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Ease into the day with classical music
Join Al Ryan this Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
13 Mar 2026,·180 mins
Peaceful classical tracks for deep relaxation
Let soothing harmonies guide you to relaxation with this calming classical music mix.
06 Mar 2026,·180 mins
New College, Oxford
Live from the Chapel of New College, Oxford.
11 Mar 2026,·59 mins
Float away into a deep slumber
Let this calming classical mix help you settle down for the night.
02 Mar 2026,·60 mins
The ideal mix of classical music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
12 Mar 2026,·210 mins
Harmonious music for night-time listening
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
12 Mar 2026,·89 mins
Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade
Marin Alsop conducts the Philharmonia live from the Royal Festival Hall in London.
12 Mar 2026,·134 mins
Schubert's Trout Quintet in Barcelona
Young chamber musicians perform a selection of chamber works by Schubert in Barcelona.
13 Mar 2026,·360 mins
Haydn's Trumpet Concerto performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad.
12 Mar 2026,·176 mins
Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
12 Mar 2026,·30 mins
Penny Woolcock, film director
Michael Berkeley's guest is the film-maker Penny Woolcock.
08 Mar 2026,·86 mins
Enchanting piano pieces to support you through the day
Ground yourself with this spellbinding mix of classical and contemporary piano music.
29 Jan 2026,·120 mins
Live performance from Kieran White and Cedric Meyer
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
12 Mar 2026,·120 mins
Verdi's Otello
Verdi's Otello from ROH with Jonas Kaufmann in title role.
07 Mar 2026,·208 mins
Suzanne Ciani's Listening Chair
Elizabeth Alker invites electro-pioneer Suzanne Ciani to pick a track that transports her.
08 Mar 2026,·60 mins
Handel's Dixit Dominus
The Building a Library recommended recording from yesterday's Record Review.
08 Mar 2026,·59 mins
Start your day with inspiring classical melodies
Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead.
12 Mar 2026,·180 mins
New Zealand Composers
Greek Mythology and Percussion
Donald Macleod explores five classical composers from New Zealand - today John Psathas.
12 Mar 2026,·59 mins
Series 6
Welcome to Series 6 of The Music & Meditation Podcast
Izzy Judd introduces Series 6 of the ultimate therapeutic podcast.
09 Mar 2026,·2 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
Pioneering women in early music
For International Women's Day - a focus on the leading lights of the early music revival.
Music and the Mechanical Mind
A journey of discovery, weaving music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.
01 Mar 2026,·74 mins
Lent 3
From St John the Evangelist, Hills Road, Cambridge.
08 Mar 2026,·29 mins
Shiva Feshareki's Divine Feminine
Cutting-edge music for the eve of International Women's Day.
07 Mar 2026,·120 mins
Jess Gillam with... Lizzie Ball
Jess Gillam swaps music choices with violinist Lizzie Ball.
07 Mar 2026,·60 mins
Three hours of classical sparkle
Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh.
08 Mar 2026,·180 mins
Classical, blues and jazz for the weekend
Jools is joined by the award-winning film director Nicolas Brown.
21 Feb 2026,·59 mins
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Kate Molleson explores Sibelius’s life through his seven symphonies.
06 Mar 2026,·65 mins
The perfect classical soundtrack to start the weekend!
Sara Mohr-Pietsch sits in for Tom Service with the best classical music for your Saturday.
07 Mar 2026,·180 mins
Lucia Dlugoszewski: Tapping the creative unknown
Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century.
