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Classical Live

Showcasing the best live performance and exclusive concerts from home and abroad, recorded by the BBC and the European Broadcasting Union.

Radio 3,21 episodes

Episodes

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Once Upon A Time... A Thousand and One Nights
Specially recorded performances of music inspired by fairy tales from the east.
24 Apr 2026,180 mins
Once Upon A Time... Music from Eastern Europe
Specially recorded performances inspired by the Eastern European fairy tale.
23 Apr 2026,180 mins
Once Upon A Time... Across Europe
Specially recorded performances of music inspired by the fairy tale.
22 Apr 2026,120 mins
Once Upon A Time... The Brothers Grimm
Specially recorded music evoking the world of the fairy tale.
21 Apr 2026,180 mins
Once Upon A Time... Hans Christian Andersen
Specially recorded concert performances of classical music - on the theme of fairy tales
20 Apr 2026,180 mins
Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 from Belfast
Specially recorded music from the BBC Performing Groups, the EBU and more.
17 Apr 2026,180 mins
Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony
Specially recorded music from the BBC Performing Groups, the EBU and more.
16 Apr 2026,180 mins
The Ulster Orchestra plays Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet
Specially recorded music from the BBC Performing Groups, the EBU and more.
15 Apr 2026,120 mins
Stravinsky’s Petrushka from Belfast
Specially recorded performances from home and abroad.
14 Apr 2026,180 mins
The Arod Quartet live from Wigmore Hall
The Arod Quartet performs Haydn & Tchaikovsky live from Wigmore Hall.
13 Apr 2026,180 mins
Rachmaninov's 2nd Symphony from Prague
Specially recorded performances from home and abroad.
10 Apr 2026,180 mins
Monteverdi Vespers from Monaco
Highlights from Monteverdi's great choral Vespers.
09 Apr 2026,180 mins
Chopin and Falla from Perth
Specially recorded performances from the UK and Europe.
08 Apr 2026,120 mins
Isle of the Dead
Specially recorded performances from home and abroad.
07 Apr 2026,180 mins
Santiago Sanchez live from Wigmore Hall
Radio 3 New Generation Artist, tenor Santiago Sanchez, live from Wigmore Hall.
06 Apr 2026,180 mins
Easter: A Seasonal Journey... Bach’s St Matthew Passion at King’s College, Cambridge
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad.
03 Apr 2026,180 mins
Górecki's Symphony No. 3 performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad.
02 Apr 2026,180 mins
Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances from Sheffield
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad.
01 Apr 2026,120 mins
Bruckner's Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad.
31 Mar 2026,176 mins
Beethoven live from London's Wigmore Hall
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad.
30 Mar 2026,176 mins
Shostakovich's 8th Symphony from Prague
Including specially recorded concert music from the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
27 Mar 2026,176 mins