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Pitch shifts
Elizabeth Alker with music by a new generation of composers who defy classification
Shostakovich's Cello Concerto no 1
Truls Mørk plays Shostakovich's first cello concerto with the German Symphony Orchestra.
Kick-start your day with the best classical music
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
Your perfect classical playlist
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
Live from London's Wigmore Hall
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad
Amy Beach (1867-1944)
Becoming Mrs Beach
Donald Macleod explores Amy Beach's journey from piano prodigy to respected composer.
Beverley Knight, Ntombizodwa Ndlovu, Pekka Kuusisto and Sam Amidon
Live music from Beverley Knight, Ntombizodwa Ndlovu, Pekka Kuusisto and Sam Amidon.
Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1 from Gateshead
Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich.
Full Moon on Progress St
Sarah Vaughan, 'The Divine One'
Revealing the real lives of iconic Black female musicians.
A meditative moonlight soundtrack
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
Aaron Parks’ 4/4
The acclaimed American jazz pianist shares four of the albums that have influenced him.
