Jorja Smith presents an hour of healing, emotional music. Show more
Downtime Symphony
Slow down with Celeste’s classically infused sounds
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
An hour of wind-down music to help you press pause and reset your mind. With chilled sounds of orchestral, jazz, ambient and lo-fi beats to power your downtime.
Classical music for breakfast time, plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.
Jonathan Cross discusses Stravinsky's delightful blast-from-the-past ballet with Andrew and settles on the must-have recording to buy, download or stream. Show more
Music Matters
Uighur culture, Richard Tognetti, business models
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Violinist Richard Tognetti. How will Covid change the relationship between musicians and agents? The book Soundscapes of Uyghur Islam. And should orchestras continue touring China? Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Charlotte Harding
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Jess Gillam is joined by composer and fellow saxophonist Charlotte Harding to swap tracks and share the music they love. Show more
Inside Music
Conductor Karina Canellakis on musical majesty and baroque rock
1 hour, 56 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Conductor Karina Canellakis opens up a selection of music from a conductor’s point of view - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more
Mark Isham, Hollywood composer of October Sky, A River Runs Through It and the new Judas and the Black Messiah, discusses his career in film with Matthew Sweet. Show more
Kathryn Tickell features a new release on Dust-to-Digital, An Alternate History of the World's Music, in conversation with the album's producer Jonathan Ward. Show more
Highlights from pianist Jason Moran’s Harlem Hellfighters in concert, and star trumpeter Theo Croker’s inspirations. Show more
A historic performance from 1956 of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor from the Met in New York, Maria Callas's only Met broadcast. Show more
New Generation Artists
The Misha Mullov-Abbado Group at the 2019 Ryedale Festival
59 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
New Generation Artists: the Misha Mullov-Abbado and his group recorded live in York as part of the 2019 Ryedale Festival -stunning jazz from some of the brightest young talents. Show more
Tom Service presents the latest in new music, with a new piano concerto by Christian Wolff recorded in Switzerland. Robert Worby interviews Birmingham-based composer Joe Cutler. Show more
Trumpeter Dave Douglas provides a soundtrack to marching in protest and Keith Tippett’s percussive piano meets Louis Moholo Moholo’s melodic drums. Show more
From the BBC Proms 2018, Seong-Jin Cho joins the European Union Youth Orchestra and conductor Gianandrea Noseda in Chopin's Second Piano Concerto. John Shea presents. Show more
