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703: BBC Radio 3

Sun Jan 19
Through the Night

Today 00:30 - 06:30

Cellist Julia Hagen joins the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada in Dvorák's Cello Concerto. John Shea presents.

Breakfast

Today 06:30 - 09:00

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

Sunday Morning

Today 09:00 - 12:00

Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh, whether you're having some friends over for a coffee, or getting stuck into some DIY.

Private Passions

Today 12:00 - 13:30

Michael Berkeley's guest is the best-selling author of Longitude, writer Dava Sobel.

Music Map

Today 13:30 - 15:00

Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture in the sound worlds of Niels Gade, Thea Musgrave, Aidan O'Rourke, Jean Sibelius, and Brighde Chaimbeul.

Choral Evensong

Today 15:00 - 16:00

Live from Manchester Cathedral, with music by Jonathan Dove and Leighton.

Jazz Record Requests

Today 16:00 - 17:00

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

The Early Music Show

Today 17:00 - 18:00

Mark Seow explores the links between Bach's music and the subject of farming...not only of the soil but also of the heart and of the soul.

Words and Music

Today 18:00 - 19:15

Clare Perkins and Jonathan Keeble with readings on the theme of returning from Shakespeare, Milton and Carol Ann Duffy, with music by Rachmaninov, Haydn, The Beatles and Elvis.

Sunday Feature: The Search for...

Today 19:15 - 20:00

...a Lost Ugandan Opera. Mugabi Turya traces the forgotten legacy of pioneering Ugandan composer and scholar Solomon Mbabi Katana, and his place in the wider story of opera in postcolonial Africa.

Drama on 3: Gatsby in Harlem -...

Today 20:00 - 21:30

...part 2. Ncuti Gatwa, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Malachi Kirby star in Gatsby in Harlem. F Scott Fizgerald's The Great Gatsby reimagined by Roy Williams and set in the 1920s Harlem Renaissance.

New Generation Artists

Today 21:30 - 22:00

Santiago Sanchez sings a tender song by Joaquin Rodrigo, Emma Rawicz plays her own moving Lament, and pianist Mariam Batsashvili reveals new colours in Cesar Franck.

Ultimate Calm with Olafur Arnalds

Today 22:00 - 23:00

8/12. Ólafur Arnalds looks to the skies with a celestial soundtrack for stargazing. Plus the LA composer and vocalist Julianna Barwick transports us to her safe haven.

The Night Tracks Mix

Today 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.

Unclassified

Today 23:30 - 00:30

Elizabeth Alker selects music by an exciting roster of genre-defying artists. Featuring tracks from Ida Dueland and Brian Coney plus a Daniel Brandt remix.

Mon Jan 20
Through the Night

Tomorrow 00:30 - 06:30

The RAI National Symphony Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky's romantic overture after Romeo and Juliet and Stravinsky's witty and light-hearted ballet suite inspired by a game of cards.

Breakfast

Tomorrow 06:30 - 09:30

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

Essential Classics

Tomorrow 09:30 - 13:00

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

Classical Live

Tomorrow 13:00 - 16:00

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales are in the spotlight across this week, but the programme opens with live music from Wigmore Hall with the Juilliard Quartet playing Beethoven.

Composer of the Week: Imogen Holst

Tomorrow 16:00 - 17:00

1/5. Donald Macleod explores the early influences Gustav Holst had upon his daughter Imogen.

In Tune

Tomorrow 17:00 - 19:00

Katie Derham introduces live music from the Pavel Haas Quartet ahead of their UK concerts in January.

Classical Mixtape

Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:30

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites from renowned composers such as Gipps, Rachmaninov and Bruckner.

Radio 3 in Concert

Tomorrow 19:30 - 21:45

Sir Simon Rattle celebrates his 70th birthday with the LSO in a concert of British music: Vaughan Williams, Tippett and the world première of Mark-Anthony Turnage's guitar concerto.

The Essay: EarthWorks

Tomorrow 21:45 - 22:00

Archaeologist Rose Ferraby explores how Northumbrian rock art reveals our enduring relationship and fascination with stone.

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

Journalist, author, broadcaster and friend of the show Kevin Le Gendre is back to sit in for Soweto all this week on 'Round Midnight.

Tue Jan 21
Through the Night

Tuesday 00:30 - 06:30

Cellist Branimir Pusticki joins the Croatian RT Symphony Orchestra and conductor Pavle Zajcev in Schumann's Cello Concerto and the orchestra plays Brahms's 2nd Symphony.

Breakfast

Tuesday 06:30 - 09:30

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

Essential Classics

Tuesday 09:30 - 13:00

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

Classical Live

Tuesday 13:00 - 16:00

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales with Sibelius and Dvorak, and violinist Rachel Podger and recorder player Lucie Horsch headline a celebration of the Baroque from LSO St Luke's.

Composer of the Week: Imogen Holst

Tuesday 16:00 - 17:00

2/5. Imogen Holst returns to the UK and tries to find the right job. Presented by Donald Macleod.

In Tune

Tuesday 17:00 - 19:00

Katie Derham is joined by pianist Mariam Batiashvilli ahead of her concert at London's Wigmore Hall.

Classical Mixtape

Tuesday 19:00 - 19:30

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites by Mozart, Dowland and Richard Rodgers/Wallen alongside music by Purcell, Poulenc, Rebelo and Eric Whitacre.

Radio 3 in Concert

Tuesday 19:30 - 21:45

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Antony Hermus perform Janácek's Cunning Little Vixen, Stravinsky's Petrushka, and Laura van der Heijden joins for Martinu's Cello Concerto.

The Essay: EarthWorks

Tuesday 21:45 - 22:00

Archaeologist Rose Ferraby explores our relationship with wood as she traces the story of Seahenge, a wooden Bronze Age funerary monument discovered on the beach in North Norfolk.

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

Kevin Le Gendre, sitting in all week for Soweto Kinch, presents 'Round Midnight - a celebration of jazz from across the spectrum, with a particular focus on new UK music.

Wed Jan 22
Through the Night

Wednesday 00:30 - 06:30

Leif Ove Andsnes & friends perform chamber music by Mozart at the 2022 BBC Proms. Presented by John Shea.

Breakfast

Wednesday 06:30 - 09:30

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

Essential Classics

Wednesday 09:30 - 13:00

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

Classical Live

Wednesday 13:00 - 15:00

The National Orchestra of Wales perform music from Wales and a new work from Jessie Montgomery, and Forma Antiqva present music by Telemann from LSO St Luke's. With Tom McKinney.

Choral Evensong

Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00

From St Lawrence Church, York, with the Ebor Singers, with music by Mundy, Coleridge-Taylor, Bull and Bach.

Composer of the Week: Imogen Holst

Wednesday 16:00 - 17:00

3/5. Donald Macleod explores Imogen Holst's time as a teacher at Dartington and then in India.

In Tune

Wednesday 17:00 - 19:00

Pianist Warren Mailley-Smith performs live in the In Tune Studio to promote his Chopin and Champaign by Candlelight concert series at 1901 Arts Club.

Classical Mixtape

Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30

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

Radio 3 in Concert

Wednesday 19:30 - 21:45

Mariam Batsashvili plays a recital of piano music including Haydn's Piano Sonata No. 50 in D, Beethoven's Rage over a lost penny, as well as music by Brahms, Schubert, and Liszt.

The Essay: EarthWorks

Wednesday 21:45 - 22:00

Archaeologist Rose Ferraby delights in the tactile quality of clay, exploring how the processes of making pottery can reveal different understandings of archaeological ceramics.

Night Tracks

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.

'Round Midnight

Wednesday 23:30 - 00:30

Kevin Le Gendre continues his week sitting in for Soweto Kinch on 'Round Midnight.

Thu Jan 23
Through the Night

Thursday 00:30 - 06:30

The Modigliani Quartet performs Schubert's 7th String Quartet and Beethoven's first Razumovsky quartet. They're joined by Sharon Kam for Brahms's Clarinet Quintet.

Breakfast

Thursday 06:30 - 09:30

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

Essential Classics

Thursday 09:30 - 13:00

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

Classical Live

Thursday 13:00 - 16:00

Tom McKinney introduces exclusive recordings from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, including Bruckner and a new piece by Elena Kats-Chernin. Plus more Ornaments of the Baroque.

Composer of the Week: Imogen Holst

Thursday 16:00 - 17:00

4/5. Donald Macleod delves into the period when Imogen Holst moved to Aldeburgh to work with Britten.

In Tune

Thursday 17:00 - 19:00

Live music from US-based a cappella ensemble, Lyyra, ahead of their UK debut at Kings Place.

Classical Mixtape

Thursday 19:00 - 19:30

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including works by Louis Couperin, Cimarosa, Moeran, Philip Glass, Schubert, Villa-Lobos, Mozart and JS Bach.

Radio 3 in Concert

Thursday 19:30 - 21:45

Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No 24, plus Britten's Suite on English Folk Tunes and Vaughan Williams' Symphony No 4.

The Essay: EarthWorks

Thursday 21:45 - 22:00

Archaeologist Rose Ferraby visits Vindolanda on Hadrian's Wall, where leather artefacts have been preserved at the Roman fort for nearly 2000 years.

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

A premiere of a piece from the UK pianist's forthcoming album. Kevin Le Gendre continues his week sitting in for Soweto Kinch on 'Round Midnight.

Fri Jan 24
Through the Night

Friday 00:30 - 06:30

Angela Hewitt plays Ravel's Piano Concerto in G with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, in a programme including Dutilleux's Métaboles and Ravel's Rapsodie espagnole.

Breakfast

Friday 06:30 - 09:30

Hannah French presents Radio 3's award-winning classical breakfast show, featuring the Friday poem. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Essential Classics

Friday 09:30 - 13:00

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

Classical Live

Friday 13:00 - 16:00

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perofrm Elgar's Enigma Variations alongside a symphony by Peteris Vasks, and Tom McKinney introduces music by Bach and his contemporaries.

Composer of the Week: Imogen Holst

Friday 16:00 - 17:00

5/5. Donald Macleod delves into Holst's final years when she composed her significant String Quintet.

In Tune

Friday 17:00 - 19:00

Violinist Nigel Kennedy performs live ahead of his concert 'Concert for Justice, Peace, Acceptance and Forgiveness' at the Barbican.

Classical Mixtape

Friday 19:00 - 19:30

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

Friday Night is Music Night

Friday 19:30 - 21:45

Recorded on New Year's Day in Shenzhen. The BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Anna-Maria Helsing with music by Vaughan Williams, Walton, Malcolm Arnold and Maxwell Davies.

The Essay: EarthWorks

Friday 21:45 - 22:00

Archaeologist Rose Ferraby tells the enchanting story of steel in Sheffield, visiting a cutler and a blacksmith to better understand complex metallurgical crafts.

Late Junction

Friday 22:00 - 23:30

Verity Sharp embarks on another adventure into the furthest reaches of sound, with bird calls made from a tiny portative organ and the life of a cell imagined sonically.

'Round Midnight

Friday 23:30 - 00:30

Journalist, author and broadcaster Kevin Le Gendre sits in for Soweto Kinch on 'Round Midnight, Radio 3's nightly look at jazz from all styles and eras.

Sat Jan 25
Through the Night

Saturday 00:30 - 06:30

Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Oslo Philharmonic in Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony and Berlioz's 'Harold en Italie'. John Shea presents.

Breakfast

Saturday 06:30 - 09:00

Join Emma Clarke to wake up the day with a selection of the finest classical music.

Saturday Morning

Saturday 09:00 - 12:00

Tom Service has the perfect classical soundtrack to start your weekend! Organist James McVinnie and composer Anna Clyne pop in to talk about their latest projects.

Earlier... with Jools Holland

Saturday 12:00 - 13:00

Jools Holland shares his love and knowledge of classical music.

Music Matters: Satire and the...

Saturday 13:00 - 14:00

...Stave. Writer and satirist Chris Addison explores how composers have used music to engage with some of the biggest ideas throughout time - in the world of philosophy.

Record Review

Saturday 14:00 - 16:00

David Owen Norris chooses his favourite version of Brahms' Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 in Building a Library.

Sound of Cinema

Saturday 16:00 - 17:00

Defying the convention of massive orchestral scores, Matthew Sweet looks at the films that embrace the intimacy of chamber music for their soundtracks.

This Classical Life

Saturday 17:00 - 18:00

Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with conductor and broadcaster Ben Gernon. Their choices include music by Mozart, Lili Boulanger and Stevie Wonder.

Opera on 3

Saturday 18:00 - 21:30

Puccini's Tosca from the Metropolitan Opera, New York with Lise Davidsen as Tosca and Freddie De Tommaso as Cavaradossi.

Music Planet

Saturday 21:30 - 22:30

As the new Lunar Year approaches, Beijing producer Howie Lee shares three tracks of traditional and contemporary Chinese folk music. Plus the best in new roots-based music.

New Music Show

Saturday 22:30 - 00:30

Tom Service with music by Wadada Leo Smith and Franesca Verunelli in performances by Ligeti Quartet and BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Sun Jan 26
Through the Night

Sunday 00:30 - 06:30

Reinhold Friedrich leads the Baroque Orchestra of the Thüringen Philharmonie from his trumpet in a programme of radiant Baroque concertos. Penny Gore presents.

Breakfast

Sunday 06:30 - 09:00

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

Sunday Morning

Sunday 09:00 - 12:00

Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh, whether you're relaxing with a cup of tea or enjoying the morning calm.

Private Passions

Sunday 12:00 - 13:30

Michael Berkeley's guest is chef Raymond Blanc.

Music Map

Sunday 13:30 - 15:00

Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps a musical landscape around Vivaldi's violin concerto Spring, listening in deeply to find sonic connections across time and space.

Choral Evensong

Sunday 15:00 - 16:00

From St Lawrence Church, York, with the Ebor Singers, with music by Mundy, Coleridge-Taylor, Bull and Bach.

Jazz Record Requests

Sunday 16:00 - 17:00

Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you including music from Sarah Vaughan, Stanley Jordan, Johnny Hodges & Tessa Souter. Get in touch: jrr@bbc.co.uk.

The Early Music Show

Sunday 17:00 - 18:00

Hannah French with highlights of a concert given at Berlin Cathedral in December by the RIAS Chamber Choir & Capella de la Torre, including music by Gabrieli, Benevoli & Striggio.

Words and Music

Sunday 18:00 - 19:15

Music by Schumann, Beethoven, Górecki & Ilse Weber, writing by Anne Michaels, Adam Zych & Primo Levi, in a broadcast to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

Between the Ears: Automata!

Sunday 19:15 - 19:45

Machines in search of autonomy, from a miraculous 16th century mechanical 'Monk', a breathing clockwork Mozartian keyboardist, to the métamatics of Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

Sunday Feature: New Generation...

Sunday 19:45 - 20:00

...Thinkers. Historian Daniel Lee visits the Swedish Holocaust Museum in Stockholm, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

Drama on 3: Emperor and Galilean

Sunday 20:00 - 21:30

Ibsen's classic stage play in a version by Ben Power. Told in two parts, it is the story of Emperor Julian and his failed attempt to abolish Christianity in the Roman Empire.

New Generation Artists

Sunday 21:30 - 22:00

Konstantin Krimmel sings Schubert's Die Bürgschaft, a dramatic ballad set in ancient Antiquity and Giorgi Gigashvili plays one of Brahms's tender Intermezzi.

Ultimate Calm with Olafur Arnalds

Sunday 22:00 - 23:00

9/12. Ólafur Arnalds shares relaxing music to help you rest and recover from burnout. Plus the Icelandic singer Laufey shares her musical safe haven.

The Night Tracks Mix

Sunday 23:00 - 23:30

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

Unclassified

Sunday 23:30 - 00:30

Elizabeth Alker serves up a selection of fresh music from genre-defying artists, including Masayoshi Fujita, Seefeel and L'Rain.