Brahms’s German Requiem charts a journey through grief to hope, in music that has brought solace to generations of listeners.
Tread the snowy expanses of Sibelius’ Finland and Vaughan Williams’ Antartica, and warm up to the impressionistic hues of Dubugnon’s new concerto.
See the world through a new lens as RCM composers present innovative compositions inspired by a selection of images from the Natural History Museum’s 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
Tread the snowy expanses of Sibelius’ Finland and Vaughan Williams’ Antartica, and warm up to the impressionistic hues of Dubugnon’s new concerto.
Be enchanted by Renaissance songs of passion and longing in a rare UK visit from the pioneering ensemble, performing the complete Third Book of Madrigals.
Rites of spring: Stravinsky, Hillborg and a spectacular Mendelssohn rediscovery from Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Hear music crackling with energy, from Beethoven’s fiery Appassionata Sonata to Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, played by one of today’s most dazzling pianists.
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The ensemble dreams up a world of elemental soundscapes in works by Luke Mombrea, Sasha Scott and James Tenney, with Bach as the calm at the eye of the storm.
Hear Prokofiev at his most riotously witty, while Shostakovich juggles despair and stoicism in a beautiful, virtuosic violin concerto.
Alena Baeva plays Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, and Nil Venditti brings a very personal perspective to Falla’s fiesta of a ballet.
Britten’s joyful A Ceremony of Carols crowns a festive journey from medieval to modern music. Its radiant melodies bring light to winter darkness and sit alongside a rich mix of seasonal works which capture the reflective and celebratory spirit of Christmas.
Britten’s joyful A Ceremony of Carols crowns a festive journey from medieval to modern music. Its radiant melodies bring light to winter darkness and sit alongside a rich mix of seasonal works which capture the reflective and celebratory spirit of Christmas.
The music of the North is alive with colour; you just need to listen.
Beethoven’s Fifth: Vasily Petrenko and the RPO play the classic to end all classics.
Georgian pianist Giorgi Gigashvili presents a performance of Prokofiev’s Sonatas in this BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert.
Isabelle Demers uncovers every nuance of the organ’s power and colour, closing with Brahms’ Romantic masterpiece, the Variations and fugue on a theme by Handel.
Witness a true superstar among violinists.
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Multi-prize-winning pianist Pavel Kolesnikov performs Morton Feldman’s hushed, expansive keyboard work, in which time itself seems to stand still.
To hell and back: Berlioz’s huge, flamboyant take on the Faust legend simply has to be heard to be believed.