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Composer of the Week
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Georgia Mann plays the best in 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.
Soundtrack for night
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
Classical rise and shine
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring your requests.
An evening at Villa Casals
Alexander Melnikov and friends perform chamber music by Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms.
Immerse yourself
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra goes Stateside
Live from Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Ilan Volkov conducts Ives, Zappa, Lewis and Gershwin.
Half an hour of the finest classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.