Jorja Smith presents an hour of healing, emotional music. Show more
Downtime Symphony
Celeste’s mix of chilled tracks to ground you
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. Show more
Classical music for breakfast time, plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.
Record Review
Josquin with Elin Manahan Thomas and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Singer Elin Manahan Thomas with her recommendation for music by French Renaissance composer Josquin des Prez, plus a review of a Mahler symphony cycle from the Berlin Philharmonic. Show more
Kate Molleson talks to the pianist Anne Queffelec about Satie; a new book on France, music and trauma during the World Wars; and the Endellion Quartet announces its retirement. Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Sasha Scott
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Jess Gillam and composer and violinist Sasha Scott share the music they love, including Vivaldi, Ligeti, Henriette Renié, and The Prodigy. Show more
Inside Music
Composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad with music from Boccherini to Blur
1 hour, 56 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad opens up a colourful selection of music from the inside - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more
With the upcoming release of the first full-length big screen outing for Tom and Jerry, Matthew Sweet meets composer Christopher Lennertz to talk about his music for this and other films. Show more
Lopa Kothari interviews Cuban pianist Omar Sosa about his new album An East African Journey. Show more
Julian Joseph presents a tribute to one of the all-time greats of jazz piano, the late Chick Corea. Show more
Opera on 3
Massenet's Cendrillon from the New York Metropolitan Opera
3 hours, 29 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
The New York Metropolitan Opera presents Massenet's take on the Cinderella story, with Joyce DiDonato as Cinderella, and Alice Coote as her Prince Charming. Show more
Tom Service with recordings from Aberdeen's Sound Festival and London's Cafe Oto, plus a recent release of music by Anthony Braxton. Show more
Heavy distortion and a restless energy from a new group called Body Meta and a twenty-year-old recording featuring four of Britain's greatest improvisers. Show more
The RIGA Professional Symphonic Band performs music by Schubert, Schumann and Bach in the Latvian capital. Presented by Catriona Young. Show more
