Today 00:30 - 06:30
Romanian pianist Andrei Licaret conducts and performs with the 'Magic Summer' Festival Orchestra in a concert from Bucharest featuring Beethoven's 2nd, 3rd and 4th piano concertos.
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703: BBC Radio 3
Sat Mar 14
Today 06:30 - 09:00
Hannah French presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Today 09:00 - 12:00
Tom with an all-star composer line up! Nico Muhly chats about his new album of choral music, plus composer Hildur GuDnadóttir on her Oscar winning score for Joker.
Today 12:00 - 13:00
Jools is joined by singer-songwriter Beth Rowley, with music by Brahms, Hildegard of Bingen and Ennio Morricone.
Today 13:00 - 14:00
Violinist Tasmin Little looks at how, when and why musicians retire from performance. Featuring pianist Maria João Pires, violinist Lyn Fletcher and conductor Herbert Blomstedt.
Today 14:00 - 16:00
Andrew McGregor with the best new classical releases, with guest reviewers Katy Hamilton and Nigel Simeone, who surveys recordings of Janacek's Sinfonietta and makes a top choice.
Today 16:00 - 17:00
Edith Bowman presents an awards special, building up to Hollywood's biggest and most dazzling night with music from some of cinema's most celebrated and critically acclaimed scores.
Today 17:00 - 18:00
Jess Gillam swaps music choices with the multi-award-winning opera and music theatre composer Conor Mitchell.
Today 18:00 - 21:30
From the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Puccini's Madama Butterfly starring Aleksandra Kurzak and Adam Smith. Carlo Rizzi conducts.
Today 21:30 - 22:30
Broadcaster, writer and DJ Zakia Sewell curates a rich selection of global roots-based music, exploring connections between identity, folk culture and myth.
Today 22:30 - 00:30
Kate Molleson talks to the composer Rhodri Davies about the new music that he's discovering now, and Kate showcases the best and latest in cutting-edge and experimental new music.
Sun Mar 15
Tomorrow 00:30 - 06:30
The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice and conductor Christian Arming perform Guillaume Lekeu's Adagio pour quatuor d'orchestre and Bruckner's 7th Symphony.
Tomorrow 06:30 - 09:00
Mark Forrest presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Tomorrow 09:00 - 12:00
Join Sarah Walker for three hours of classical music and a gentle, uplifting soundtrack for this Mothering Sunday.
Tomorrow 12:00 - 13:30
George Saunders, a Booker Prize-winning novelist and master of the short-story form, shares his musical choices with Michael Berkeley.
Tomorrow 13:30 - 15:00
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores one of the most recognisable pieces of classical music, Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings.
Tomorrow 15:00 - 16:00
Live from the Chapel of New College, Oxford, with music by Imogen Holst, Watson, Nico Muhly and Duruflé.
Tomorrow 16:00 - 17:00
Alyn Shipton has jazz music of all styles and eras, including cuts from trumpeter Charlie Shavers, the Modern Jazz Quartet and contemporary British guitarist Jake Aaron.
Tomorrow 17:00 - 18:00
Hannah French celebrates 40 years of Giardino Armonico, marks the 400th anniversary of John Dowland's death and learns of some detective work surrounding the composer Denis Delair.
Tomorrow 18:00 - 19:15
In poetry by Donne, Shakespeare and Christina Rossetti, and music depicting Pictures at an Exhibition and a Waterloo Sunset - we explore the art of looking.
Tomorrow 19:15 - 20:00
The comedian, actor and keen amateur musician Nick Mohammed explores how British audiences responded to the music of the Russian composer Shostakovich during his lifetime.
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
The Building a Library recommended recording from yesterday's Record Review.
Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:00
Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century. This week, Gillian explores the music of Finland's Kaija Saariaho.
Tomorrow 22:00 - 22:30
A reflective service of night prayer from the Chapel of Keble College, Oxford. With words and music for the end of the day, including works by Ravenscroft, White, Tye and Lassus.
Tomorrow 22:30 - 23:30
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
Tomorrow 23:30 - 00:30
Elizabeth Alker with a late-night journey through new music from today's most exciting genre-defying artists.
Mon Mar 16
Monday 00:30 - 06:30
The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande is joined by violinist Midori for Sibelius's Violin Concerto in D minor. Jonathan Swain presents.
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 with a week of exclusive music-making including a live concert from the Brentano Quartet from Wigmore Hall, and a focus on a world of opera without words.
Monday 16:00 - 17:00
1/5. Donald Macleod follows the irresistible rise of Italian opera composer Gaetano Donizetti. Today, a musical father figure transforms young Gaetano's prospects.
Monday 17:00 - 19:00
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
Monday 19:00 - 19:30
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
Monday 19:30 - 21:45
The BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kristiina Poska in Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2, with soloist Gabriela Montero, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.5 and music by Julia Adolphe.
Monday 21:45 - 22:00
1/5. Kenneth Steven combines Scottish landscape and geological history with his own poetry.
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
From Monday to Thursday, Soweto is joined by French-Syrian flautist Naïssam Jalal who has four favourite jazz albums to share.
Tue Mar 17
Tuesday 00:30 - 06:30
The Zagreb Quartet plays music by Schulhoff, Haydn and Mendelssohn. Jonathan Swain presents.
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, 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 Gesualdo Six at the Portico of Ards festival and music from Richard Strauss's Intermezzo.
Tuesday 16:00 - 17:00
2/5. Donald Macleod follows the irresistible rise of Italian opera composer Gaetano Donizetti. Today, Donizetti battles pirates, writes about love potions, and falls in love himself.
Tuesday 17:00 - 19:00
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
Tuesday 19:00 - 19:30
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
Tuesday 19:30 - 21:45
Conductor Nil Venditti joins Royal Northern Sinfonia and violinist Maria Wloszczowska at the Glasshouse in Gateshead to perform music by Anna Clyne, Prokofiev and Mendelssohn.
Tuesday 21:45 - 22:00
2/5. Kenneth Steven combines Scottish landscape and geological history with poetry. Scotland has some of the most exciting gemstones, but knowing where to find them is the secret.
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 welcomes back his 4/4 guest this week, Naïssam Jalal, who has another jazz album to share tonight.
Wed Mar 18
Wednesday 00:30 - 06:30
Pablo Ferrández performs Schumann's Cello Concerto with the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne. Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony and Beethoven's 'Egmont' Overture complete the programme.
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, 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 a live concert broadcast from Media City in Salford by the BBC Philharmonic.
Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00
From St Michael's Church, Barnes, London, with the choir of Tiffin School and music by Oliver Tarney and Howells.
Wednesday 16:00 - 17:00
3/5. Donald Macleod follows the irresistible rise of Italian opera composer Gaetano Donizetti. Today, antagonising censors, two tragic losses and the writing of his most iconic scene.
Wednesday 17:00 - 19:00
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
Wednesday 19:30 - 21:45
Cellist Laura van der Heijden teams up with Sinfonia Cymru for a thrilling programme of folk-inspired music for strings, including Dobrinka Tabakova's Cello Concerto.
Wednesday 21:45 - 22:00
3/5. Kenneth Steven combines Scottish landscape and geological history with his own poetry. In this Essay he searches for the elusive blue of aquamarine.
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 more of the best in jazz from the UK and around the world.
Thu Mar 19
Thursday 00:30 - 06:30
The RAI National Symphony Orchestra performs Walton's viola concerto with soloist Antoine Tamestit. Plus Shostakovich's 9th symphony and two orchestral works by Ravel.
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, 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 Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.3 from Isata Kanneh-Mason and opera without words from Rameau.
Thursday 16:00 - 17:00
4/5. Donald Macleod follows the irresistible rise of Italian opera composer Gaetano Donizetti. Today, a new chapter for Donizetti as he moves to Paris in search of artistic freedom.
Thursday 17:00 - 19:00
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
Thursday 19:00 - 19:30
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
Thursday 19:30 - 21:45
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Delyana Lazarova perform Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 and are joined by Duo Játékok for Mendelssohn's Concerto for Two Pianos in A flat.
Thursday 21:45 - 22:00
4/5. Kenneth Steven explores the history of this semi-precious stone and reflects in poetry on his finds. The first stone he found was serpentine from the beaches of the island of Iona.
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
Soweto's guest Naïssam Jalal is back to share her fourth and final jazz album pick for 4/4.
Fri Mar 20
Friday 00:30 - 06:30
Alban Gerhardt performs the Cello Concerto by Mieczyslaw Weinberg with the RTVE Symphony Orchestra in Madrid. Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony completes the programme.
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, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Friday 13:00 - 16:00
Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK & beyond, with Richard Strauss's Ein Heldenleben and highlights from the orchestral suite of Wagner's Götterdämmerung.
Friday 16:00 - 17:00
5/5. Donald Macleod follows the irresistible rise of Italian opera composer Gaetano Donizetti. Today, he tells the story of Donizetti's prolific and dramatic late years.
Friday 17:00 - 19:00
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
Friday 19:00 - 19:30
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
Friday 19:30 - 21:45
A French theme to a concert featuring Radio 3 New Generation Artist Julius Asal, who joins conductor Michael Seal and the BBC Concert Orchestra in Ravel's Piano Concerto.
Friday 21:45 - 22:00
5/5. Scotland has been blessed with the most exciting of gemstones, but knowing where to find them is the secret. Kenneth Steven combines Scottish geological history with his poetry.
Friday 22:00 - 23:30
The vernal equinox is upon us! Jennifer Lucy Allan shares surprising sounds and fresh cuts to celebrate the new season.
Friday 23:30 - 00:30
Tonight, Soweto has concert highlights from Sligo pianist Nils Kavanagh and his trio, recorded live at JPN late last year.
Sat Mar 21
Saturday 00:30 - 06:30
The RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra plays Bach and Mozart's 'Jupiter' Symphony. Organist Olivier Latry and timpanist Petra Vidmar join the ensemble for Poulenc's concerto.
Saturday 06:30 - 09:00
Hannah French presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Saturday 09:00 - 12:00
Tom Service with the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend and guests including conductor Vasily Petrenko and composer Laura Bowler.
Saturday 12:00 - 13:00
Jools is joined by the artist Tracey Emin, with music by Ravel, Morricone and Beethoven.
Saturday 13:00 - 14:00
Mark Radcliffe discusses his favourite choral music, from his early exposure to Handel's Messiah, through to works by Gorecki, Tallis and James MacMillan.
Saturday 14:00 - 16:00
A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and the Radio 3 Disc of the Week recommendation.
Saturday 16:00 - 17:00
Edith Bowman brings you a weekly selection of the best film scores and movie music - featuring composer Danny Elfman talking about his score to Gus Van Sant's Dead Man's Wire.
Saturday 17:00 - 22:30
From the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Wagner's meditation on love and death, starring Lise Davidsen as Isolde and Michael Spyres as the love-drunk Tristan.
Saturday 22:30 - 00:30
Tom Service presents specially recorded Icelandic music, as well as celebrating pianist and composer Mike Westbrook's 90th birthday.