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Wed May 31
Afternoon Concert

Today 14:00 - 16:00

Yulianna Avdeeva performs Prokofiev's Second Piano Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic play Arthur Sullivan, plus madrigals from Gesualdo.

Choral Evensong

Today 16:00 - 17:00

From the Chapel of Keble College, Oxford, on the Feast of the Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth, with music by Britten, Stanford, Górecki and Peeters.

In Tune

Today 17:00 - 19:00

Katie Derham with clarinettist Daniel Ottensamer and conductor John Wilson, plus soprano Sophie Bevan, tenor Benjamin Hulett and baritone Simon Butteriss perform live.

Classical Mixtape

Today 19:00 - 19:30

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, featuring a romance by Schumann, a canzonetta by Pejacevic, a film score by Rota, and an iconic aria by Handel.

Radio 3 in Concert

Today 19:30 - 22:00

Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducts the Philharmonia in Stravinsky's ballet Petrushka and Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kije Suite. Esther Yoo plays Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto.

Free Thinking

Today 22:00 - 22:45

Recorded with an audience at the Hay Festival, Rana Mitter and his guests look at recent European history, fault-lines and what it means to have to leave your country.

The Essay: Charles Aznavour in...

Today 22:45 - 23:00

...Five Songs. Charles Aznavour's astonishing oeuvre, explored through five classic songs. 3: Après l'amour. Paul Morley attempts to confine himself to one lyric adventure.

Night Tracks

Today 23:00 - 00:30

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.

Thu Jun 01
Through the Night

Tomorrow 00:30 - 06:30

Pianist Imogen Cooper plays works by Chopin, Schubert and Ades. Presented by Jonathan Swain.

Breakfast

Tomorrow 06:30 - 09:00

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Essential Classics

Tomorrow 09:00 - 12:00

Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites, new discoveries and the occasional musical surprise.

Composer of the Week: Domenico...

Tomorrow 12:00 - 13:00

...Scarlatti. 4/5. Kate Molleson sees Scarlatti meet a new keyboard student. It's the start of a relationship that will dominate the composer's fortunes for the next three and a half decades.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Tomorrow 13:00 - 14:00

Sarah Walker presents Schubert Plus, performed by the pianist Charles Owen at Hay Festival, with works by Schubert, Liszt and Franck.

Afternoon Concert

Tomorrow 14:00 - 17:00

Rachmaninov's Symphony No 3 with Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Renaissance madrigals with La Compagnia del Madrigale, and Charpentier's Te deum with ensemble Les Surprises.

In Tune

Tomorrow 17:00 - 19:00

Katie Derham with Apollo5 and Paul Mealor, and Keelan Carew shares his highlights for the upcoming weekend.

Classical Mixtape

Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:30

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including Esenvalds, Britten and Purcell.

Radio 3 in Concert

Tomorrow 19:30 - 22:00

Ryan Bancroft and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform Grace Williams's Concert Overture, Mozart's 39th Symphony and Strauss's tone poem Don Quixote, live in Cardiff.

Free Thinking

Tomorrow 22:00 - 22:45

Kapka Kassabova, Noreen Masud and Patrick Barham join Rana Mitter at the BBC tent at the Hay festival for a conversation about writing on landscapes, nature and personal histories.

The Essay: Charles Aznavour in...

Tomorrow 22:45 - 23:00

...Five Songs. Charles Aznavour's genius, distilled in five songs. 4: The Old Fashioned Way, by Paul French. The English version of Les plaisirs démodés was in the British charts for 15 weeks.

The Night Tracks Mix

Tomorrow 23:00 - 23:30

Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening. Subscribe to receive your weekly mix on BBC Sounds.

Unclassified

Tomorrow 23:30 - 00:30

Elizabeth Alker presents highlights from Unclassified Live on London's South Bank, where Cate Le Bon, Hinako Omori and Qasim Naqvi performed with the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Fri Jun 02
Through the Night

Friday 00:30 - 06:30

English conductor Justin Doyle and the RIAS Chamber Chorus, Berlin, perform works by Tallis, Striggio, Brumel, Alec Roth and Meredith Monk. Jonathan Swain presents.

Breakfast

Friday 06:30 - 09:00

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and the Friday poem. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Essential Classics

Friday 09:00 - 12:00

Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.

Composer of the Week: Domenico...

Friday 12:00 - 13:00

...Scarlatti. 5/5. The most famous opera singer of the age pays a visit to the Spanish court where Scarlatti works. Will the great Farinelli prove an ally or a rival? Presented by Kate Molleson.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Friday 13:00 - 14:00

Sarah Walker presents Schubert Plus, performed by the Amatis Trio at Hay Festival, with works by Schubert and Suk.

Afternoon Concert

Friday 14:00 - 16:30

The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra play Sibelius, and madrigals by Gesualdo and composers of his time.

The Listening Service

Friday 16:30 - 17:00

Tom Service explores Ravel's Bolero - a classical chart-topper, concert-hall-filler and the soundtrack to Torvill and Dean's Olympic skating glory.

In Tune

Friday 17:00 - 19:00

Soprano Soraya Mafi joins Katie Derham and performs live in the studio.

Classical Mixtape

Friday 19:00 - 19:30

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.

Radio 3 in Concert

Friday 19:30 - 22:00

The Ulster Orchestra, conducted by their music director, Daniele Rustioni, perform their season finale, a programme celebrating Italy, with music by Berlioz, Elgar and Respighi.

The Verb

Friday 22:00 - 22:45

Ian McMillan presents the first in a series of Verb visits to the future with Rupert Read, Alistair Gentry, and Jorie Graham.

The Essay: Charles Aznavour in...

Friday 22:45 - 23:00

...Five Songs. Charles Aznavour's astonishing career, essayed in five songs. 5: They Fell, by Nare Mkrtchyan. Aznavour returned to his collective Armenian past and the legacy of genocide.

Late Junction

Friday 23:00 - 01:00

Jennifer Lucy Allan returns from a trip to Japan with a suitcase full of sounds and music that caught her attention.

Sat Jun 03
Ultimate Calm

Saturday 01:00 - 02:00

Ólafur Arnalds creates a relaxing soundtrack, made up of songs inspired by the setting sun. Comedian James Acaster shares the piece of music that brings him ultimate calm.

Piano Flow with Gabriels

Saturday 02:00 - 03:00

Gabriels present a calming mixtape of piano music.

Through the Night

Saturday 03:00 - 07:00

Osmo Vänskä conducts the Minnesota Orchestra in Minneapolis. Jonathan Swain presents.

Breakfast

Saturday 07:00 - 09:00

Elizabeth Alker with her Breakfast melange of classical music, folk, found sounds and the odd Unclassified track. Start your weekend right.

Record Review

Saturday 09:00 - 11:45

Composer John Rutter's personal recommendation of a recording of Brahms's A German Requiem.

Music Matters

Saturday 11:45 - 12:30

Kate Molleson talks to conductor François-Xavier Roth, reflecting on 20 years of his period instrument ensemble Les Siècles.

This Classical Life

Saturday 12:30 - 13:00

Jess Gillam is joined by sitarist and composer Jasdeep Singh Degun to share the music they love and discover some of the links between western and Indian classical music.

Inside Music

Saturday 13:00 - 15:00

Pianist Emma Abbate reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, from a rare recording of Elgar at the piano, to arias that explore complex human psychology.

Sound of Gaming

Saturday 15:00 - 16:00

Louise uncovers some of the most imaginative games around. And her guest Winifred Phillips talks about scoring Sackboy, Assassin's Creed Liberation and Jurassic World Primal Ops.

Music Planet

Saturday 16:00 - 17:00

Kathryn Tickell with the latest sounds from across the globe and a Road Trip to Sri Lanka with Colombo-based percussionist and producer Sumudi Suraweera.

J to Z

Saturday 17:00 - 18:30

Julian Joseph pays tribute to a titan of jazz piano, Ahmad Jamal, who has died at the age of 92.

Opera on 3

Saturday 18:30 - 22:00

Nathalie Stutzmann conducts Mozart's fairy-tale comedy at the New York Metropolitan Opera, starring Erin Morley as Pamina and Lawrence Brownlee as Tamino.

New Music Show

Saturday 22:00 - 00:00

Tom Service presents new music by Mark Simpson and David Horne, played by Ensemble 10:10, and Inge Thomson performs her latest work at Tectonics festival.

Sun Jun 04
Freeness

Sunday 00:00 - 01:00

Corey Mwamba presents new improvised music from makers and collectives responding to art. Plus, the fiery interplay between John Coltrane and McCoy Tyner.

Through the Night

Sunday 01:00 - 07:00

René Jacobs conducts the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin in Bach's Mass in B minor. John Shea presents.

Breakfast

Sunday 07:00 - 09:00

Martin Handley presents Breakfast, including a Sounds of the Earth slow radio soundscape.

Sunday Morning

Sunday 09:00 - 12:00

Sarah Walker chooses three hours of attractive and uplifting music to complement your morning, whether you're relaxing in the garden or catching up on some work.

Private Passions

Sunday 12:00 - 13:00

Michael Berkeley's guest is writer Kit de Waal.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Sunday 13:00 - 14:00

Live from Wigmore Hall, Mariam Batsahvili brings her captivating pianism to Chopin, Schubert and Liszt's fiendish Après une lecture du Dante and Hungarian Rhapsody No 14.

The Early Music Show

Sunday 14:00 - 15:00

Hannah French and Zak Ozmo explore the life and work of the extraordinary 16th-century lutenist, music theorist and composer Vincenzo Galilei, who was born around 500 years ago.

Choral Evensong

Sunday 15:00 - 16:00

From the Chapel of Keble College, Oxford, on the Feast of the Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth, with music by Britten, Stanford, Górecki and Peeters.

Jazz Record Requests

Sunday 16:00 - 17:00

Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.

The Listening Service

Sunday 17:00 - 17:30

Tom Service programmes himself into the matrix of musical artificial intelligence.

Words and Music

Sunday 17:30 - 18:45

Chloë Sommer and Ewan Bailey with readings from writers including Imbolo Mbue and Les Murray and music by Olivier Messiaen, Luna Pearl Woolf and Marvin Gaye among others.

Between the Ears: Supply Lines

Sunday 18:45 - 19:15

Via ports and truck-stops, fulfilment centres and ring roads, Aidan Tulloch follows the supply chain and reimagines the journey an item goes on in the age of 24/7 delivery.

Sunday Feature: New Generation...

Sunday 19:15 - 19:30

...Thinkers. BBC New Generation Thinker John Gallagher investigates Leeds's colourful architectural history and how heritage can be reconciled with urban development.

Drama on 3: Doctor Faustus

Sunday 19:30 - 21:00

John Heffernan and Pearl Mackie star in Christopher Marlowe's tragedy about a man who gains control over nature but, in the process, loses control of himself.

Record Review Extra

Sunday 21:00 - 23:00

Hannah French presents more from the freshest recordings in classical music, including the recommended version of the Building a Library work, Brahms's A German Requiem.

Music and machines

Sunday 23:00 - 00:00

Percussionist Delia Stevens explores how machines have influenced composition, performance and introduced new ideas to music. Contains strong language.

Mon Jun 05
Classical Fix

Monday 00:00 - 00:30

Linton Stephens tries out a classical playlist on comedian Josie Long.

Through the Night

Monday 00:30 - 06:30

World Environment Day. Choral works by Mendelssohn, Brahms, Weber, Schumann and R. Murray Schafer. John Shea presents.

Breakfast

Monday 06:30 - 09:00

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Essential Classics

Monday 09:00 - 12:00

Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.

Composer of the Week: Rossini

Monday 12:00 - 13:00

1/5. At the peak of his fame, Rossini suddenly disappears from the public eye. What led him to this moment? Donald Macleod explores the composer's humble beginnings.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Monday 13:00 - 14:00

Live from the Wigmore Hall, the Orsino Wind Ensemble play Britten's Sextet, Reicha's Quintet and Janácek's Mládí (Youth).

Afternoon Concert

Monday 14:00 - 16:30

Concert performances from around Europe, including Weinberg's Cello Concerto performed by Edgar Moreau, Mozart's bassoon concerto from Salzburg, and Sibelius's Third Symphony.

New Generation Artists

Monday 16:30 - 17:00

Chamber Music from Radio 3's New Generation Artists: Geneva Lewis introduces two short violin works by Valentin Silvestrov and jazz keyboardist Fergus McCreadie plays Morning Moon.

In Tune

Monday 17:00 - 19:00

Katie Derham with composer Kris Bowers, and a live performance by baritone Roderick Williams, soprano Nardus Williams and pianist Allyson Devenish.

Classical Mixtape

Monday 19:00 - 19:30

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.

Radio 3 in Concert

Monday 19:30 - 21:00

The Paris Opera Orchestra, conducted by their music director Gustavo Dudamel, play a programme of sparkling works by Messiaen, Ravel, Haydn and Strauss.

Ultimate Calm

Monday 21:00 - 22:00

Ólafur Arnalds shares a calming soundtrack for your daydreams. Plus musical duo Ibeyi share the track that brings them ultimate calm.

Music Matters

Monday 22:00 - 22:45

Kate Molleson talks to conductor François-Xavier Roth, reflecting on 20 years of his period instrument ensemble Les Siècles.

The Essay: Journeys to the Grave

Monday 22:45 - 23:00

In a moving reflection on mother-daughter relationships, Naomi Alderman visits Old St Pancras churchyard, searching for the tomb of the often overlooked Mary Wollstonecraft.

Night Tracks

Monday 23:00 - 00:30

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.

Tue Jun 06
Through the Night

Tuesday 00:30 - 06:30

Tomislav Facini conducts the Croatian Radio-Television Chorus and Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Papandopulo's cantata Slavoslovije. John Shea presents.

Breakfast

Tuesday 06:30 - 09:00

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Essential Classics

Tuesday 09:00 - 12:00

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, featuring new discoveries, some musical surprises and plenty of familiar favourites.

Composer of the Week: Rossini

Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00

2/5. Rossini arrives in Naples as a nobody, but it's here he'll meet his muse and write the opera that makes his name. Presented by Donald Macleod.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00

Sarah Walker presents music by CPE Bach and Mozart from Canada's Orford, Lanaudière and Domaine Forget de Charlevoix festivals.

Afternoon Concert

Tuesday 14:00 - 17:00

Concert performances including Holst's The Planets in Frankfurt, Mozart in Barcelona with the Berlin Philharmonic and Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet in Jerusalem.

In Tune

Tuesday 17:00 - 19:00

Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.

Classical Mixtape

Tuesday 19:00 - 19:30

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.

Radio 3 in Concert

Tuesday 19:30 - 22:00

Geneva Lewis performs Mozart's Violin Sonata in C, accordionist Ryan Corbett plays Rameau's Pièces de clavecin, and the Leonkoro Quartet play Haydn's String Quartet, 'The Bird'.

Free Thinking

Tuesday 22:00 - 22:45

Matthew Sweet is joined by guests including BFI season programmer Geoff Andrew and film critic Phuong Le to discuss the varied roles played by French actor Michel Piccoli.

The Essay: Journeys to the Grave

Tuesday 22:45 - 23:00

Tracy Chevalier strolls to Stinsford, the Dorset village where Thomas Hardy's heart is poetically buried, separately from his body at Poets' Corner, Westminster.

Night Tracks

Tuesday 23:00 - 00:30

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.

Wed Jun 07
Through the Night

Wednesday 00:30 - 06:30

Bruce Liu performs Chopin's Four Mazurkas, Op 33, Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor and Variations on 'Là ci darem la mano'. John Shea presents.

Breakfast

Wednesday 06:30 - 09:00

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Essential Classics

Wednesday 09:00 - 12:00

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites, new discoveries and the occasional musical surprise.

Composer of the Week: Rossini

Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00

3/5. As Rossini's audiences in Naples turn on the composer, he finds fame in Vienna, Paris and London. Presented by Donald Macleod.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00

Sarah Walker presents performances from some of Canada's music festivals, including Respighi's The Sunset and, with Marc-André Hamelin, Brahms's Piano Quintet.

Afternoon Concert

Wednesday 14:00 - 16:00

Performances from across Europe, including Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor in Salzburg, Debussy's La Mer from Dublin and Ravel's La Valse in Tenerife.

Choral Evensong

Wednesday 16:00 - 17:00

From Bury Parish Church with the HeartEdge Manchester Choral Scholars.

In Tune

Wednesday 17:00 - 19:00

Katie Derham is joined by fil- maker John Bridcut, who introduces us to his new BBC2 documentary, Michael Tippett: The Shadow and the Light.

Classical Mixtape

Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30

Featuring Schubert, Mahler, Bach for solo cello and a beautiful new arrangement of Amazing Grace.

Radio 3 in Concert

Wednesday 19:30 - 22:00

The BBC Singers, their principal guest conductor Owain Park and saxophonist Christian Forshaw perform at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, featuring music by William Byrd.

Free Thinking

Wednesday 22:00 - 22:45

How are our perceptions of ownership and Identity influenced by the apparent power of digital technology? Should we be concerned about the growth of AI ?

The Essay: Journeys to the Grave

Wednesday 22:45 - 23:00

Helen Mort ventures up a Yorkshire hill to find Sylvia Plath's much-vandalised gravestone, a battleground for those claiming the American poet's contested legacy.

Night Tracks

Wednesday 23:00 - 00:30

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.

Thu Jun 08
Through the Night

Thursday 00:30 - 06:30

Dance music by Roussel and Ravel from the WDR Symphony Orchestra. Augustin Hadelich performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto. Presented by John Shea.