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Essential Classics
Refresh your morning with classical music
Hannah French presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show. 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.
Music for the night
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
Musical journeys: Mendelssohn in Scotland and Berlioz in Italy
Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony & Berlioz's Harold en Italie from the Oslo Philharmonic
Music after dark
BBC Philharmonic in a Viennese whirl
From the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.
Classical music for focus or relaxation
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
The classical soundtrack for your evening
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.