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Today 00:30 - 06:30

The Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia performs works by Mozart and an Italian premiere of Musica serena by Peteris Vasks.

Today 06:30 - 09:30

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

Today 13:00 - 16:00

Showcasing the best performances from the UK and beyond, recorded by the BBC and the European Broadcasting Union.

Today 16:00 - 17:00

4/5. Donald Macleod sees Andrée leave her native Sweden to travel abroad, including to London where she tries out the organ at the Royal Albert Hall.

Today 17:00 - 19:00

Katie Derham presents live music from Scottish fiddle player Isla Ratcliff in Glasgow and jazz singer Stella Cole in London.

Today 19:00 - 19:30

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

Today 19:30 - 21:45

Jakub Hrusa conducts the Philharmonia live from the Royal Festival Hall in Mahler's epic 7th Symphony.

Today 21:45 - 22:00

Paul Whittaker OBE is one of the UK's first sign language performers for the classical music scene. He takes us through how he got there and why it matters.

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

Saxophonist, drummer, multi-instrumentalist Tomoki Sanders is back to share a fourth and final 4/4 choice.

Tomorrow 00:30 - 06:30

Mozart's Late Symphonies with the Polish Radio Orchestra and conductor Michal Klauza. Jonathan Swain presents.

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

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

Tomorrow 13:00 - 16:00

Sterling Elliott plays Dvorak's Cello Concerto with the BBC SO, Santiago Sanchez sings Ginastera in Glenarm and more Telemann from the London International Festival of Early Music.

Tomorrow 16:00 - 17:00

5/5. Donald Macleod delves into Andrée's final decades, when she composes her only opera - on a Wagnerian scale.

Tomorrow 17:00 - 19:00

Katie introduces live music from the Levitation Orchestra and pianist Alexander Ullman.

Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:30

Half an hour of back to back calming classical music, including works by GuDnadóttir, Satie and Vaughan Williams.

Tomorrow 19:30 - 21:45

Guy Barker and guest conductor Jack Murray lead the EFG London Jazz Festival Orchestra in their annual celebration of song featuring a starry cohort of leading vocalists.

Tomorrow 21:45 - 22:00

Elizabeth Elliott was at music school when she discovered she was losing her hearing. This is her story.

Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:30

Join Verity Sharp as she delves into a treasure trove of experimental sounds from around the globe - from distorted Peruvian lamentations to droning Japanese dreamscapes.

Tomorrow 23:30 - 00:30

In this edition of 'Round Midnight, Soweto welcomes jazz vocal icon Dee Dee Bridgewater as his Friday night guest.

Saturday 00:30 - 06:30

The Academic Choir of Ukrainian Radio, Liatoshynskyi Capella, soloists and conductor Yuliia Tkach perform Pergolesi's Stabat Mater plus music by Ukrainian composers and performers.

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

Sara Mohr-Pietsch with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack to start the weekend.

Saturday 12:00 - 13:00

Jools is joined by singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram as she prepares to perform at the EFG London Jazz Festival.

Saturday 13:00 - 14:00

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

Saturday 14:00 - 16:00

Pianist Joanna MacGregor chooses her favourite recording of Bartok's Piano Concerto No 2, and Andrew Matthews-Owen picks some of the week's best new classical releases.

Saturday 16:00 - 17:00

Edith Bowman curates your weekly selection of standout scores and soundtracks, speaks to composer Isobel Waller-Bridge, and Dame Evelyn Glennie chooses her Pick of the Flicks.

Saturday 17:00 - 18:00

Jess Gillam sits down for a listening party with the singer, pianist, composer and broadcaster Joe Stilgoe. There's music from Carmen, Bon Iver and Glen Miller.

Saturday 18:00 - 21:30

Ahead of Monday's celebration of the conductor's centenary, Janácek's opera is conducted by Charles Mackerras.

Saturday 21:30 - 22:30

Lopa Kothari serves up a slice of Ehtio-jazz and groove-laden Thai country music. Plus Israeli DJ and producer Tai Rona delves into the archives of London's Jewish Music Institute.

Saturday 22:30 - 00:30

Kate Molleson and Tom McKinney host this year's Ivors Classical Awards celebrating achievements in contemporary classical composition.

Sunday 00:30 - 06:30

German pianist Schaghajegh Nosrati performs a piano recital in Switzerland, including JS Bach's Partita No 4, BWV.828, and Alkan's Grand sonata: The Four Ages.

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've got a busy day of chores ahead, or having a few hours of rest.

Sunday 12:00 - 13:30

Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer and professor of political theory at LSE, Lea Ypi.

Sunday 13:30 - 15:00

Sara Mohr-Pietsch traces a path to the Overture from Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Mikado.

Sunday 15:00 - 16:00

Live from Chichester Cathedral, with music by Elgar, Wood, Ireland and Timothy Ravalde,.

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 presents highlights from the 2025 Utrecht Early Music Festival, including dance music from Capriccio Stravagante and 14th Century vocal music from Sollazzo ensemble.

Sunday 18:00 - 19:15

A rodent's eye view as we look at mice, rats and squirrels in stories by EB White and Phillippa Pearce, Nabokov and Douglas Adam and music by Tchaikovsky.

Sunday 19:15 - 20:00

Ellie Chan traces the story of a set of unique and puzzling manuscripts. Do they hold the key to the oldest musical culture in the world?

Sunday 20:00 - 21:00

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and the Radio 3 Disc of the Week recommendation.

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 philosophical musical world of Talib Rasul Hakim.

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 invites One Leg One Eye - aka Ian Lynch from Lankum - to the Unclassified Listening Chair to select a track that transports him elsewhere.

Monday 00:30 - 06:30

Quatuor Classica perform an arrangement for string quartet of jazz pianist Keith Jarrett's legendary 1975 improvised performance at the Opera House in Cologne, Germany.

Monday 06:30 - 09:30

Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show, as Radio 3 celebrates the legacy of conductor Sir Charles Mackerras. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Monday 09:30 - 13:00

Georgia Mann continues Radio 3's centenary celebrations of the conductor Sir Charles Mackerras, with a selection of his best recordings.

Monday 13:00 - 16:00

Mark Forrest with a selection of exclusive recordings as Radio 3 marks the centenary of conductor Charles Mackerras, plus the Meta4 string quartet live from Wigmore Hall.

Monday 16:00 - 17:00

1/5. Donald Macleod marks Sir Charles Mackerras's centenary exploring his recording of the prologues and preludes to some of Wagner's best-loved music dramas.

Monday 17:00 - 19:00

Petroc Trelawny continues the celebration of Charles Mackerras with Czech conductor Jakub Hrusa, winner of the very first Sir Charles Mackerras Award plus live music in the studio.

Monday 19:00 - 19:30

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, today celebrating the legacy of the conductor Charles Mackerras.

Monday 19:30 - 21:45

Janácek's Glagolitic Mass and Smetana's Má vlast conducted by Charles Mackerras in archive concert performances to celebrate the Australian conductor's centenary today.

Monday 21:45 - 22:00

Italian food and Italian opera - a marriage of music and menus that combine perfectly in this series which looks at Italy's rich cultural history. With Walter Iuzzolino.

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 Grammy award-winning American R&B and soul singer, Bilal.

Tuesday 00:30 - 06:30

The German ensemble perform these anthems named after the Duke of Chandos who commissioned them when Handel was the composer in residence at Cannons, his palace in Middlesex.

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

Mark Forrest showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and organist Jonathan Scott playing Saint-Saens's Organ Symphony.

Tuesday 16:00 - 17:00

2/5. Donald Macleod charts Wagner's revolutionary fervour and the fallout that changed his life.

Tuesday 17:00 - 19:00

Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.

Tuesday 19:00 - 19:30

Half an hour of classical music to help you wind down for the day, including works by Karl Jenkins, Rachmaninov, Back and Korngold.

Tuesday 19:30 - 21:45

The BBC Philharmonic and Elena Schwarz in Mahler and Debussy. They are joined by star trombonist Peter Moore for Dani Howard's Trombone Concerto.

Tuesday 21:45 - 22:00

Walter Iuzzolino seeks out the perfect match of food and music, entwined in Italian opera.

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

Leading R&B and soul singer Bilal has a second bouquet to give out tonight, and this time it goes to a trailblazing jazz pianist that he has been influenced by.

Wednesday 00:30 - 06:30

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Clark Rundell and pianist Brad Mehldau perform music by Bach and Beethoven and Mehldau's Piano Concerto dedicated to Herbie Hancock.

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

Mark Forrest showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including the KBS Symphony Orchestra with Sibelius's 2nd Symphony in Warsaw and the BBC Philharmonic in Hull.

Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00

From St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow, with music by Lloyd, Walmisley, Shephard and Philip Moore.

Wednesday 16:00 - 17:00

3/5. Donald Macleod explores Wagner's dark dreams, wild escapes and the birth of the Ring. Presented by Donald Macleod.

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

Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in music by Beethoven and Strauss, and percussionist Colin Currie joins for James MacMillan's Veni, Veni, Emmanuel.

Wednesday 21:45 - 22:00

Walter Iuzzolino seeks out the perfect match of food and music, entwined in Italian opera.

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

Bilal is back with another artist he would like to celebrate, and tonight he gives collective Flowers to a highly influential English rock band.

Thursday 00:30 - 06:30

Kazuki Yamada leads the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in a French programme, with the Austrian cellist Kian Soltani playing Saint-Saëns' concerto as the centrepiece.

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

Mark Forrest showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including the BBC Concert Orchestra playing Elgar's Enigma Variations in Brno.

Thursday 16:00 - 17:00

4/5. Donald Macleod explores Wagner's entanglements with King Ludwig and Cosima Liszt - love, patronage, and public disgrace.

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 National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Stephanie Childress perform Williams, Maconchy, Semple, and Wolfe.

Thursday 21:45 - 22:00

Walter Iuzzolino seeks out the perfect match of food and music, entwined in Italian opera.

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

All this week, Soweto has been joined by Bilal as his Flowers guest.