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Tue Aug 12
Classical Live

Today 13:00 - 16:00

Music by Debussy and Sibelius inspired by the sea from the London Philharmonic's recent Prom whilst at the Edinburgh International Festival chamber music by the Schumanns.

Composer of the Week: Brahms

Today 16:00 - 17:00

2/5. Kate Molleson explores the life and relationships of Johannes Brahms through the keyhole of the places he called home. Today, Brahms's all-consuming friendship with the Schumanns.

In Tune

Today 17:00 - 19:00

Petroc Trelawny has live music from cellist Johannes Moser, who performs at the BBC Proms. Plus violinist Bomsori Kim joins us from Edinburgh.

BBC Proms 2025

Today 19:00 - 21:00

Live at the BBC Proms: Anoushka Shankar brings her Chapter albums to the Royal Albert Hall.

Night Tracks

Today 21:00 - 22:15

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

BBC Proms 2025

Today 22:15 - 23:45

Live at the BBC Proms: The Cavemen perform at the Royal Albert Hall.

'Round Midnight

Today 23:45 - 00:30

A new release by the Leeds outfit, featuring Manchester based string quartet Vulva Voce.

Wed Aug 13
Through the Night

Tomorrow 00:30 - 06:30

Young chamber musicians perform a selection of chamber works by Schubert in the concert hall of the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona. Penny Gore presents.

Breakfast

Tomorrow 06:30 - 09:30

Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Essential Classics

Tomorrow 09:30 - 13:00

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.

Classical Live

Tomorrow 13:00 - 15:00

Music from America makes up today's highlights from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic's recent Prom, including music by Higdon and Hailstork, plus more from the Edinburgh Festival.

Choral Evensong

Tomorrow 15:00 - 16:00

From St James's Church Piccadilly, London with Genesis Sixteen, with music by Palestrina and Gibbons.

Composer of the Week: Brahms

Tomorrow 16:00 - 17:00

3/5. Kate Molleson explores the life and relationships of Johannes Brahms through the keyhole of the places he called home. Today, Brahms puts down roots in Vienna.

In Tune

Tomorrow 17:00 - 19:00

Petroc Trelawny with live music from pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, who performs Ravel at the BBC Proms.

Classical Mixtape

Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:30

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

BBC Proms 2025

Tomorrow 19:30 - 22:00

Live at the BBC Proms: the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eva Ollikainen, performs Stravinsky, Ravel, Varèse and Anna Thorvaldsdottir's Cello Concerto with Johannes Moser.

Night Tracks

Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:30

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

'Round Midnight

Tomorrow 23:30 - 00:30

Soweto shares a new live track from the Cuban jazz pianist.

Thu Aug 14
Through the Night

Thursday 00:30 - 06:30

Thomas Gould and the Britten Sinfonia perform Max Richter's celebrated 21st-century reimagining of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, along with music by Michael Tippett and Lera Auerbach.

Breakfast

Thursday 06:30 - 09:30

Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Essential Classics

Thursday 09:30 - 13:00

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.

Classical Live

Thursday 13:00 - 16:00

The BBC Symphony Orchestra are back in the Albert Hall for the Proms with Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and from Edinburgh, The King's Singers bring us bygone sounds of the street.

Composer of the Week: Brahms

Thursday 16:00 - 17:00

4/5. Kate Molleson explores the life and relationships of Johannes Brahms through the keyhole of the places he called home. Today, we follow Brahms on his most inspiring holidays.

In Tune

Thursday 17:00 - 19:00

Petroc Trelawny has live music from Penguin Cafe and speaks to Alan Lane, the Creative Director of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

Classical Mixtape

Thursday 19:00 - 19:30

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

BBC Proms 2025

Thursday 19:30 - 22:15

Live at the BBC Proms: Joe Hisaishi and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra play Hisaishi and Steve Reich.

Night Tracks

Thursday 22:15 - 23:30

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

'Round Midnight

Thursday 23:30 - 00:30

A track from master Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal.

Fri Aug 15
Through the Night

Friday 00:30 - 06:30

The Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra performs music by Kurt Atterberg, Mozart and Tchaikovsky. Penny Gore presents.

Breakfast

Friday 06:30 - 09:30

Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Essential Classics

Friday 09:30 - 13:00

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.

Classical Live

Friday 13:00 - 16:00

Composer/conductor Joe Hishaishi, famous for his scores for Studio Ghibli, conducts his own music alongside Steve Reich at the Proms, plus from Edinburgh, music by Missy Mazzoli.

Composer of the Week: Brahms

Friday 16:00 - 17:00

5/5. Kate Molleson explores the life and relationships of Johannes Brahms through the keyhole of the places he called home. Today, his final decade and the value of his close friends.

In Tune

Friday 17:00 - 19:00

Petroc Trelawny has live music from violinist Maya Magub and pianist Matthew Schellhorn. Plus, conductor Hervé Niquet performs at the BBC Proms.

Classical Mixtape

Friday 19:00 - 19:30

Escape with a 30-minute soundscape of quietly uplifting classical music. Relax into a seamless mix of orchestral and choral textures, with works by composers from Bach to Mealor.

BBC Proms 2025

Friday 19:30 - 22:15

Live at the BBC Proms: The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, Ryan Bancroft, Benjamin Grosvenor, Kostas Smoriginas & Synergy Vocals perform works by Gubaidulina & Ravel.

Late Junction

Friday 22:15 - 23:30

Jennifer Lucy Allan explores the sounds of vanished presences, actual and potential instrumentation, and some old favourites from New Zealand's 1980s underground post-punk scene.

'Round Midnight

Friday 23:30 - 00:30

Soweto shares more concert highlights from 'Round Midnight's inaugural BBC Prom.

Sat Aug 16
Through the Night

Saturday 00:30 - 06:30

The Classica Quartet plays chamber works by three French composers in a musical journey that traverses Romanticism, Symbolism and Impressionism. Penny Gore presents.

Breakfast

Saturday 06:30 - 09:00

Emma Clarke presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Saturday Morning

Saturday 09:00 - 12:00

Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack to start the weekend!

Earlier... with Jools Holland

Saturday 12:00 - 13:00

Jools is joined by producer and writer Joe Boyd with music by Britten, Bartok and Diabaté.

Music Matters: Piano Stories

Saturday 13:00 - 14:00

Piano technician Ulrich Gerhartz talks pianos with some of the great pianists of our age.

Record Review

Saturday 14:00 - 16:00

Flora Willson picks five indispensable recordings by this week's BBC Proms Composer: Puccini, plus the rest of the week's new releases.

Sound of Cinema

Saturday 16:00 - 17:00

A wholesome mixture of film music written to enhance the shared experience of the 'family film', introduced by Matthew Sweet.

This Classical Life

Saturday 17:00 - 18:00

Jess Gillam shares favourite music with baritone and composer Roderick Williams, including tracks by Olivier Messiaen, Duke Ellington, and Michael McDonald.

Music Planet

Saturday 18:00 - 19:00

Lopa Kothari shares live recordings and behind-the-scenes content from Southampton's Tapestry festival, including music from Muireann Bradley, Soumik Datta, Sam Lee, and more.

BBC Proms 2025

Saturday 19:00 - 21:15

Live at the BBC Proms: The Aurora Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Collon perform Shostakovich Symphony No 5 from memory.

New Generation Artists

Saturday 21:15 - 21:45

Featuring music specially recorded by Radio 3 New Generation Artists including pianist Alim Beisembayev, baritone James Atkinson, and cellist Sterling Elliott.

The Lebrecht Interview

Saturday 21:45 - 22:30

Norman Lebrecht talks to the Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero about the heartbreak of living as an exile; taking part in the Chopin competition; and about her music improvising.

New Music Show

Saturday 22:30 - 00:30

Soosan Lolavar with new music from Lawrence Dunn, Deniz Tafaghodi and Nekka Cummins plus a recording of Rebecca Saunders' To An Utterance for piano and orchestra.

Sun Aug 17
Through the Night

Sunday 00:30 - 06:30

An all-Bach programme from Japanese baroque violinist Hiro Kurosaki and Spanish harpsichordist Ignacio Prego.

Breakfast

Sunday 06:30 - 09:00

Mark Forrest presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Sunday Morning

Sunday 09:00 - 12:00

Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to recharge, and get into the rhythm of your Sunday.

Private Passions

Sunday 12:00 - 13:30

Michael Berkeley's guest is the co-founder of the English Chamber Orchestra and philanthropist Ursula Jones.

Music Map

Sunday 13:30 - 15:00

Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps a musical landscape around Tarrega's Recuerdos de la Alhambra, listening in deeply to find sonic connections across time and space.

Choral Evensong

Sunday 15:00 - 16:00

From St James's Church Piccadilly, London with Genesis Sixteen, with music by Palestrina and Gibbons.

Jazz Record Requests

Sunday 16:00 - 17:00

Alyn Shipton presents a special tribute edition celebrating the remarkable career of singer Dame Cleo Laine. Get In Touch: email jrr@bbc.co.uk or use #jazzrecordrequests on social.

The Early Music Show

Sunday 17:00 - 18:00

Hannah French explores the history & music of Le Concert Spirituel - a hugely popular Parisian concert series which began in 1725 and ran for 65 years until the French Revolution.

Delius

Sunday 18:00 - 18:45

Frederick Delius's Violin Concerto, with Tasmin Little and Welsh National Opera Orchestra, conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras. Recorded in May 1991 in the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea.

Sunday Feature: Delius - A Yorkshireman

Sunday 18:45 - 19:30

. Presenter Nick Ahad explores the life, music and identity of composer Frederick Delius - Yorkshireman, child of immigrants, and reluctant Englishman.

BBC Proms 2025

Sunday 19:30 - 21:30

Live at the BBC Proms: Hervé Niquet conducts Le Concert Spirituel in Striggio's epic Mass 'Ecco si beato giorno', as well as works by Benevolo, Corteccia and Palestrina.

New Generation Artists

Sunday 21:30 - 22:00

Featuring music specially recorded by Radio 3 New Generation Artist, the pianist Giorgi Gigashvili.

Night Tracks

Sunday 22:00 - 23:30

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

Unclassified

Sunday 23:30 - 00:30

Elizabeth Alker with a late-night journey through new music from today's most exciting genre-defying artists.

Mon Aug 18
Through the Night

Monday 00:30 - 06:30

Leonidas Kavakos conducts the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin in Prokofiev's Sixth Symphony and Mao Fujita is the soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto no 27.

Breakfast

Monday 06:30 - 09:30

Tom McKinney starts your day with the very best classical music and the sounds of the Severn Estuary live from a bird hide at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre.

Essential Classics

Monday 09:30 - 13:00

Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.

Classical Live

Monday 13:00 - 16:00

Elizabeth Alker showcases summers highlights including a visit to the Edinburgh Festival 2025 and the Aurora Orchestra playing Shostakovich's 5th Symphony by heart at the Proms.

Composer of the Week: Delius

Monday 16:00 - 17:00

Donald explores the life of Delius through five relationships. In today's programme, we meet Eric Fenby, a young musician from Scarborough who never thought he'd meet his hero.

In Tune

Monday 17:00 - 19:00

Katie Derham with live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.

Classical Mixtape

Monday 19:00 - 19:30

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

BBC Proms 2025

Monday 19:30 - 22:00

Live at the BBC Proms: BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, LPO Chorus plus starry soloists conducted by Sir Mark Elder in Delius's exhilarating A Mass of Life.

Night Tracks

Monday 22:00 - 23:30

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

'Round Midnight

Monday 23:30 - 00:30

Saxophonist Soweto Kinch picks jazz from all eras, with a focus on new British artists.

Tue Aug 19
Through the Night

Tuesday 00:30 - 06:30

Ensemble Irini explores the mystical through Lasso's astonishingly chromatic Prophecies of the Sibyllines and Byzantine pieces dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Breakfast

Tuesday 06:30 - 09:30

Tom McKinney starts your day with the very best classical music and the sounds of the forest live from Westonbirt, the National Arboretum.

Essential Classics

Tuesday 09:30 - 13:00

Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.

Classical Live

Tuesday 13:00 - 16:00

Elizabeth Alker showcases summer festivals including highlights from the Edinburgh Festival and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sir Mark Elder in Delius' Mass of Life at the Proms.

Composer of the Week: Delius

Tuesday 16:00 - 17:00

Donald explores the life of Delius through five relationships. In today's programme, as pressure from his father mounts, the young composer makes a break for it.

In Tune

Tuesday 17:00 - 19:00

Katie Derham with live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.

Classical Mixtape

Tuesday 19:00 - 19:30

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

BBC Proms 2025

Tuesday 19:30 - 22:00

Live at the BBC Proms: the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Antonio Pappano in Strauss and with soprano Carolina López Moreno in Puccini's Suor Angelica.

Night Tracks

Tuesday 22:00 - 23:30

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

'Round Midnight

Tuesday 23:30 - 00:30

Saxophonist Soweto Kinch picks jazz from all eras, with a focus on new British artists.

Wed Aug 20
Through the Night

Wednesday 00:30 - 06:30

A concert from the Budapest Festival Orchestra is the centrepiece of the programme celebrating Hungary's National Day.