Jorja Smith presents an hour of healing, emotional music. Show more
Downtime Symphony
Your laid-back orchestral soundtrack, from Tchaikovsky to OutKast
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Celeste curates 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. Show more
Classical music for breakfast time, plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.
Record Review
Bruckner Symphony No 6 in Building a Library with Tom Service and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Tom Service chooses his favourite recording of Bruckner's Sixth Symphony, and Yshani Perinpanayagam recommends new 20th and 21st-century orchestral, percussion and piano recordings. Show more
Tom Service talks to writer Edmund de Waal about the relationship between music and literature. Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Leif Kaner-Lidstrom
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Jess Gillam is joined by pianist Leif Kaner-Lidstrom to swap tracks and share the music they love. With music from Richard Strauss to The Comet Is Coming. Show more
Inside Music
Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani with music from medieval Europe to downtown New York
1 hour, 56 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani opens up a colourful selection of music from the inside - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more
As we enter the third decade of the 21st century, Matthew Sweet features a selection of music for film from across the years that has presented its own vision of the 20s. Show more
Kathryn Tickell talks to Ostinato Records founder Vik Sohonie about their new release of rare archive music from Djibouti, featuring the band 4 Mars. Show more
Opera on 3: Wagner's Ring Cycle
Wagner's Ring Cycle: Götterdämmerung
5 hours, 3 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Götterdämmerung, the last of the four operas of Wagner's Ring cycle, from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden with Nina Stemme as Brünnhilde, and conducted by Antonio Pappano. Show more
The latest in new music performance, including highlights from a recent recording session by The Hermes Experiment. Show more
Patricia Brennan describes how she has extended the language of the vibraphone with manipulated sounds and graceful dexterity. Show more
Sibelius's Tapiola and Seventh Symphony conducted by Okko Kamu. Plus, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with international soloist Ning Feng. Presented by John Shea. Show more
