Petroc Trelawny explores the unique dune landscape of Magilligan Point, on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, and hears stories of emigration with live music and guests. Show more
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, featuring new discoveries, some musical surprises and plenty of familiar favourites. Show more
Frescobaldi takes up his place as organist at St. Peter’s, Rome, amidst the free-spending Barberini pontificate. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
NI Opera Festival of Voice 2023 (4/4)
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
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Performances from tenor Robin Tritschler, baritone James Atkinson and mezzo-soprano Marta Fontanals-Simmons with pianist Simon Lepper from the NI Opera Festival of Voice 2023. Show more
Stravinsky in a recent performance from Belfast, and Ragna Schirmer plays Mozart's Piano Concerto No 27 with the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra. Show more
Tom Service immerses himself in the world of Poulenc's Catholic choral work Gloria, part sublime hymn of praise, part joyous musical dance. Show more
Sean Rafferty is live from Ulster University in Londonderry with performances by some of Northern Ireland’s finest musicians. Show more
Classical Mixtape
Relax into your day with classical music
30 minutes on BBC Radio 3
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Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, with gorgeous sounds ranging from the 18th century right up to the present day. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
2 hours, 28 minutes on BBC Radio 3
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The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra plays Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the opening concert of its 2023 tour. Before that, a violin concerto by Ukrainian composer Yevhen Stankovych. Show more
Live from the Contains Strong Language Festival in Leeds, Ian McMillan introduces public poets from around the world, and we discover the winner of the 2023 Laurel Prize. Show more
The Essay continues its epic exploration of the lives, tribes and traces of Albion's Iron Age peoples as archaeologist Miles Russell reconsiders the roots of King Arthur's story. Show more
Late Junction
Casseptember: A mixtape from Syrian Cassette Archives
2 hours on BBC Radio 3
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Verity Sharp continues our month-long celebration of cassette tape culture with a mixtape from Mark Gergis and Yamen Mekdad, founders of Syrian Cassette Archives. Show more
Ólafur Arnalds looks for the silver linings in sound with musical selections based around hope, including a Safe Haven from actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Show more
Happy Harmonies with Laufey
Vol 9: Ease yourself into the day with folk harmonies
1 hour on BBC Radio 3
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Laufey sequences a selection of her favourite emerging folk talent, featuring Noah Cyrus, Lola Marsh and Fleet Foxes.
Through the Night
Beethoven and Saint-Saëns from the Amar Quartet in Switzerland
4 hours on BBC Radio 3
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At the 2020 Falera Summer Concerts festival, the Amar Quartet perform Beethoven's Second String Quartet in G and Saint-Saëns's First String Quartet in E minor. John Shea presents. Show more