On Air: 19:00 – 19:30
Classical Mixtape
Next: 19:30 – 21:45
Radio 3 in Concert
Jader Bignamini conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music. Read more
Nine great reasons to meditate
What meditation means to The Music & Meditation Podcast hosts and how it can help in life
Moon River: The story of the 1962 Oscars Best Song winner
"Wherever you're going, I'm going your way..."
Sound of Cinema Sunday
Full details of Radio 3's all-day celebration of film music.
Ten women composers you should know this International Women's Day.
Meet the women composers whose work will be part of the 2024 BBC Ten Pieces collection.
International Women's Day on Radio 3
A full day of music by women composers on Radio 3 – full details.
Bacon in Moscow – illustrated
How Francis Bacon became the first major Western artist to exhibit solo in the USSR.
Adventures in sound
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
The Hooligans
Debussy ascends to a new level of fame as his opera Pelléas et Mélisande is premiered.
The Luxembourg Philharmonic plays Schubert’s 9th Symphony and Ravel's Shéhérazade, plus Mozart from the Van Kuijk Quartet
Luxembourg Philharmonic plays Schubert’s 9th Symphony, plus Mozart from Van Kuijk Quartet.
Celebrating classical greats
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
Classical music to set you up for the day
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring your requests.
Molière in Music
Richard Strauss's suite Le Bourgeois gentilhomme performed by the Santa Cecilia Orchestra.