Today 13:00 - 16:00
Radio 3's New Generation Artists at the Ryedale Festival performing Rachmaninov and Spanish song plus orchestral music by Benjamin Britten and his British contemporaries.
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Tue Oct 14
Today 16:00 - 17:00
2/5. Donald Macleod follows the trail of Johann Sebastian Bach as he makes his way in the world. Today, Bach's chapter in Weimar, featuring brotherly feuds and a prison cell.
Today 17:00 - 19:00
Pianist Karim Said joins Petroc Trelawny in the studio to perform music from his new album, and we take a look at 'A Grand Chorus' a new exhibition at The Foundling Museum.
Today 19:00 - 19:30
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
Today 19:30 - 21:45
Saxophonist Jess Gillam and her Ensemble provide a highlight from this year's Ryedale Festival with a range of music bridging many styles and many centuries, introduced by Al Ryan.
Today 21:45 - 22:00
Billie Holiday sang about alcohol and broken hearts, fought racism and heroin use. But why did the state criminalise her instead of rehabilitating her for her drug use?
Today 22:00 - 23:30
Hannah Peel presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
Today 23:30 - 00:30
Tonight Jamz welcomes back her Flowers guest - drummer, producer, and bandleader Tommaso Capellatto.
Wed Oct 15
Tomorrow 00:30 - 06:30
Christian Tetzlaff performs Beethoven's Violin Concerto with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande under conductor Daniele Gatti. Beethoven's third symphony completes the programme.
Tomorrow 06:30 - 09:30
Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Tomorrow 09:30 - 13:00
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Tomorrow 13:00 - 15:00
Debussy Preludes from the Ryedale Festival with Radio 3 New Generation Artist Julius Asal and the Tippett Piano Concerto from pianist Clare Hammond and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Tomorrow 15:00 - 16:00
Live from Wells Cathedral, with music by Bruckner, Leighton and Matthew Martin.
Tomorrow 16:00 - 17:00
3/5. Donald Macleod follows the trail of Johann Sebastian Bach as he makes his way in the world. Today, Bach's courtly era, when he wrote his much-loved Brandenburg Concertos.
Tomorrow 17:00 - 19:00
Sabi Ensemble join Petroc Trelawny in studio for a live performance ahead of their appearance at Black Lives in Music: Classically Black at Kings Place, London.
Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:30
Half an hour of back-to-back classical music, including works by William Grant Still, Ravel, Mozart and Debussy.
Tomorrow 19:30 - 21:45
A programme of Handel duets performed by Arcangelo and director Jonathan Cohen with soprano Soraya Mafi and counter-tenor Iestyn Davies as part of this year's Ryedale Festival.
Tomorrow 21:45 - 22:00
Experimental novelist Anna Kavan lived a very private life and only after her death at 68 were her decades of heroin addiction revealed.
Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:30
Hannah Peel presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
Tomorrow 23:30 - 00:30
Tommaso Cappellato returns to share a third artist that he would like to spotlight: an American jazz singer who is well known in London's acid jazz scene.
Thu Oct 16
Thursday 00:30 - 06:30
Performing in the Austrian village of Schwarzenberg, nestled in the Bregenz Forest, baritone Andrè Schuen sings lieder by Brahms and Mahler with Daniel Heide at the piano.
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
Piano music and song from Radio 3 New Generation Artists at the Ryedale Festival and Michael Tippett's affecting A Child of Our Time from Munich, introduced by Mark Forrest.
Thursday 16:00 - 17:00
4/5. Donald Macleod follows the trail of Johann Sebastian Bach as he makes his way in the world. Today, Bach moves to Leipzig, and seeks creative refuge at the coffee house.
Thursday 17:00 - 19:00
Guitarist Sean Shibe joins Petroc Trelawny to perform live in studio. Petroc also chats to soprano Nadine Sierra, who joins down the line from The MET in New York.
Thursday 19:00 - 19:30
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
Thursday 19:30 - 21:45
Sakari Oramo steers the BBC Symphony Orchestra through Mahler's last completed symphony, written after the death of his daughter.
Thursday 21:45 - 22:00
Andrea Dunbar wrote plays about life on Bradford's Buttershaw Estate, The Arbor was staged when she was just 18. But a bright legacy was blighted by cross-generational addiction.
Thursday 22:00 - 23:30
Hannah Peel presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
Thursday 23:30 - 00:30
All this week, Italian L.A based drummer and bandleader of Collettivo Immaginario, Tommaso Cappellato, has been Jamz's Flowers guest.
Fri Oct 17
Friday 00:30 - 06:30
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, soloists and conductor Gijs Leenaars perform works by Mendelssohn, Robert Heppner, Vaughan Williams and Verdi. John Shea presents.
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
Flute and vocal music from the Ryedale Festival performed by Radio 3 New Generation Artists and orchestral music by Britten and his contemporaries including a Walton piano concerto.
Friday 16:00 - 17:00
5/5. Donald Macleod follows the trail of Johann Sebastian Bach as he makes his way in the world. Today, Bach's late years see his patience and pride tested.
Friday 17:00 - 19:00
Pianist Shani Diluka and Hilgeum trio join Petroc Trelawny in studio for live performances.
Friday 19:00 - 19:30
Enjoy a seamless 30-minute mix of inspiring classical music, featuring beloved works by composers from Bach to Britten.
Friday 19:30 - 21:45
The BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Richard Balcombe, and singers Katie Birtill, Kelly Mathieson and Graham Bickley pay tribute to the Hollywood star in music and song.
Friday 21:45 - 22:00
Photographer Nan Goldin used the power of her fame, her art and personal experience to campaign against prescription opioids.
Friday 22:00 - 23:30
Verity Sharp presents an improvised collaborative studio meeting between British experimentalist Ecka Mordecai and Bhutanese guitarist Tashi Dorji.
Friday 23:30 - 00:30
This Friday night Jamz is joined by Paris born, Guadeloupe based singer-songwriter Celia Wa as her Friday night guest curator.
Sat Oct 18
Saturday 00:30 - 06:30
The German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin plays Barber's Violin Concerto with the American violinist Randall Goosby. Plus music by Gabriella Smith and Shostakovich's sixth symphony.
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 guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack to start the weekend.
Saturday 12:00 - 13:00
Jools is joined by one of the world's most famous classical musicians, Lang Lang.
Saturday 13:00 - 14:00
Ian Skelly explores the art and music of the largest occupied castle in the world, home to 40 monarchs since it was built by William the Conqueror.
Saturday 14:00 - 16:00
Ben Gernon joins Andrew McGregor to discuss his selection of the best new releases, and Building a Library on Maurice Ravel's Piano concerto in G major with Yshani Perinpanayagam.
Saturday 16:00 - 17:00
From the driving energy of North By Northwest to the iconic string stabs of Psycho, music is an integral part of the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Matthew Sweet finds out why.
Saturday 17:00 - 18:00
Jess Gillam and tenor Ed Lyon share the music they love, including music by Mozart, Monteverdi and Regina Spektor.
Saturday 18:00 - 21:35
Superstar soprano Lucy Crowe sings the title role in this new Garsington Opera production, with Tim Mead as her husband King Bertarido and Ed Lyon as villainous usurper Grimoaldo.
Saturday 21:35 - 22:35
Kathryn Tickell presents Irish music on banjo and harmonica and a resurfaced piece from 1980s Rwanda. Plus bandura master Julian Kytasty sums up his instrument in three tracks.
Saturday 22:35 - 00:30
Kate Molleson with live recordings of works by Donghoon Shin and Ailis Ni Riain, plus Sam Amidon shares his latest listening.
Sun Oct 19
Sunday 00:30 - 06:30
Pianist Martin Helmchen joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Sakari Oramo in Brahms' Piano Concerto no 2 plus Dora Pejacevic's Symphony in F sharp minor.
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 three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh whether you're out enjoying the autumnal colours or ticking off the to do list at home.
Sunday 12:00 - 13:30
Michael Berkeley's guest is the poet Hollie McNish, who is one of the UK's most widely shared writers, thanks to her books, performances and videos.
Sunday 13:30 - 15:00
Sara Mohr-Pietsch takes to the high seas to map Berlioz's dramatic overture Le Corsaire, listening in deeply to find sonic connections across time and continents.
Sunday 15:00 - 16:00
Live from Wells Cathedral, with music by Bruckner, Leighton and Matthew Martin.
Sunday 16:00 - 17:00
Join our community of jazz lovers. Alyn Shipton is waiting for your requests: email jrr@bbc.co.uk or use #jazzrecordrequests on social.
Sunday 17:00 - 18:00
Hannah French is joined by conductor Graham Ross to explore some modern rediscoveries of Palestrina's music, 500 years after the composer's birth.
Sunday 18:00 - 19:15
Alex Kingston and Iain Glen with poetry and prose readings by Charlotte Brontë, Hilaire Belloc, Samuel Pepys and Emily Dickinson, alongside music from Beethoven to Etta James.
Sunday 19:15 - 20:00
Historian Katja Hoyer explores 80 years of Requiems, Motets and Berceuses forged in the aftermath of Dresden's fiery destruction & their complex interaction with memory politics.
Sunday 20:00 - 21:00
A complete performance of Yshani Perinpanayagam's Building a Library recommendation, plus other fine new releases.
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century. This week, Kate explores the homemade instruments and microtonal sounds of Harry Partch.
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 selection of late-summer sounds from genre-defying artists, including cellist Okkyung Lee and producer Ben Lukas Boysen.
Mon Oct 20
Monday 00:30 - 06:30
The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra performs Arvo Pärt's Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten, Rachmaninov's The Bells, Adès' America: A Prophecy and Sumera's second symphony.
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
French pianist Alexandre Tharaud presents a live concert of Paris inspired music from Wigmore Hall, the Pavel Haas Quartet play Beethoven at East Neuk plus Strauss from Frankfurt.
Monday 16:00 - 17:00
1/5. Donald Macleod explores the Vienna of Johann Strauss II, the waltz king.
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 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra performs Schubert's Symphony No.8, 'Unfinished', plus Zemlinsky's Lyric Symphony with soprano Claudia Boyle and baritone Roderick Williams.
Monday 21:45 - 22:00
Matthew Bannister travels across England to find out about the music discovered in County Record Offices and reimagined for the 21st Century by the folk musician Nancy Kerr.
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's guest this week is East London born, Nottingham based singer Yazmin Lacey.
Tue Oct 21
Tuesday 00:30 - 06:30
Antonello Manacorda conducts the Berlin RSO in Ives' The Unanswered Question, Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with soprano Maria Bengtsson and Schumann's Symphony no 2.
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
Linton Stephens showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and pianist Jan Lisiecki playing Beethoven in Bucharest.
Tuesday 16:00 - 17:00
2/5. Donald Macleod explores how Johann Strauss II fared in Vienna as revolution swept across Europe.
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 favourites.
Tuesday 19:30 - 21:45
Music by Schubert and Janácek from East Neuk Festival 2025, featuring the Pavel Haas Quartet, tenor Mark Padmore, baritone James Newby and pianist Joseph Middleton.
Tuesday 21:45 - 22:00
Matthew Bannister travels across England to find out about the music discovered in County Record Offices and reimagined for the 21st Century by the folk musician Nancy Kerr.
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
Vocalist Yazmin Lacey is back tonight to share her second 4/4 selection of the week. Tonight she calls on a seminal reggae album that soundtracked much of her childhood.
Wed Oct 22
Wednesday 00:30 - 06:30
Violinist Rok Zaletel Cernos joins the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra under Catherine Larsen-Maguire in Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, followed by Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.