BBC Proms

To mark Black History Month we explore the profound contribution black composers are making to classical music.

Singer-songwriter Laura Marling is joined by pioneering London-based string group the 12 Ensemble for a set that includes songs from her Mercury Prize-nominated album Song for Our Daughter. Watch on BBC iPlayer now.

Featuring the works of Beethoven, Aaron Copland and young British composer Hannah Kendall. With special guest Stephen Fry

Follow along with the digital programme notes for all 2020 live concerts still available on the iPlayer.

Radio 3’s Tom Service and Aurora Orchestra Principal Conductor Nicholas Collon introduce Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and British composer Richard Ayres’s new work that explores the effects of hearing loss.

Performers and audience members share their fondest Proms memories

London jazz group KOKOROKO will be making their Proms debut live at the Royal Albert Hall. Watch on BBC iPlayer now.

Crack open the champagne and don your evening dress as the BBC Concert Orchestra host a night of Viennese operetta marking 150 years since the birth of Franz Lehár.

As the Proms season comes to a close, we unravel the many benefits that classical music-making can have on the mental health of players and listeners alike

Jules Buckley has devised a boundary-crossing Prom featuring star sitar player Anoushka Shankar in collaboration with electronic music producer Gold Panda, percussionist Manu Delago and the Britten Sinfonia.

A mostly American Prom taking in the influences of jazz and popular music alongside iconic classic works by Barber and Copland respectively evoking a balmy Tennessee night and Pennsylvanian pioneer settlers. Watch on BBC iPlayer now.

Stephen Hough joins Alpesh Chauhan and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Also featured are Richard Strauss's Metamorphosen and a world premiere from Jay Capperauld. Watch on BBC iPlayer now.

Watch the BBC Philharmonic perform in their studio in Salford with Chief Guest Conductor John Storgårds and tenor Allan Clayton

Each week there will be a fun family friendly activity to take part in that can easily be completed at home.

Discover classical music from the BBC, featuring hundreds of unique audio recordings all performed by the BBC Orchestras, Choirs and New Generation Artists.

The Radio 3 schedule includes live concerts through the week.

An imaginative, eclectic mix expertly curated by the In Tune team featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises thrown in for good measure.

Musical delights for you to focus and relax to.