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Categories: Music: Classical: Experimental & New

  1. British Composer Awards

    Awards scheme designed to celebrate the work of contemporary classical composers in the UK

    BBC Radio 3

  2. Exposure

    Gigs from around the UK, exploring the local alternative and underground music scenes

    BBC Radio 3

  3. Hear and Now

    Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and sessions

    BBC Radio 3

  4. The Sound and the Fury: A Century of Music

    Three-part series on the revolution in 20th century music.

    BBC Four

  5. The Sound and the Fury in Concert

    Performances recorded for BBC Four's The Sound and the Fury: A Century of Music

    BBC

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  6. Radio 3’s Composers’ Rooms

    An exploration of the relationship between composers and the rooms they write in.

    BBC Radio 3

  7. Pre-Hear

    Companion programme to Hear and Now, offering more of the best new music

    BBC Radio 3

  8. Tales of Beatrix Potter

    Beatrix Potter's famous characters are realised by The Royal Ballet at Covent Garden.

    BBC One

  9. The Royal Ballet World Premiere

    Choreographer Wayne McGregor premieres his major new work, Infra, with the Royal Ballet.

    BBC Two

  10. The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs: Gorecki

    Film by Tony Palmer celebrating the Polish composer Gorecki, who died recently.

    BBC Four

  11. The Most Incredible Thing

    Full-length dance piece, featuring music specially composed by the Pet Shop Boys.

    BBC Four

  12. The Well-Tuned Piano

    A recording of The Well-Tuned Piano by La Monte Young, a piano solo lasting for five hours

    BBC Radio 3

  13. Nicky and Wynton: The Making of a Concerto

    Film exploring a musical collaboration between Wynton Marsalis and Nicola Benedetti.

    BBC Four

  14. BBC Radio 3 Recommends

    A BBC Introducing gig with sets from Kourelou, Alabaster dePlume and Peter Edwards Trio.

    BBC Radio 3

  15. Morton Feldman Live from the Tate

    The Flux Quartet give a live all-night performance of Morton Feldman's String Quartet No 2

    BBC Radio 3

  16. Stockhausen: Hymnen: Surround Sound

    The first time that the whole piece has been broadcast in 4.0 surround sound

    BBC Radio 3

  17. Betroffenheit from Sadler's Wells

    A boundary-stretching hybrid of theatre and dance by Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young.

    BBC Four

  18. The Annie Nightingale Show

    Radio 1's longest-serving broadcaster brings her own inimitable style to 6 Music.

    BBC Radio 6 Music

  19. Broc Môr

    Musical soundscapes composed by Richard James and Angharad Van Rijswijk.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  20. Unclassified

    Elizabeth Alker with music by a new generation of composers who defy classification.

    BBC Radio 3

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  21. Michael Clark's to a simple, rock 'n' roll... song

    Michael Clark presents his latest production to music by Patti Smith, Satie and Bowie.

    BBC Four

  22. Sound of 2018: The Top Five

    Meet the five most exciting new acts, in locations around the world.

  23. New Music Show

    Cutting-edge and experimental new music in live performance, plus interviews and features.

    BBC Radio 3

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  24. Marc Gregg's Soap Opera

    Marc Gregg takes us on a journey through the intense storytelling power of opera.

    BBC Radio Ulster

  25. Abel Selaocoe’s Jazz Takeover with Chesaba and the BBC Concert Orchestra

    A joyous music celebration from the BBC Concert Orchestra and Chesaba with Abel Selaocoe.

    BBC

  26. The Electronic Century with Gabriel Prokofiev

    Gabriel Prokofiev celebrates the connections between classical and electronic music.

    BBC Radio 3

  27. Tectonics 2021

    Tectonics 2021 online

    BBC Radio 3

  28. The Soldier's Tale

    A vibrant and bold new take on Stravinsky’s dark musical masterpiece from the Hallé.

    BBC Four

  29. Max Richter in Concert: Earth Day 2023

    Max Richter with Chineke! in concert to mark Earth Day 2023

    BBC Radio 3