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Today 01:00 - 07:00

Justin Doyle conducts the RIAS Chamber Choir in mass settings old and new, including works by Victoria, Poulenc, Guerrero and MacMillan. Presented by Jonathan Swain.

Today 09:00 - 12:00

Sarah Walker chooses three hours of attractive and uplifting music to complement your morning, whether you're relaxing with a mug of tea or taking the dog for a walk.

Today 12:00 - 13:00

Michael Berkeley's guest is the film editor and sound designer Walter Murch.

Today 13:00 - 14:00

Clive Myrie introduces an hour of classical favourites to celebrate the festive season.

Today 14:00 - 15:00

National Trust's Senior Curator John Chu takes Hannah French around two stunning properties in Derbyshire: Hardwick Hall & Kedleston Hall to explore musical links in their history.

Today 15:00 - 16:30

A Service for Advent with Carols, from the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge.

Today 16:30 - 17:30

Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you, including music by Miles Davis, Stacey Kent and Tigran Hamasayan.

Today 17:30 - 18:45

For the International Day of Disabled Persons on 3 December, we feature music by composers and players set with readings by actors from writers who are disabled people.

Today 18:45 - 19:30

50 years after Pablo Picasso's death, Frances Stonor Saunders uncovers declassified CIA documents proving their attempt to claim the artist as an American prize in the Cold War.

Today 19:30 - 21:10

Mark Ravenhill's play about his mother, her love of culture and dementia. Contains some strong language.

Today 21:10 - 23:00

Hannah French presents more from the freshest recordings in classical music, including the recommended version of the Building a Library work, Bartok's The Miraculous Mandarin.

Today 23:00 - 00:00

French horn player Felix Klieser takes a voyage through the history and around the mechanics of his instrument, celebrating its versatility and adaptability.

Tomorrow 00:00 - 00:30

Linton Stephens tries out a classical playlist on comedian Athena Kugblenu live at Hay Festival.

Tomorrow 00:30 - 06:30

Pianist Christian Blackshaw joins the Casals Quartet for Dvorak's Piano Quintet No 2. Jonathan Swain presents.

Tomorrow 06:30 - 09:00

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Tomorrow 09:00 - 12:00

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, featuring new discoveries, some musical surprises and plenty of familiar favourites.

Tomorrow 12:00 - 13:00

...Medieval Christmas. 1/5. Medieval carols and the story of St Nicholas, with Donald Macleod.

Tomorrow 13:00 - 14:00

Live from Wigmore Hall, Colombian cellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia and pianist Naoko Sonoda perform a programme of music by Ginastera, Márquez, Shostakovich and Gareth Farr.

Tomorrow 14:00 - 16:30

Santiago Canon-Valencia performs Elgar's Cello Concerto with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and Masaaki Suzuki conducts Bach's Orchestral Suite No 4 with the Frankfurt RSO.

Tomorrow 16:30 - 17:00

Chamber Music from Radio 3's New Generation Artists: Konstantin Krimmel sings Brahms, and Tom Borrow plays Chopin's Fantasie in F minor.

Tomorrow 17:00 - 19:00

Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.

Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:30

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

Tomorrow 19:30 - 21:30

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra plays Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Chausson's Symphony in B flat and, with Renaud Capuçon, Richard Strauss's Violin Concerto.

Tomorrow 21:30 - 22:00

A reflective service of night prayer for the first week of Advent from Corpus Christi Church, Leeds, with members of Leeds Cathedral choir.

Tomorrow 22:00 - 22:45

Tom Service visits adaptive instrument maker Peter Worrell to learn about changes he's making to accommodate the needs of musicians.

Tomorrow 22:45 - 23:00

...Condescension of Posterity. Sheila Rowbotham remembers the catalytic influence of Edward and Dorothy Thompson on her own life and work.

Tomorrow 23:00 - 00:30

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

Tuesday 00:30 - 06:30

Camerata Bern are joined by soprano Anna Prohaska and bassoonist Sergio Azzolini to perform works by Purcell, Rameau and Britten. Jonathan Swain presents.

Tuesday 06:30 - 09:00

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Tuesday 09:00 - 12:00

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.

Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00

...Medieval Christmas. 2/5. Donald Macleod and William Lyons look at how churches in the Middle Ages used theatre to press home their Christmas messages.

Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00

From the Belfast International Arts Festival, Elisabeth Brauss performs Schumann's Piano Quintet in E flat with the Chaos Quartet, who also play Mozart's String Quartet No 1 in G.

Tuesday 14:00 - 17:00

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales performs Sibelius's Symphony No 5. Plus, brass music by Jonathan Bates and Peter Graham performed by the Wallberg Band.

Tuesday 17:00 - 19:00

Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.

Tuesday 19:00 - 19:30

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

Tuesday 19:30 - 22:00

Sir Mark Elder conducts a quartet of soloists, the Hallé Choir and Orchestra in Beethoven's Second Symphony and Rossini's Stabat Mater at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.

Tuesday 22:00 - 22:45

On World Soil Day, Jade Munslow Ong looks at garden paintings from Antigua, Alexander von Humboldt, trees and soil research, and talks to Sainsbury Centre director Jago Cooper.

Tuesday 22:45 - 23:00

...Condescension of Posterity. Geoff Andrews explores the ways in which EP Thompson's experiences as an adult education tutor were the making of The Making of the English Working Class.

Tuesday 23:00 - 00:30

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

Wednesday 00:30 - 06:30

Pianists Eric Le Sage and Albert Guinovart, clarinettist Paul Meyer and flautist Magali Mosnier are joined by other soloists in works by Poulenc, Saint-Saens and Guinovart.

Wednesday 06:30 - 09:00

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Wednesday 09:00 - 12:00

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

Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00

...Medieval Christmas. 3/5. Donald Macleod and William Lyons introduce sacred Christmas music written for the newly built Notre-Dame and discuss what makes it so extraordinary.

Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00

From the 2023 Belfast International Arts Festival, Elisabeth Brauss performs Schubert's Piano Sonata in A, D664, and, with Leonard Elschenbroich, Franck's Cello Sonata in A.

Wednesday 14:00 - 16:00

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales performs Prokofiev's Symphony No.1, the "Classical Symphony". Plus, brass band music from the Wallberg Band.

Wednesday 16:00 - 17:00

Choral Vespers from the Church of Our Lady of Victories, Kensington, London, with the Schola Cantorum of Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School.

Wednesday 17:00 - 19:00

Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.

Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30

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

Wednesday 19:30 - 22:00

Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla takes us on a very personal tour of Eastern Europe, from Georgia to the Baltic, including music by Mieczyslaw Weinberg and Ciurlionis, the 'Lithuanian Elgar'.

Wednesday 22:00 - 22:45

Exploring the literary and theological terrain of CS Lewis's Narnia.

Wednesday 22:45 - 23:00

...Condescension of Posterity. Christienna Fryar on the inspiration of EP Thompson's classic work of social history.

Wednesday 23:00 - 00:30

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

Thursday 00:30 - 06:30

Renaud Capuçon conducts the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra in music by Prokofiev, Beethoven and Ravel. Presented by Jonathan Swain.

Thursday 06:30 - 09:00

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Thursday 09:00 - 12:00

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, featuring new discoveries, some musical surprises and plenty of familiar favourites.

Thursday 12:00 - 13:00

...Medieval Christmas. 4/5. Donald Macleod and William Lyons explore the wealth of medieval music written in Mary's honour, and the emerging tradition of lullabies to the infant Jesus.

Thursday 13:00 - 14:00

From the 2023 Belfast International Arts Festival, Elisabeth Brauss plays Schumann's Carnaval, and the Chaos Quartet perform Fanny Hensel's String Quartet in E flat.

Thursday 14:00 - 17:00

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales performs Elgar's Symphony No.2. Plus, brass music from the Wallberg Band.

Thursday 17:00 - 19:00

Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.

Thursday 19:00 - 19:30

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

Thursday 19:30 - 22:00

Sir Mark Elder conducts evocative music by Debussy, and both of Shostakovich's Piano Concertos, in one sparkling concert with pianist Federico Colli and trumpeter Matilda Lloyd.

Thursday 22:00 - 22:45

JG Ballard's 1973 novel follows a group of people who re-enact car crashes involving Hollywood celebrities like James Dean and Jayne Mansfield. David Cronenberg filmed it in 1996.

Thursday 22:45 - 23:00

...Condescension of Posterity. David Aaronovitch explores EP Thompson's classic work of social history The Making of the English Working Class.

Thursday 23:00 - 23:30

Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening. Subscribe to receive your weekly mix on BBC Sounds.

Thursday 23:30 - 00:30

Lose yourself in all manner of ambient and experimental worlds of sound with Elizabeth Alker, across minimalist seas, molten drones, imaginary landscapes and dream spaces.

Friday 00:30 - 06:30

Wind music by Edward Elgar, Paul Taffanel, Malcolm Arnold, Franz Strauss, François René Gebauer, Philippe Gaubert and Karl Joachim Andersen, performed in Zurich.

Friday 06:30 - 09:00

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring the Friday poem. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Friday 09:00 - 12:00

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.

Friday 12:00 - 13:00

...Medieval Christmas. 5/5. Donald Macleod and William Lyons explore community Christmas traditions during the Middle Ages, including carol singing, Christmas plays and gift giving.

Friday 13:00 - 14:00

From Belfast, Leonard Elschenbroich performs Brahms's Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor with Elizabeth Brauss, who also plays Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin.

Friday 14:00 - 16:30

The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales perform Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms. Plus, brass music from the Wallberg Band.

Friday 16:30 - 17:00

Think The Nutcracker is a super-saccharine classic for the feelgood season? Think again. But don't let its dark undertones spoil your enjoyment of a balletic masterpiece.

Friday 17:00 - 19:00

Katie Derham is joined by award-winning folk singer Bella Hardy, playing live in the studio. The Adelphi Quartet also perform live.

Friday 19:00 - 19:30

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

Friday 19:30 - 22:00

Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Nielsen, Sibelius's Symphonies No 6 and No 7 and, with Johan Dalene, the UK premiere of Tebogo Monnakgotla's Violin Concerto.

Friday 22:00 - 22:45

Rapper and Playwright Testament presents a celebration of 50 years of Hip Hop Culture on The Verb.

Friday 22:45 - 23:00

...Condescension of Posterity. Writer Natasha Carthew on the personal resonances and inspiration of EP Thompson's classic work of social history.

Friday 23:00 - 01:00

Take a spin around the musical maypole with Verity Sharp as we mark the 50th anniversary of The Wicker Man, with a mixtape by the film's associate music director, Gary Carpenter.

Saturday 01:00 - 02:00

Devonté Hynes explores the music that's helped shape him as an artist and composer, with a selection that includes Bach, Arthur Russell and Alice Coltrane.

Saturday 02:00 - 03:00

Gaming fanatic Baby Queen mixes an epic playlist featuring tracks from Journey, Legend of Zelda and Red Dead Redemption 2.

Saturday 03:00 - 07:00

The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra under Ton Koopman perform music by experimental composers of the 18th century, including Rebel, CPE Bach and Haydn. With Jonathan Swain.

Saturday 07:00 - 09:00

Elizabeth Alker with a Breakfast melange of classical music, folk, found sounds and the odd Unclassified track. Start your weekend right.

Saturday 09:00 - 11:45

In Building a Library, Tom Service chooses his favourite recording of Bruckner's Symphony No 8 in C minor, and Nigel Simeone looks at Deutsche Grammophon's 125th anniversary set.

Saturday 11:45 - 12:30

Kate Molleson visits Budapest to talk to one of the most celebrated contemporary composers, György Kurtág, and she also talks to Ivan Fischer about the Budapest Festival Orchestra.

Saturday 12:30 - 13:00

Jess Gillam and flautist Daniel Shao play each other their current favourite music, including Britten, Hildegard of Bingen, Whitney Houston and music for flute by Ibert.

Saturday 13:00 - 15:00

Soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn opens up a colourful selection of music from the inside, from the gentle pathos of a Beethoven piano sonata to the pithy humour of a Bernstein quartet.

Saturday 15:00 - 16:00

From a straightforward will to win to complex moral dilemmas. Elle Osili-Wood asks what impact conflict has on gaming music with guest composer Cris Velasco.

Saturday 16:00 - 17:00

Lopa Kothari is joined in the studio by Polish band Kroke, who began their career playing Jewish klezmer music and now blend Balkan influences with jazz.

Saturday 17:00 - 18:30

The legendary saxophonist shares music that inspires him. Plus live music from the Zoe Rahman Quintet from this year's London Jazz Festival.

Saturday 18:30 - 22:00

Opening the new season of broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City: the story of a Latin American opera star, inspired by the magic realism of Gabriel García Márquez.

Saturday 22:00 - 00:00

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival edition, including premieres of Jurg Frey's vocal work Because I Could Not Stop for Death and Rebecca Saunders's ensemble piece Skull.

Sunday 00:00 - 01:00

Corey Mwamba shares new free jazz from Birmingham's improvised music scene, with contributions from saxophonist Alicia Gardener-Trejo and promoter Tony Dudley-Evans.

Sunday 01:00 - 07:00

Britten's Violin Concerto, Holst's The Planets and Paul Stanhope Ocean Planet from Sydney Opera House. John Shea presents.

Sunday 07:00 - 09:00

Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of Sunday morning. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Sunday 09:00 - 12:00

Sarah Walker chooses three hours of attractive and uplifting music to complement your morning, whether you're out for a bracing stroll or staying cosy indoors.

Sunday 12:00 - 13:00

Michael Berkeley's guest is botanist and chief executive of UK Research and Innovation, Dame Ottoline Leyser.

Sunday 13:00 - 13:56

Clive Myrie introduces classical favourites to celebrate the Christmas season, including music from Nigeria, a carol by Jonathan Rathbone and a seasonal gem by Saint-Saëns.

Sunday 14:00 - 15:00

Lucie Skeaping delves into the life and music of the extraordinary 18th-century German viol player and composer Carl Friedrich Abel, who was born 300 years ago this year.

Sunday 15:00 - 16:00

Choral Vespers from the Church of Our Lady of Victories, Kensington, London, with the Schola Cantorum of Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School.

Sunday 16:00 - 17:00

Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.

Sunday 17:00 - 17:30

Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it's Tom Service, exploring the music of The Big Apple, from its underground scene to John and Yoko's loft and Superman's skies.

Sunday 17:30 - 18:45

From George and the Dragon, the Welsh dragon and Puff the Magic Dragon to dungeons in The Pilgrim's Progress, Coleridge and Emily Brontë. With music by Mozart, Wagner and Tan Dun.

Sunday 18:45 - 19:30

...The Nomads' Trail. A journey into the work of Deben Bhattacharya, an uncelebrated pioneer of field recording.

Sunday 19:30 - 20:25

...Wasn't Anyone. A new play by Owen Sheers about the great Portuguese poet, Fernando Pessoa, and three of his literary creations. Recorded on location in Portugal, with authentic sounds and fado.

Sunday 20:25 - 23:00

Hannah French presents more from the freshest recordings in classical music, including the recommended version of the Building a Library work, Bruckner's Symphony No 8.

Sunday 23:00 - 00:00

French horn player Felix Klieser takes a voyage through the history and around the mechanics of his instrument, celebrating its versatility and adaptability.