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12/06/2026

Celebrated visual artist David Hockney has died, aged 88.

In addition to his influential role in the Pop Art movement, Hockney also created stage designs for opera and ballet. In 1995, he was Michael Berkeley's guest on Private Passions and revealed the process behind matching music and visuals to bring Wagner's opera Tristan and Isolde to the stage.
Hear the full interview by searching 'Private Passions' on BBC Sounds.

11/06/2026

Puccini's iconic aria was the soundtrack to Italia 90. As the 2026 Football World Cup begins, tenor SeokJong Baek and the Royal Opera Chorus took to the balcony of the Royal Opera House, complete with vintage football shirts.

10/06/2026

Abel Selaocoe and his ensemble rehearse at Londonā€™s Wigmore Hall.

Radio 3 recorded every amazing concert celebrating the 125th anniversary of the London venue ā€“ search ā€˜In Concertā€™ on BBC Sounds.

10/06/2026

Which classical works will soundtrack YOUR World Cup season? āš½ļø

Georgia Mann marks the kick-off of the FIFA World Cup 2026 with a special edition of the Essential Classics Playlister. Our starter piece is one of the most iconic pieces of classical music ever to be associated with the beautiful game: Pucciniā€™s Nessun Dorma, as sung by the great, late tenor Luciano Pavarotti during the 1990 World Cup tournament.

As always, you decide whatā€™s played next. Leave your suggestions in the comments to have a chance of hearing your choice on the show! šŸ‘‡

08/06/2026

BBC Get Singing Ambassador and Advocate Jacob Collier introduces his song, 'Something Heavy', which he has specially arranged for BBC Get Singing.

BBC Get Singing is the brand new music education initiative to get young people aged 11-14 singing together in and out of the classroom.

Find out more via the link in our bio or on BBC Bitesize

06/06/2026

Historian Suzannah Lipscomb joins Gillian Moore on Key Changes for an episode that focuses on the birth of opera, charting its progress as it spread across Italy to become one of the most powerful forms of storytelling.

Search ā€˜Key Changesā€™ on BBC Sounds to discover more from Radio 3ā€™s Essential History of Classical Music.

05/06/2026

Come with us and step into Londonā€™s iconic chamber music hall, which is celebrating its 125th birthday.

04/06/2026

BBC 6 Music presenter and DJ Nemone Metaxas is also a practising psychotherapist who is fascinated by questions surrounding the musical mind.

Nemone joins us on Radio 3 for a series that delves into the psychology of music and speaks to some of classical musicā€™s brightest stars to untangle what makes music such a powerful presence in all of our lives.

Listen now by searching 'Musical Minds' on BBC Sounds.

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