703: BBC Radio 3

Tue May 26
Through the Night

Today 00:30 - 06:30

Eva Ollikainen conducts the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne in Strauss' tone poem 'A Hero's Life'. Penny Gore presents.

Breakfast

Today 06:30 - 09:30

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

Essential Classics

Today 09:30 - 13:00

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

Classical Live

Today 13:00 - 16:00

Linton Stephens with an afternoon of specially recorded concert performances, including Haydn and Beethoven given by today's featured conductor, Viennese maestro Manfred Honeck.

Composer of the Week: Miles Davis 100

Today 16:00 - 17:00

2/5. Kate Molleson and Nate Chinen discuss Miles Davis's golden period during the 1950s.

In Tune

Today 17:00 - 19:00

On Miles Davis's 100th birthday, Katie Derham welcomes trumpeter Byron Wallen & band to 80A for a live performance paying tribute to the jazz icon.

Classical Mixtape

Today 19:00 - 19:30

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

Radio 3 in Concert

Today 19:30 - 21:45

As part of Wigmore Hall's 125th Anniversary Festival, soprano Asmik Grigorian and pianist Lukas Geniusas perform songs by Fauré, Ravel, Rachmaninov and Richard Strauss.

The Essay: Miles Davis 100 - Miles Beyond

Today 21:45 - 22:00

Journalist Kevin Le Gendre explores how Miles Davis expanded the range of his instrument, the trumpet.

Night Tracks

Today 22:00 - 23:30

As part of Miles Davis 100 on Radio 3 Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an soundtrack inspired by his groundbreaking album 'In A Silent Way'.

'Round Midnight

Today 23:30 - 00:30

Soweto Kinch welcomes composer and saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi, to reflect on three albums by Miles Davis that have influenced her, on his birthday night.

Wed May 27
Through the Night

Tomorrow 00:30 - 06:30

Kristiina Poska conducts the Norwegian Radio Orchestra in Sibelius' two last symphonies. In between, Shostakovich's energetic Concerto for Piano and Trumpet.

Breakfast

Tomorrow 06:30 - 09:30

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

Essential Classics

Tomorrow 09:30 - 13:00

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

Classical Live

Tomorrow 13:00 - 15:00

Pianist Daniil Trifonov and today's featured conductor, Franz Welser-Möst, perform Prokofiev's fiendishly difficult and much-loved third piano concerto in a recording from Munich.

Choral Evensong

Tomorrow 15:00 - 16:00

Live from St Davids Cathedral, with music by Tomkins and Tallis.

Composer of the Week: Miles Davis 100

Tomorrow 16:00 - 17:00

3/5. Kate Molleson and American jazz critic Nate Chinen discuss the Miles Davis sound of the 1960s.

In Tune

Tomorrow 17:00 - 19:00

Katie Derham is joined live in studio by baritone Thomas Hampson and accordionist Ksenija Sidorova. She also introduces live music from the Linarol Consort.

Classical Mixtape

Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:30

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

Radio 3 in Concert

Tomorrow 19:30 - 21:45

As part of Wigmore Hall's 125th Anniversary Festival, Rhiannon Giddens joins Francesco Turrisi and Crash Ensemble.

The Essay: Miles Davis 100 - Miles Beyond

Tomorrow 21:45 - 22:00

Journalist Kevin Le Gendre explores how Miles Davis became an early adopter of technology, such as electric keyboards and tape effects, changing jazz and beyond.

Night Tracks

Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:30

Sara Mohr-Pietsch 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 Kinch presents more of the best in jazz, and welcomes trumpeter Marquis Hill to reflect on the personal impact of Miles Davis' in his centenary week.

Thu May 28
Through the Night

Thursday 00:30 - 06:30

This recital of Schubert lieder is part of Montreal's Bourgie Hall concert series of his complete songs leading up to the 200th anniversary of his death in 1828.

Breakfast

Thursday 06:30 - 09:30

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

Essential Classics

Thursday 09:30 - 13:00

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

Classical Live

Thursday 13:00 - 16:00

As part of Wigmore Hall's 125th Anniversary Festival the early music specialist Jordi Savall presents a concert of music by Monteverdi including the pastoral ballet 'Tirsi e Clori'.

Composer of the Week: Miles Davis 100

Thursday 16:00 - 17:00

4/5. Kate Molleson and American jazz critic Nate Chinen explore a tumultuous and pivotal period in the story of Miles Davis.

In Tune

Thursday 17:00 - 19:00

Katie Derham welcomes viola player Rosalind Ventris & pianist Nigel Hutchison as they perform live ahead of Rosalind's appearance at the Elgar Festival.

Classical Mixtape

Thursday 19:00 - 19:30

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

Radio 3 in Concert

Thursday 19:30 - 21:45

As part of Wigmore Hall's 125th Anniversary Festival, French pianist Alexandre Kantorow plays Liszt, Chopin and Beethoven.

The Essay: Miles Davis 100 - Miles Beyond

Thursday 21:45 - 22:00

Journalist Kevin Le Gendre explores how Miles Davis's image evolved alongside his music, and became a fashion icon.

Night Tracks

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.

'Round Midnight

Thursday 23:30 - 00:30

Soweto's fourth and final guest of the week, trumpeter, vocalist and producer Emma-Jean Thackray, pays homage to Miles Davis through three albums that she deeply appreciates.

Fri May 29
Through the Night

Friday 00:30 - 06:30

Pianist Beatrice Rana joins the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin and conductor Manfred Honeck in Tchaikovsky's Piano concerto no 1 followed by Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony.

Breakfast

Friday 06:30 - 09:30

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

Essential Classics

Friday 09:30 - 13:00

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

Classical Live

Friday 13:00 - 16:00

Mark Forrest introdcues specially recorded concert performances from today's featured conductor, Riccardo Muti, including a great choral tour-de-force from Anton Bruckner.

Composer of the Week: Miles Davis 100

Friday 16:00 - 17:00

5/5. Kate Molleson and American jazz critic Nate Chinen discuss the last chapter in the life and work of Miles Davis.

In Tune

Friday 17:00 - 19:00

Katie Derham welcomes Sir Karl Jenkins to the studio. She is also joined by pianist Joanna Kacperek for a live performance.

Classical Mixtape

Friday 19:00 - 19:30

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

Radio 3 in Concert

Friday 19:30 - 21:45

Celebrating Wigmore Hall's 125th Anniversary Festival, baritone Christian Gerhaher and pianist Gerold Huber perform works by Beethoven, Berg, and Brahms.

The Essay: Miles Davis 100 - Miles Beyond

Friday 21:45 - 22:00

Journalist Kevin Legendre explores how Miles Davis broadened the jazz repertoire, covering pop hits in the 1980s.

Late Junction

Friday 22:00 - 23:30

Verity Sharp shares a remote collaboration session between trumpeter Laura Jurd and poet Anthony Joseph, celebrating the legacy of jazz icon Miles Davis on his centenary.

'Round Midnight

Friday 23:30 - 00:30

Soweto presents music from a selection of previously unreleased recordings of Miles Davis live in concert, ranging from the 1960s to 1980s.

Sat May 30
Through the Night

Saturday 00:30 - 06:30

Pasquini's oratorio of 1677 recounts the martyrdom of a young Roman girl, Saint Agnes, the patron saint of chastity. Performed at the Radovljica Festival in Slovenia.

Breakfast

Saturday 06:30 - 09:00

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

Saturday Morning

Saturday 09:00 - 12:00

Tom Service introduces the best classical music and the latest stories from the arts world.

Earlier... with Jools Holland

Saturday 12:00 - 13:00

Jools is joined by actor and music lover Martin Freeman.

Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical Music

Saturday 13:00 - 14:00

It's the year 1564. A Scottish envoy has an unexpected musical encounter with Elizabeth I.

Record Review

Saturday 14:00 - 16:00

Andrew McGregor is joined by Jessica Duchen to review the best new classical releases, and Jeremy Sams picks his favourite recording of Schubert's String Quartet in G major D.887.

Sound of Cinema

Saturday 16:00 - 17:00

A weekly selection of movie music with Edith Bowman- composer Simon Franglen features Vangelis in Harmonising Hollywood, and Julian Lloyd Webber reveals his Pick of the Flicks.

This Classical Life

Saturday 17:00 - 18:00

Jess Gillam swaps music choices with percussionist and composer Beibei Wang.

Opera on 3

Saturday 18:00 - 21:30

Gabriela Lena Frank's portrait of Mexico's volatile power couple. Isabel Leonard is a blazing Frida Kahlo, Carlos Álvarez her Diego Rivera, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting.

Music Planet

Saturday 21:30 - 22:30

Kathryn Tickell presents an extract from Nidia Góngora's set at the Barbican and picks music from Benin, Slovakia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

New Music Show

Saturday 22:30 - 00:30

Kate Molleson introduces a performance by the vocalist Elaine Mitchener performing live at London's Wigmore Hall earlier this year.

Sun May 31
Through the Night

Sunday 00:30 - 06:30

The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra with Pekka Kuusisto perform Mazzoli's Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres). Jonathan Biss joins the ensemble in Beethoven's second piano concerto.

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 glorious choral gems, sweeping orchestral sounds, and a celebration of chamber music venue the Wigmore Hall at 125.

Private Passions

Sunday 12:00 - 13:30

Michael Berkeley's guest is the nature writer and former sports journalist Simon Barnes.

Music Map

Sunday 13:30 - 15:00

Sara Mohr-Pietsch is our guide on a musical journey towards the ballet suite Callirhoë by the French composer Cécile Chaminade.

Mark Radcliffe's Nature Ramblings

Sunday 15:00 - 16:00

In the first of three programmes about the natural world, Mark Radcliffe plays music inspired by birds. With works from Respighi, Vivaldi , Elgar, Sam Lee and The Unthanks.

Jazz Record Requests

Sunday 16:00 - 17:00

Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you. Get In Touch via jrr@bbc.co.uk or use #jazzrecordrequests on social.

The Early Music Show

Sunday 17:00 - 18:00

Hannah French traces the life and career of the Elizabethan composer and organist Thomas Weelkes, who was born 450 years ago this year.

Choral Evensong

Sunday 18:00 - 19:00

Live from St Davids Cathedral, with music by Tomkins and Tallis.

Sunday Feature: The Messy Guide to AI

Sunday 19:00 - 19:45

Composer Jennifer Walshe explores the philosophical and aesthetic questions that AI raises for how we make, listen to and think about music.

Words and Music

Sunday 19:45 - 21:00

Words about Marilyn Monroe, Helen of Troy and a host of other beauties both real and imagined by Sappho, Austen, Oscar Wilde. And music to match from Tchaikovsky, Bach, Judith Weir.

Ultimate Calm with Erland Cooper

Sunday 21:00 - 22:00

9/12. Erland Cooper finds calm in the stillness with a selection of pieces inspired by solitude while harpist Mary Lattimore shares her safe haven.

Night Tracks

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.

Unclassified

Sunday 23:30 - 00:30

Elizabeth Alker shares a selection of music from genre-defying artists, with reimagined silent film scores, allotment recordings and Icelandic metal pipes.

Mon Jun 01
Through the Night

Monday 00:30 - 06:30

A concert from Cologne by the WDR Symphony Orchestra featuring the 'Babylon Suite'. Schumann's Second Symphony follows, a work in which fiery verve merges with whispering elegance.

Breakfast

Monday 06:30 - 09:30

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

Essential Classics

Monday 09:30 - 13:00

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

Classical Live

Monday 13:00 - 16:00

As part of Wigmore Hall's 125th Anniversary Festival, the outstanding German pianist Igor Levit performs music by Ravel, Shostakovich and Liszt - Liszt's epic 'Dante Sonata' - live.

Composer of the Week: Arthur Bliss

Monday 16:00 - 17:00

1/5. Donald Macleod with guest biographer Paul Spicer journey into the early life of Sir Arthur Bliss including his time serving during World War One.

In Tune

Monday 17:00 - 19:00

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 favourites.

Radio 3 in Concert

Monday 19:30 - 21:45

As part of Wigmore Hall's 125th Anniversary Festival, William Christie and Les Arts Florissants perform Handel's two-act pastoral drama Acis and Galatea.

The Essay: The Other Shostakoviches

Monday 21:45 - 22:00

Chris Addison unravels the story of composer and radical Nikolai Roslavets, who created his own new musical system to change the world - but fell foul of political change.

Night Tracks

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.

'Round Midnight

Monday 23:30 - 00:30

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

Tue Jun 02
Through the Night

Tuesday 00:30 - 06:30

The Helsinki Chamber Choir, the Finnish Baroque Orchestra and conductor Nils Schweckendiek perform music on the theme of Hope including four premieres and music by Bach and Handel.

Breakfast

Tuesday 06:30 - 09:30

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

Essential Classics

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.

Classical Live

Tuesday 13:00 - 16:00

The Leonkoro Quartet and pianist Igor Levit mark Wigmore Hall's 125th anniversary with a masterpiece by Brahms plus orchestral music by Beethoven and Strauss.

Composer of the Week: Arthur Bliss

Tuesday 16:00 - 17:00

2/5. Donald Macleod with guest biographer Paul Spicer, delve into the period Bliss composed his Colour Symphony, and also met his future wife Trudy in America.

In Tune

Tuesday 17:00 - 19:00

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 favourites.

Radio 3 in Concert

Tuesday 19:30 - 21:45

As part of Wigmore Hall's 125th Anniversary Festival, the acclaimed Norwegian opera singer Lise Davidsen joins performs Lieder by Franz Schubert, with pianist James Baillieu.

The Essay: The Other Shostakoviches

Tuesday 21:45 - 22:00

Chris Addison explores the music of Soviet regime favourite Georgy Sviridov, whose melodious works often led to his being dismissed in the West - yet whose music still beguiles.

Night Tracks

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.

'Round Midnight

Tuesday 23:30 - 00:30

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

Wed Jun 03
Through the Night

Wednesday 00:30 - 06:30

Baritone Samuel Hasselhorn and pianist Julius Drake perform works by Clara and Robert Schumann, celebrating Schumann's poets. Penny Gore presents.