Classical music for breakfast time, plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track
Record Review
BBC Proms Composer Vivaldi with Hannah French and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Hannah French selects five must-hear recordings of BBC Proms Composer Vivladi, plus the usual round-up of the best latest classical releases. Show more
Chamber music from the New Generation Artists: Ballads and songs by Carl Loewe sung by James Newby and Chopin's Barcarolle in F sharp played by Alexander Gadjiev. Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Sheku Kanneh-Mason
30 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Ahead of his performance at the 2023 Final Night of the Proms, revisit cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason's chat with Jess Gillam as they share the music they love First aired August 2021 Show more
Inside Music
Composer Hannah Kendall explores the notes between the notes
1 hour, 56 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Hannah Kendall opens up a selection of classical music from a composer’s point of view - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more
Matthew Sweet looks at music written for films that have a disruptive vibe, reflecting the launch of Michael Caton-Jones's Our Ladies. Show more
Kathryn Tickell presents two specially curated mixtapes including music from Peru, Ghana, Ethiopia and Ecuador. Show more
Acclaimed trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard shares his jazz inspirations. Show more
New Generation Artists
Ema Nikolovska, Elisabeth Brauss and the Calidore Quartet
59 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Chamber music from the New Generation Artists: mezzo Ema Nikolovska sings Mahler, pianist Elisabeth Brauss performs Schubert and the Calidore Quartet play Haydn. Show more
Live at the BBC Proms: the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov and Patricia Kopatchinskaja perform Bartók alongside traditional Hungarian music from Folktone Band. Show more
Kate Molleson introduces recently created work from Olga Neuwirth, Oren Boneh, Marianne Schuppe and Sofia Jernberg and features recordings from the Danish group We Like We. Show more
Guitarist George Burt and singer Clíona Cassidy introduce their new record Rain Shadow, a mixture of folk-inspired songs and operatic improvised dreamscapes. Show more
Vadim Repin, Baiba Skride and members of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra play Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky. John Shea presents. Show more