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Barber's Violin Concerto and Shostakovich's Sixth Symphony
The German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin and Randall Goosby play Barber's Violin Concerto.
Brighten your day with 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.
Trio Gaspard live from London's Wigmore Hall
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)
Rome, Here I Come
Donald Macleod investigates the life of a Renaissance genius, Giovanni da Palestrina.
Caroline Shaw and Andrew Yee
Caroline Shaw and Andrew Yee perform from their new album Or, The Whale.
18/05/2026
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
Tchaikovsky's Pathétique symphony from the London Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Pappano conducts the LSO in music by Britten, Bernstein and Tchaikovsky.
Full Moon on Progress St
Recasting Ella: Philanthropist
Dr Rommi Smith examines a turning-point moment in the life of five Black female musicians.
Blissful sounds for after-hours
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
Saxophonist Soweto Kinch picks jazz from all eras, with a focus on new British artists.
Bells from Estonia
The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra performs Rachmaninov's The Bells.
