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Today 09:30 - 13:00

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

Today 16:00 - 17:00

1/5. Kate Molleson is joined by Kevin LeGendre to explore the life and work of drummer and composer Max Roach.

Today 17:00 - 19:00

Katie Derham talks to artist and writer Edmund de Waal about the new BBC Two documentary Civilisations: Rise and Fall. There's live music from Anglo-Irish traditional band Flook.

Today 19:00 - 19:30

To celebrate the return of Civilisations to BBC Two, take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of Rome-inspired classical music.

Today 19:30 - 21:45

Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Kleio Quartet are joined by clarinettist Annelien van Wauwe, flautist Elizaveta Ivanova and harpist Sally Pryce.

Today 21:45 - 22:00

During his acting career, Michael Goldfarb spent a lot of time watching from the wings, waiting to go on for his single scene. In this episode he talks about The Scottish Play.

Today 22:00 - 23:30

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

Today 23:30 - 00:30

Soweto's guest this week is London trombonist and producer Rosie Turton.

Tomorrow 00:30 - 06:30

The German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin performs Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony, Mozart's Piano Concerto no 23 and Galina Ustvolskaya's Composition no 1 for piccolo, tuba and piano.

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

Exclusive music-making including Mozart's Prague Symphony from Switzerland and highlights from this year's Bath Mozartfest.

Tomorrow 16:00 - 17:00

2/5. Kate Molleson is joined by Kevin LeGendre to explore the life and work of drummer and composer Max Roach. Today focusing on his collaboration with Clifford Brown.

Tomorrow 17:00 - 19:00

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

Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:30

Uplifting choral music opens and closes this evocative Classical Mixtape from BBC Radio 3.

Tomorrow 19:30 - 21:45

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is joined by Jess Gillam for a UK premiere, before Mark Wigglesworth conducts Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique.

Tomorrow 21:45 - 22:00

During his acting career, Michael Goldfarb spent a lot of time watching from the wings, waiting to go on stage. In this episode he talks about Maxim Gorky's play Summerfolk.

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.

Tomorrow 23:30 - 00:30

Trombonist and producer Rosie Turton has a second favourite album to share tonight for 4/4.

Wednesday 00:30 - 06:30

Mischa Maisky is joined by his daughter, pianist Lily Maisky, and violinist son Sascha Maisky, who have performed together as the Maisky Trio for almost 20 years.

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

Exclusive music-making including Mozart's celebrated Sinfonia Concertante and highlights from this year's Bath Mozartfest and recent concert recordings from Freiburg Baroque.

Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00

Live from the Chapel of King's College, London, with music by Stanford, Coleridge-Taylor and Elgar.

Wednesday 16:00 - 17:00

3/5. Kate Molleson is joined by Kevin LeGendre to explore the life and work of drummer and composer Max Roach. Today focusing on Max Roach as a political force.

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

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Martyn Brabbins perform the ultimate romantic symphony, plus Sir James MacMillan's searing The Confession of Isobel Gowdie.

Wednesday 21:45 - 22:00

Michael Goldfarb remembers his theatrical life as an actor. In this essay, he's performing with the Cocteau Repertory Theatre in New York.

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

Rosie Turton is back with another record from her collection, and tonight she chooses an album by a pioneering free jazz double bassist.

Thursday 00:30 - 06:30

The Santa Cecilia Orchestra and Chorus perform Bach's magnificent Mass in B minor at the Auditorium, Parco della Musica in Rome.

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

Exclusive music-making including a live concert from the Ulster Orchestra, highlights from this years' Bath Mozartfest and music from Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.

Thursday 16:00 - 17:00

4/5. Kate Molleson is joined by Kevin LeGendre to explore the life and work of drummer and composer Max Roach. Today exploring his amazing percussion ensemble M'Boom.

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 RLPO and Alpesh Chauhan present a concert inspired by the spirit of dance from the orchestra's home in Liverpool including music by Copland, Britten, Simon and Ravel.

Thursday 21:45 - 22:00

Michael Goldfarb remembers his theatrical life as an actor. In this episode, he recalls a lifelong admiration for John Gielgud and how he once met him at the theatre door.

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

This week, Soweto's guest for 4/4 has been trombonist and producer Rosie Turton. To conclude her week, Rosie picks a much-loved record by a seminal British experimental jazz band.

Friday 00:30 - 06:30

Cornelius Meister conducts the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin in Mahler's 4th Symphony with soprano Hanna-Elisabeth Müller. Plus music from Unsuk Chin's "Alice in Wonderland".

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

Exclusive music-making including compositions from the Mozart family recorded in Germany and highlights from this year's Bath Mozartfest.

Friday 16:00 - 17:00

5/5. Kate Molleson is joined by Kevin LeGendre to explore the life and work of drummer and composer Max Roach. Today exploring the dizzying range of collaborations in his final decades.

Friday 17:00 - 19:00

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

Friday 19:00 - 19:30

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

Friday 19:30 - 21:45

The BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Edwin Outwater work with a dynamic group of young creatives from Nottingham's Universities and Music Hub featuring singer Alice Fearn.

Friday 21:45 - 22:00

As an actor, Michael Goldfarb spent a lot of time watching from the wings. In this episode he's in K2, a play about two climbers trapped on an ice ledge.

Friday 22:00 - 23:30

Verity Sharp shares highlights from the world of experimental music, including the sounds from Colombian puppeteers Libélula Dorada and Calum Builder's reconstructed pipe organ.

Friday 23:30 - 00:30

In a special Friday edition, Soweto shares performance highlights from our 'Round Midnight showcase at the Barbican, recorded during this year's London Jazz Festival.

Saturday 00:30 - 06:30

The Marmen Quartet and the Chiaroscuro Quartet perform Haydn, Mozart and Schubert at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival.

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 the perfect classical soundtrack! The astounding pianist Hiromi performs an exclusive session, plus live music from ZRI and Tom chats to composer Errollyn Wallen.

Saturday 12:00 - 13:00

Jools is joined by saxophonist, bandleader and composer YolanDa Brown.

Saturday 13:00 - 14:00

Composer James MacMillan explores music inspired by the biblical story of creation.

Saturday 14:00 - 16:00

Flora Willson picks her top recording of Berlioz's Harold in Italy, and Andrew McGregor is also joined by Samir Savant to assess some of the best new classical releases.

Saturday 16:00 - 17:00

Your weekly celebration of movie soundtracks hosted by Edith Bowman. This week she speaks to film composer Alan Silvestri, and Jamie Cullum presents his Pick of the Flicks.

Saturday 17:00 - 18:00

Jess Gillam meets clarinettist Martin Fröst to swap some of their favourite music including Schubert, Vivaldi, Wynton Marsalis and Dusty Springfield.

Saturday 18:00 - 20:00

Ausrine Stundyte sings the title role in a new production from the Royal Opera House, conducted by Jakub Hrusa.

Saturday 20:00 - 21:30

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra looks forward to its 90th anniversary this week, with a celebration of its commitment to contemporary music.

Saturday 21:30 - 22:30

Lopa Kothari is at the EFG London Jazz Festival for a special collaboration between Grammy award-winning Malian singer Oumou Sangaré and the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Saturday 22:30 - 00:30

Tom Service with recorded highlights from this year's festival including the Estonian Electronic Music Society Ensemble and the UK premiere of Sarah Hennies' Borrowed Light.

Sunday 00:30 - 06:30

The Asturian pianist makes his debut in the modernist hall at the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona. He plays Chopin and Mompou, as well as works by Albéniz.

Sunday 06:30 - 09:00

Mark Forrest starts the day at Peak Wildlife Park in Staffordshire. With live music, sounds of the natural world and the voices of people bringing the area's rich history to life.

Sunday 09:00 - 11:00

Sarah Walker explores the spirit of advent with gregorian chant and period trio Phantasia.

Sunday 11:00 - 13:00

John Toal introduces seasonal music, features and live music from harpist Rosie Murphy and the Nigel Price Trio from Magy's Farm, a jazz venue nestled in the Co. Down countryside.

Sunday 13:00 - 15:00

Shân Cothi presents a selection of seasonal music and words from the village of Bethlehem in Carmarthenshire, Wales, nestled in the Tywi valley.

Sunday 15:00 - 16:30

A Service for Advent with Carols, live from the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge, with music by Judith Weir, Mendelssohn, Gibbons, John Rutter, Errollyn Wallen and Bach.

Sunday 16:30 - 18:30

Kate Molleson introduces seasonal music and poetry from the historic St Salvator's Chapel in the heart of Scotland's oldest university town with live music from the Chapel Choir.

Sunday 18:30 - 19:15

The emotions of a life cycle in readings from Charlotte Bronte, Nick Hornby, Khalil Gibran by Patrick Baladi and Charlotte Martin + singer Olivia Chaney & jazz sax from Xhosa Cole.

Sunday 19:15 - 20:00

An elusive quest in which Tatyana Movshevich - who may never return to Russia - delves into her cultural past.

Sunday 20:00 - 21:00

A chance to hear in full yesterday's Building a Library recommendation of Berlioz's Harold in Italy.

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 underground, complex, systematic music of Anthony Braxton.

Sunday 22:00 - 22:30

A reflective service of night prayer from the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tetbury, sung by St Martin's Voices.

Sunday 22:30 - 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 late-night journey through new music from today's most exciting genre-defying artists.

Monday 00:30 - 06:30

Thomas Adès conducts the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra in two of his own works, including his cello concerto "Lieux retrouvés".

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

Hiroshi Amako and Michael Pandya are live from Wigmore Hall, Elizabeth Alker introduces a week of great Romantic violin concertos and marks an anniversary of EJ Moeran.

Monday 16:00 - 17:00

1/5. Donald Macleod speaks to John Rutter about his extraordinary musical life in his 80th birthday year. Today, John shares memories of his musical childhood in London.

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

Vaughan Williams's Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis and other classics for strings from John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London. Live from the Barbican in London.

Monday 21:45 - 22:00

Hannah Peel delves into the sounds and stories of five female electronic pioneers. Tonight inventor, visionary composer and co-founder of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Daphne Oram.

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 is joined by South London saxophonist Venna as his 4/4 guest.