Classical

Elgar's Cello Concerto

The Building a Library recommended recording from yesterday's Record Review.

18 Jan 2026,·59 mins

Wake up your senses with classical music

Join Mark Forrest every Sunday for Radio 3's Breakfast show

18 Jan 2026,·150 mins

Six and a half hours of soothing sounds to ease your mind

A calming journey pairing The Shipping Forecast with gentle music and field recordings.

11 Jan 2026,·390 mins

Kazuki Yamada in conversation

Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend!

17 Jan 2026,·180 mins

Mindful classical music to refresh your focus

Relax and reset your mind with three hours of soothing classical music.

16 Jan 2026,·180 mins

Jools with some of his most-loved recordings

Jools is joined by actor Peter Eyre with music by Sibelius, Chopin and Nina Simone.

17 Jan 2026,·59 mins

Music for the still of night

Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.

15 Jan 2026,·89 mins

16/01/2026

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.

16 Jan 2026,·30 mins

Refresh your morning with classical music

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.

16 Jan 2026,·210 mins

Mozart, Brahms, Franck and Messiaen

Violinist Ludvig Gudim and pianist Valdemar Wenzel Most perform in Nyborg, Denmark.

18 Jan 2026,·360 mins

Bizet's Carmen

Live from the New York Met, Bizet's Carmen.

17 Jan 2026,·208 mins

St Lawrence Church, York

From St Lawrence Church, York, with the Ebor Singers.

14 Jan 2026,·59 mins

Soothing piano to settle the mind

Immerse yourself in the soothing sounds of classical and contemporary piano.

15 Jan 2026,·120 mins

Vanessa Williams

Michael Berkeley's guest is the singer and actor Vanessa Williams.

11 Jan 2026,·86 mins

Live music from Delia Stevens and Will Pound

Percussionist Delia Stevens and harmonica and melodeon player Will Pound perform live.

16 Jan 2026,·120 mins

Erland Cooper: Series 6

Sounds for a journey’s end ft Emile Mosseri

As the series comes to an end, Erland Cooper shares a reflective soundtrack for closure.

17 Jan 2026,·60 mins

Aaron Copland's A Lincoln Portrait

Specially made recordings including music from America.

16 Jan 2026,·176 mins

Three hours of classical sparkle

Petroc Trelawny with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh.

18 Jan 2026,·180 mins

Live from Los Angeles

Georgia Mann presents the fourth and final leg of Radio 3's journey across the US.

12 Jan 2026,·210 mins

Jess Gillam with... Hania Rani

Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with the Polish pianist and composer Hania Rani.

03 Jan 2026,·60 mins

Live from Vienna

Petroc Trelawny live in Vienna for the annual New Year's Day Concert.

01 Jan 2026,·209 mins

Radio 3's American Roadtrip: John Adams' Harmonielehre

The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra performs music by John Adams and Bartok.

15 Jan 2026,·134 mins

Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869)

Exile

Donald Macleod finds Gottschalk in a self-imposed exile from America.

16 Jan 2026,·59 mins

Ambient America

Elizabeth Alker with a sonic roadtrip through the USA's rich and varied ambient landscapes

11 Jan 2026,·60 mins

The Art of Sinking

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

17 Jan 2026,·120 mins

Refresh your day with gentle melodies

Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead.

15 Jan 2026,·180 mins

Agatha Christie and music

50 years ago the 'Queen of Crime' fiction died. When young, she planned a career in music.

18 Jan 2026,·74 mins

Christmas 2025

The annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College, Cambridge

25 Dec 2025,·99 mins

Hesperion XXI - the Golden Age of European Consort Music

Performance and news from the world of early music.

18 Jan 2026,·59 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