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Start the day on the right note with classical music
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
09 Jan 2026,·180 mins
Gentle classical music for peace and calm
Embrace stillness with peaceful classical melodies and sounds from the natural world.
Alfred Brendel plays Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto
Specially recorded music from BBC performing groups, the EBU and more.
09 Jan 2026,·176 mins
St Luke's, Chelsea, London
An Epiphany Carol Service from St Luke’s, Chelsea, London.
07 Jan 2026,·59 mins
Sleepier shores await
Drift away to calming rest with this relaxing mix.
05 Jan 2026,·60 mins
Your perfect classical playlist
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music.
08 Jan 2026,·210 mins
Erland Cooper: Series 6
Drift into a magical musical world ft. Nailah Hunter
Join Erland Cooper for a mystical journey into calm, with music that twinkles with magic.
08 Jan 2026,·60 mins
Alexandre Tharaud plays Bach, Ravel and Dukas
The French pianist performs original and transcribed music by Bach, Ravel and Dukas.
09 Jan 2026,·360 mins
Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform with pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason in Glasgow
08 Jan 2026,·134 mins
A soul-soothing classical mix
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
08 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Dissolve into a nocturnal soundworld
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
25 Dec 2025,·89 mins
Enchanting piano music for deep focus
A restorative piano soundtrack to guide you into deep focus.
08 Jan 2026,·120 mins
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Maestro
From composing to baton-wielding and beyond. With Donald Macleod.
09 Jan 2026,·59 mins
Ease into the day with mellow music
Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead.
08 Jan 2026,·180 mins
Christmas 2025
The annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College, Cambridge
25 Dec 2025,·99 mins
Pam Ayres
Michael Berkeley's guest is the poet Pam Ayres.
21 Dec 2025,·86 mins
Katie Bray, Elena Urioste & Tom Poster
Katie Bray, William Vann, Elena Urioste and Tom Poster join Katie for live music
Live from Vienna
Petroc Trelawny live in Vienna for the annual New Year's Day Concert.
01 Jan 2026,·209 mins
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante
Violinist Tasmin Little's recommended recording of Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante, K364.
04 Jan 2026,·59 mins
4. King's College, Cambridge
The choir of King's College, Cambridge prepare to sing "Adam lay ybounden".
24 Dec 1998,·15 mins
Mason Bates's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
From the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Mason Bates's adaption of Michael Chabon's novel.
03 Jan 2026,·208 mins
Happy New Year - 18th Century German style
German cantatas to usher in the new year.
Live from Boston
Georgia Mann meets Yo-Yo Ma on the first leg of Radio 3's American Road Trip.
09 Jan 2026,·210 mins
Peace on Earth
Elizabeth Alker with ambient music and tranquil tracks to soundtrack the longest night.
21 Dec 2025,·60 mins
Proms at Christmas 2025
Last Night of the Proms 2025
with Brian May, Roger Taylor, Alison Balsom, Louise Alder & Bill Bailey.
31 Dec 2025,·179 mins
Jools and guests share their musical favourites
Jools is joined by designer Jasper Conran, with music by Telemann, Chopin and Ray Charles.
03 Jan 2026,·59 mins
New Year New Sounds
Kate Molleson presents new recordings and world premieres from sound festival in Aberdeen.
03 Jan 2026,·120 mins
Chopin's Nocturnes Op. 9
Connecting Ireland with American jazz, Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps Chopin's inky Nocturnes Op.9
04 Jan 2026,·89 mins
Jess Gillam with... Hania Rani
Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with the Polish pianist and composer Hania Rani.
03 Jan 2026,·60 mins
Superstar tenor Allan Clayton and cellist Adrian Brendel
Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend!
03 Jan 2026,·180 mins
