Today 00:30 - 06:30
Mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg joins Concerto Copenhagen and Lars Ulrik Mortensen to perform arias by Chelleri, Scalabrini, Uttini and Sarti.
703: BBC Radio 3
Fri Sep 25
Today 06:30 - 09:30
Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Today 09:30 - 13:00
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Today 13:00 - 16:00
Mark Forrest showcases superb performances from the UK and beyond, including pianist Alexander Malofeev playing Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
Today 16:00 - 17:00
Donald Macleod follows Anton Rubinstein on his controversial quest to transform classical music in Russia.
Today 17:00 - 19:00
Petroc is live from the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth. With the Camborne Town Band, Sea Shanties from The Oggymen and a string quintet from IMS Prussia Cove.
Today 19:00 - 19:30
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites, including music by Mozart, Gluck and Chopin.
Today 19:30 - 21:45
From The Lighthouse, Poole Martin Yates conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra and singers in a celebration of the music of American composer, pianist and conductor Leonard Bernstein.
Today 21:45 - 22:00
Hip-hop musician and spoken word poet Saul Williams speaks about his love for the music of saxophonist John Coltrane. Presented by Ashley Kahn.
Today 22:00 - 23:30
Jennifer Lucy Allan celebrates John Coltrane's musical legacy in the week of what would have been his 100th birthday; plus the usual offering of new adventurous music.
Today 23:30 - 00:30
Rounding off our week of John Coltrane centenary celebrations, Soweto shares music exclusively by Coltrane, reflecting on the sonic worlds the pioneering jazz artist created.
Sat Sep 26
Tomorrow 00:30 - 06:30
The German violinist Isabelle Faust plays Vivaldi's set of concertos L'Estro armonico with the early music ensemble Il Giardino Armonico.
Tomorrow 06:30 - 08:00
Hannah French presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Tomorrow 08:00 - 10:00
Marking 200 years of Longstone Lighthouse, Radio 3 embarks on a live musical relay around Britain's coast, celebrating our lighthouses through music, stories and sound.
Tomorrow 10:00 - 12:00
Radio 3 embarks on a live musical relay around Britain's coast, celebrating our lighthouses through music, stories and sound. Tom Service is live from Ardnamurchan Lighthouse.
Tomorrow 12:00 - 14:00
Marking 200 years of Longstone Lighthouse, Radio 3 celebrates the lighthouses of the British Isles, as the journey reaches Rathlin's iconic West Light.
Tomorrow 14:00 - 16:00
Marking 200 years of Longstone Lighthouse, Radio 3 embarks on a live musical relay around Britain's coast, celebrating our lighthouses through music, stories and sound.
Tomorrow 16:00 - 18:00
Marking 200 years of Longstone Lighthouse, Radio 3 embarks on a live musical relay around Britain's coast, celebrating our lighthouses through music, stories and sound.
Tomorrow 18:00 - 20:00
For the final light of the day, Petroc Trelawny concludes his journey heading towards the setting sun and to where Britain dissolves into the ocean.
Tomorrow 20:00 - 20:50
Caroline Nicholls and Al Ryan celebrate the centenary of the Shipping Forecast - music and readings inspired by the sea in an event that speaks to the heart of our island nation.
Tomorrow 20:50 - 21:30
Half an hour of back to back classical music including works by Elgar, Bach, Amy Beach and Philip Glass.
Tomorrow 21:30 - 22:30
Lopa Kothari presents the best in folk and roots-based music from around the world, with Bahamian harmonies and footstomping rhythms from southern Italy.
Tomorrow 22:30 - 00:30
Kate Molleson with live recordings of music by Martin Arnold, Meredith Monk and Laurence Dunn as well as a round-up of the latest new releases.
Sun Sep 27
Sunday 00:30 - 06:30
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Franz Welser-Möst play Berg's Lulu Suite and Bruckner's spectacular work dedicated to God: his ninth symphony.
Sunday 06:30 - 09:00
Mark Forrest presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Sunday 09:00 - 12:00
Sarah Walker with a glittering three-hour playlist of classical music for your Sunday morning, taking us from the waterways of the world to an earthy dance by Haydn.
Sunday 12:00 - 13:30
Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer Louisa Young.
Sunday 13:30 - 15:00
Sara Mohr-Pietsch plots a musical route towards the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis from William Byrd's Great Service, one of his most celebrated works.
Sunday 15:00 - 16:00
Martin Handley concludes his four-part series which aims to demystify the art of conducting. We've reached the performance, and Martin explores where & how the magic really happens.
Sunday 16:00 - 17:00
Alyn Shipton marks bassist Dave Holland's 80th & plays jazz music connected to the theme of lighthouses.
Sunday 17:00 - 18:00
Two of Europe's finest ensembles, Vox Luminis and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, combine to perform cantatas by JS Bach and Telemann at the Thuringia Bach Festival in Eisenach.
Sunday 18:00 - 19:00
From York Minster with members of the Rodolfus Choral Course, with music by Richard Allain, Joseph Twist, Bairstow and Elgar.
Sunday 19:00 - 19:45
James Crawford explores how Robert Louis Stevenson rejected his family's lighthouse dynasty for literature, and how the sea and its lights continued to shape his imagination.
Sunday 19:45 - 21:00
Including Tchaikovsky's Mozartiana, Liszt's Dante symphony, Ravel's Bolero performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra with readings by Christopher Eccleston and Julie Hesmondhalgh.
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
3/3. Goldie on the two-way traffic between classical music and popular music of Black British origin: artists reaching for the orchestra and composers reaching for the beat.
Sunday 22:00 - 23:30
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
Sunday 23:30 - 00:30
Elizabeth Alker with a late-night foray into worlds of new music created by some of today's most exciting genre-defying artists.
Mon Sep 28
Monday 00:30 - 06:30
Lawrence Power performs on both violin and viola with pianist Ryan Wigglesworth in this recital from London's Wigmore Hall.
Monday 06:30 - 09:30
Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Monday 09:30 - 13:00
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Monday 13:00 - 16:00
Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including a live concert from German pianist Elisabeth Brauss in Wigmore Hall in London.
Monday 16:00 - 17:00
1/5. Donald Macleod explores Cyril Scott's early life, including his time in Frankfurt, where he met and became friends with Percy Grainger.
Monday 17:00 - 19:00
Petroc speaks to Sierra Boggess on starring in the 40th anniversary cast of Phantom of the Opera. Peaks play live from their debut album.
Monday 19:00 - 19:30
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites, including music by Johannes Brahms, Laura Snowden, and Karl Jenkins.
Monday 19:30 - 21:45
BBC NOW and conductor Tianyi Lu are joined by violinist Thomas Mathias and harp player Alis Huws.
Monday 21:45 - 22:00
Kate Kennedy walks Cornwall's Graveyard of Ships, in the footsteps of composer Ethyl Smyth in her journey around the UK, seeking to connect places to the music they've inspired.
Monday 22:00 - 23:30
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
Monday 23:30 - 00:30
Soweto Kinch is back with an hour of the best in jazz, and he welcomes Trinidad-born, London-based writer and musician Anthony Joseph as his 4/4 guest.
Tue Sep 29
Tuesday 00:30 - 06:30
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano play Brahms' Violin Concerto in D and Strauss' magnificent Aus Italien.
Tuesday 06:30 - 09:30
Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Tuesday 09:30 - 13:00
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music for your morning, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Tuesday 13:00 - 16:00
Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra playing Samuel Barber's Symphony No. 1.
Tuesday 16:00 - 17:00
2/5. Donald Macleod follows Cyril Scott as Scott establishes himself as a composer and pianist, including trips to France where he met Debussy and Ravel.
Tuesday 17:00 - 19:00
Christian Gerhaher on singing the role of Amfortas in a production of Parsifal at the Royal Opera in October. Armonico Consort perform live.
Tuesday 19:00 - 19:30
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
Tuesday 19:30 - 21:45
The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra is joined by the Audi Young Persons' Choral Academy, Julia Grüter and Joshua Hopkins for Brahms's A German Requiem.
Tuesday 21:45 - 22:00
Kate Kennedy follows in the footsteps of composer Havergal Brian from the Staffordshire Potteries, to seek connections between a place and the music it has inspired.
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:30
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
Tuesday 23:30 - 00:30
Soweto returns with more exciting jazz releases, and he welcomes back his guest of the week, musician and writer Anthony Joseph for a special poetry-focused edition of 4/4.
Wed Sep 30
Wednesday 00:30 - 06:30
Michael Schłnwandt conducts the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern in Mahler's 4th Symphony with soprano Christina Landshamer.
Wednesday 06:30 - 09:30
Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Wednesday 09:30 - 13:00
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music for your morning, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Wednesday 13:00 - 15:00
Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including BBC New Generation Artists the Astatine Trio tackling Weinberg's Piano Trio.
Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00
Live from the Chapel of the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, with the Trinity Laban Chapel Choir.
Wednesday 16:00 - 17:00
3/5. Donald Macleod delves into Cyril Scott's interest in mysticism and occultism, including his clairvoyant connection with Mahatma Koot Hoomi.
Wednesday 17:00 - 19:00
Viktoria Mullova and Alasdair Beatson perform Beethoven on In Tune. Christian Gerhaher on singing the role of Amfortas in a production of Parsifal at the Royal Opera in October.
Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
Wednesday 19:30 - 21:45
From City Halls in Glasgow, violist Timothy Ridout joins the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev for an all-Berlioz concert.
Wednesday 21:45 - 22:00
Kate Kennedy is walking in Blakes Wood Essex to seek out connections between place and the music it has inspired across the UK over the last century.
Wednesday 22:00 - 23:30
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
Wednesday 23:30 - 00:30
Soweto is back with another hour of the best in jazz from the UK and around the world, and Anthony Joseph has a third poetry-focused record to share for 4/4.
Thu Oct 01
Thursday 00:30 - 06:30
Soprano Mari Eriksmoen joins the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and conductor Václav Luks in Mozart arias and the orchestra plays music by Myslivecek, Dusek and Vorísek.
Thursday 06:30 - 09:30
Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Thursday 09:30 - 13:00
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music for your morning, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Thursday 13:00 - 16:00
Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including Alessio Bax and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra playing music by Sergey Rachmaninov.
Thursday 16:00 - 17:00
4/5. Donald Macleod journeys through the life of Cyril Scott during the 1930s and Second World War, when Scott was in demand as a concert pianist, but later faced financial hardship.
Thursday 17:00 - 19:00
Star french horn player Ben Goldscheider plays live with accompanist Richard Uttley. Richard Stokes on his new book about Carl Loewe.
Thursday 19:00 - 19:30
Half an hour of back to back classical music including works by Ravel, Purcell, Elena Kats-Chernin, and a film score from John Barry.
Thursday 19:30 - 21:45
In his first concert as the group's new Chief Conductor, Owain Park conducts the BBC Singers in the UK premiere of Joby Talbot's Piedra de sol and motets by Tomás Luis de Victoria.
Thursday 21:45 - 22:00
Kate Kennedy is in Aldeburgh, following in the footsteps of Benjamin Britten, in her next stop around the UK to seek connections between a place and the music it's inspired.
Thursday 22:00 - 23:30
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
Thursday 23:30 - 00:30
Tonight, Soweto marks National Poetry Day in the UK with a selection of poetry-focused tracks, and he welcomes back his guest all this week, Anthony Joseph, with a final 4/4 choice.
Fri Oct 02
Friday 00:30 - 06:30
Beethoven, Bartók and Hindemith performed by quartets in the Canadian competition: Quatuor Elmire, Viatores Quartet and Quartett HANA.
Friday 06:30 - 09:30
Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Friday 09:30 - 13:00
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music for your morning, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Friday 13:00 - 16:00
Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including Elgar's iconic Enigma Variations performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Friday 16:00 - 17:00
5/5. Donald Macleod follows Cyril Scott through the final decades of his life, including his turbulent relationship with the BBC.
Friday 17:00 - 19:00
The London Bulgarian Choir live in studio. Curator Ann Dumas on Painting The French Riviera, a new exhibition about to open at the Royal Academy of Arts.
Friday 19:00 - 19:30
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites, including music by Elgar, Bernstein and Handel.
Friday 19:30 - 21:45
Joe Stilgoe and his trio join the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Fiona Monbet at Alexandra Palace Theatre in London for a concert of his own and other jazz-infused music.
Friday 21:45 - 22:00
Kate Kennedy walks the London streets following in the footsteps of Ralph Vaughan Williams, to seek out connections between a place and the music it's inspired.
Friday 22:00 - 23:30
New York bassoonist Rebekah Heller has crafted a mixtape for her neighbour, Steve Reich, to celebrate the minimalist composer's 90th birthday. Verity Sharp shares the music.
Friday 23:30 - 00:30
Tonight, Soweto is in conversation with American saxophone colossus Gary Bartz. They discuss everything from his early influences, to working with Miles and Max Roach, and more.
Sat Oct 03
Saturday 00:30 - 06:30
Violinist Sebastian Bohren joins the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, directed from the violin by Daniel Hope in music by Pärt, Schnittke and Wettstein.