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A dazzling flurry of notes as star pianist Yuja Wang performs Samuel Barber's Piano Concerto at Last Night of the Proms 2026.

Watch her full performance and everything else from classical music's biggest party with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Sakari Oramo – search 'Proms' on iPlayer and BBC Sounds. by @bbcradio3

Don't worry if you can't make it to the BBC Proms in person. The best seat in the house is always available on radio, TV, BBC Sounds and iPlayer, courtesy of the BBC's incredible Operations teams.

Join us for a backstage tour with Matilda, one of the technical producers who helps to bring the sound of the Proms from the Royal Albert Hall to listeners and viewers at home. by @bbcradio3

Yes Sir, I Can Boogie! 🕺

Bacarra’s 1977 Disco classic has become the Scottish Football team’s unofficial anthem. The Tartan Army adopted the song in 2020 following Scotland’s qualification for the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship.

Tenor Nicky Spence brings his trademark swagger to this new arrangement performed at The Last Night of the Proms, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

📺 Last Night of the Proms - Watch on #iPlayer and BBC One | 🎧 Listen on Sounds and BBC Radio 3. #BBCProms by @bbcradio3

Some big life changes led to comedian John Robins swapping symphonies for something softer, discovering the power of ambient music.

John tells Izzy Judd how music helped him sit with discomfort in the new series of The Music & Meditation Podcast. Just search BBC Sounds for their full conversation and John’s ten minute meditation. by @bbcradio3

18-year-old violinist Sofia Demetriades, from London, has been named winner of BBC Young Musician 2026. In the final, Sofia performed Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Alpesh Chauhan, at Bristol Beacon.

The other two finalists in the 2026 competition were 18-year-old saxophonist Kezia Colton, and recorder player Alma Nunez Debretzeni, aged 17.

The final was presented by Radio 3's Petroc Trelawny and judged by pianist and composer Joanna MacGregor, conductor and broadcaster Ben Gernon, and composer and Master of the King's Music Errollyn Wallen. You can watch the final and earlier rounds on BBC iPlayer. Search 'BBC Young Musician'. You can also listen to the final on BBC Sounds.

Sofia Demetriades said: “I am so honoured and thrilled to have been a part of BBC Young Musician. I loved playing in the quarter-final on my eighteenth birthday. I didn't think I could top that, but to go on to be crowned winner is my absolute dream!” by @bbcradio3

An immersive exploration of the music of sleep. 💤

Presented by Katie Derham for a special edition of Friday Night is Music Night, and created in collaboration with BBC Open Music Trainees, the concert had music from Philip Glass, Missy Mazzoli and Max Richter. The BBC Concert Orchestra and dream soloist Mishka Rushdie Momen and the Sleep Ushers led us into an undiscovered world full of hope, dreams, deep relaxation and imagination.

Search BBC Sounds for Friday Night is Music Night to listen now. by @bbcradio3

How would you rank these spooky film scores? We put Edith Bowman to the test... 🎃

Listen to our special Halloween edition of Sound of Cinema on BBC Radio 3, or any time on BBC Sounds by @bbcradio3

Not all of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto is fireworks... moments like this are pure magic! ✨ Chloë Hanslip performs tonight in Aberdeen with the BBC SSO and conductor Mihhail Gerts.

#Tchaikovsky #Violin by @bbcradio3

One of the greatest stage and screen actors of our time, Sir Patrick Stewart, has passed away aged 86.

Across a remarkable six-decade career, he captivated audiences from Shakespeare’s stages to some of film and television’s most beloved roles.

In 2005, he chose Benjamin Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings as his favourite record on Desert Island Discs, a choice that reflected his enduring connection to home.

He will be greatly missed. by @bbcradio3

After that episode, you've earned a moment of calm 😱

@karennibhroin conducts the BBC Singers and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at The Traitors at the Proms, July 2025.

#TheCelebrityTraitors by @bbcradio3

Three exceptional BBC Young Musician finalists from 2016 reunited a decade on at the BBC Proms this year. Saxophonist Jess Gillam, horn player Ben Goldscheider and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason perform a specially commissioned Triple Concerto by former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Gwilym Simcock.

Watch their performance by searching 'Proms' on iPlayer – and catch the 2026 BBC Young Musician finals this Sunday on Radio 3 and iPlayer. by @bbcradio3

1846, Birmingham. Nearly two thousand people pack into Birmingham Town Hall for the premiere of Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah, marking one of the great musical moments of Victorian Britain.

The Industrial Revolution and arrival of the railways continue to transform Britain's wealth, ambition, and musical landscape

Historian Kate Williams joins Gillian Moore to explore the rich musical world of the 19th century. Search ‘Key Changes’ on BBC Sounds to listen. by @bbcradio3