Read, Watch & Listen

Discover music from across the Contemporary Classical spectrum – from Emily Howard and Joby Talbot to Minimalist Dream House and Max Richter.

Basquiat’s early graffiti experiments as SAMO© intertwined with the burgeoning hip hop, rap and graffiti scenes of the late 1970s and 1980s. Discover the sound of the era.

Go back in time to 80s New York - a creative Mecca for artists, writers and musicians - with a small selection of tracks from those involved in the scene

Whyte Horses' Dom Thomas presents two volumes of the Brutalist Utopian Mixtape, put together whilst recording the debut album Pop or Not in the Frosinone mountains.

A selection of works and artists you can hear across our programmes - plus some of our essential listens.

Nico Muhly has created a special mix, to share some of his favourite tracks from the Bedroom Community label (this mix was created in 2016)

Stravinsky's wide-ranging compositional style made him one of the most influential composers of the 20th century, pushing the boundaries of and revolutionising classical music. We've curated our favourites of his works - take a listen.

From Blue Note classics to the recent UK jazz explosion, we highlight some of our favourite artists, many of whom have played here in the past.