Classical music for breakfast time plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.
Record Review
BBC Proms Composer - Bartok with Kate Molleson and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Kate Molleson chooses five indispensable recordings of Proms Composer Bartok and explains why you need to hear them, plus the best of recent classical releases. Show more
Kate Molleson presents the final Summer Showcase, featuring mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska, violinist Johan Dalene, pianist Alexander Gadjiev and cellist Anastasia Kobekina. Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Alexia Sloane
23 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Jess Gillam is joined by composer and poet Alexia Sloane to swap music, including Hildegard Von Bingen, Steve Reich, Smetana and Aretha Franklin. Show more
Caroline Shaw opens up a selection of classical music from a composer and performer’s point of view - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more
With Christopher Nolan's 'Inception' now back in cinemas alongside the eagerly awaited arrival of 'Tenet', Matthew Sweet looks back on some of the music his films have inspired. Show more
Lopa Kothari presents two specially curated mixtapes featuring music from L'Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, JPP, Njava and Kocani Orkestar. Show more
A Charlie Parker centenary special featuring Sheila Jordan, Django Bates, Nathaniel Facey, Alan Barnes and Delfeayo Marsalis. Show more
BBC New Generation Artist Timothy Ridout plays Bartok's Viola Concerto and Ema Nikolovska sings songs from Mahler's Des knaben Wunderhorn. Presented by Kate Molleson. Show more
Live from BBC Proms: Jonathan Scott takes control of the Royal Albert Hall’s mighty organ playing his own arrangements of works including Saiint-Saëns’s dramatic ‘Organ’ Symphony. Show more
Sean Rafferty visits guitarist Julian Bream at home in Wiltshire to discuss a lifetime of music making. Show more
Tom Service with new music from around the world that challenges borders - political, physical, temporal and stylistic. Plus, Robert Worby catches up with composer Christopher Fox. Show more
Fire! Orchestra and the Art Ensemble of Chicago explore how to balance improvisation and composition in a large ensemble. Presented by Corey Mwamba. Show more
A concert given by members of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, played to an empty hall in April 2020. John Shea presents. Show more