Piano Sonata in A major, K. 331
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores one of Mozart's greatest hits, the Piano Sonata in A major.
12 Apr 2026,·89 mins
Isata Kanneh-Mason plays the studio piano
Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend!
11 Apr 2026,·180 mins
Jess Gillam with... David Arnold
Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with composer David Arnold.
04 Apr 2026,·60 mins
2026
The BBC Sing! Community Choir in Ballymena celebrates the 1990s
The BBC Sing! Community Choir in Ballymena sing the 1990s, conducted by Anne McCambridge.
12 Apr 2026,·30 mins
I Want to be Alive
Tom Service presents the UK premiere of Daniel Bjarnason's first major symphonic work.
11 Apr 2026,·120 mins
Easter: A Seasonal Journey... Music for Holy Week
Sacred music for Holy Week with concerts from across Europe.
29 Mar 2026,·299 mins
