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Friday 23:30 - 05:30

Cellist Miklós Perényi pays tribute to his teacher Pablo Casals in the closing concert of a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of Casals' death. Danielle Jalowiecka presents.

Today 05:30 - 08:00

Join Elizabeth Alker to wake up the day with a selection of the finest classical music.

Today 11:00 - 12:00

Jools is joined by musician and composer Ayanna Witter-Johnson, with music by Bach, Brahms, Berlioz and Bechet.

Today 12:00 - 14:00

Gillian Moore picks five indispensable recordings of BBC Proms Composer Olivier Messiaen and explains why you need to hear them, plus a round-up of new classical releases.

Today 14:00 - 15:15

Live at the BBC Proms: Kwamé Ryan conducts Sinfonia Smith Square, the BBC Singers and CBeebies East London Schools' Choir in a programme including Coleridge-Taylor and Vivaldi.

Today 15:15 - 17:30

BBC Proms from The Glasshouse: Dinis Sousa conducts the Royal Northern Sinfonia in music by Tailleferre, Sibelius & Dvorak.

Today 17:30 - 18:30

Kathryn Tickell presents the best roots-based music from across the world - this week we delve into the world of Yiddish tango.

Today 18:30 - 20:15

Live at the BBC Proms from The Glasshouse: Grammy Award-nominated multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer and songwriter Jordan Rakei makes his Proms debut.

Today 20:15 - 21:00

María Dueñas plays a Violin Sonata by Schubert and Giorgi Gigashvili plays Schumann's Arabeske and one of Busoni's transcriptions of a Bach chorale.

Today 21:00 - 22:45

Live at the BBC Proms from The Glasshouse: a celebration of musicians who launched their careers under the groundbreaking BBC Music Introducing scheme.

Today 22:45 - 23:30

Scots pianist Fergus McCreadie improvises with the brilliant young saxophonist Matt Carmichael and Alexander Gadjiev plays Chopin's very own piano.

Today 23:30 - 05:30

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.

Tomorrow 05:30 - 08:00

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

Tomorrow 08:00 - 11:00

Sarah Walker chooses three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh, whether you're heading out for a stroll or catching up with friends.

Tomorrow 11:00 - 12:30

Michael Berkeley's guest is author Daniel Handler, better known by his pen name Lemony Snicket.

Tomorrow 12:30 - 14:00

Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps a musical landscape around Mozart's Clarinet Quintet, listening in deeply to find sonic connections across time and space.

Tomorrow 14:00 - 15:30

Live at the BBC Proms from The Glasshouse: A trio of rich talents and curious minds join together for an afternoon exploration into Elizabethan music and folklore.

Tomorrow 15:30 - 16:30

From the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, with music by Bruckner, Howells, Philip Moore and Matthew Martin.

Tomorrow 16:30 - 17:30

Alyn presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you, including music from George Shearing, Rose Room, Art Tatum & Ben Webster. Get in touch: jrr@bbc.co.uk.

Tomorrow 17:30 - 18:30

With the Paris Olympics in full swing, Hannah French explores medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music associated with silver and all things second.

Tomorrow 18:30 - 21:00

Live at the BBC Proms: BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Guy Barker with singers CHERISE, Lucy-Anne Daniels, Marisha Wallace, Lizz Wright and presenter Clarke Peters.

Tomorrow 21:00 - 22:30

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

Tomorrow 22:30 - 23:30

Elizabeth Alker with a late-night journey through new music from today's most exciting genre-defying artists.

Tomorrow 23:30 - 05:30

The inaugural concert from the Proms Festival Orchestra, made up entirely of freelance musicians. Mark Wigglesworth conducts Shostakovich and Mahler. Presented by Jonathan Swain.

Monday 05:30 - 08:30

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

Monday 08:30 - 12:00

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

Monday 12:00 - 15:00

Current BBC New Generation Artists at the Cheltenham Festival plus the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Ryan Wigglesworth at the BBC Proms, introduced by Elizabeth Alker.

Monday 15:00 - 16:00

...Olympians - Ethel Smyth. 1/5. Donald Macleod explores a musician also remarkable for her sporting prowess.

Monday 16:00 - 18:00

Sean Rafferty with live music from viol consort Fretwork and conversation with the Shamrock Tenors.

Monday 18:00 - 18:30

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites by Smetana, Vivaldi and Bizet along with lesser know works by Boccherini, Flor Peeters and Augusta Holmès.

Monday 18:30 - 21:15

Live at the BBC Proms: the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Paavo Järvi, in Bruckner's Symphony No. 1. Yunchan Lim joins for Beethoven's great 'Emperor' Piano Concerto.

Monday 21:15 - 22:30

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

Monday 22:30 - 23:30

The US bassist and composer picks out gems from her record collection.

Monday 23:30 - 05:30

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

Tuesday 05:30 - 08:30

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

Tuesday 08:30 - 12:00

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

Tuesday 12:00 - 15:00

This week, Elizabeth Alker revisits the best of the current season of Proms concerts.

Tuesday 15:00 - 16:00

...Olympians - Ethel Smyth. 2/5. Donald Macleod explores a musician also remarkable for her sporting prowess.

Tuesday 16:00 - 18:00

Conductor Louis Langrée in conversation with Sean Rafferty.

Tuesday 18:00 - 18:30

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

Tuesday 18:30 - 21:15

Live at the BBC Proms: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Nicholas Collon and joined by The Swingles for the world premiere of Anna Clyne's The Gorgeous Nothings.

Tuesday 21:15 - 22:30

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

Tuesday 22:30 - 23:30

Tracks to celebrate the late writer and civil rights activist.

Tuesday 23:30 - 05:30

Music by Edward Elgar, Paul Taffanel, Malcolm Arnold, Franz Strauss, François René Gebauer, Philippe Gaubert and Karl Joachim Andersen, from the Hirschengraben School in Zurich.

Wednesday 05:30 - 08:30

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

Wednesday 08:30 - 12:00

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

Wednesday 12:00 - 14:00

Highlights from this year's Cheltenham Festival plus Il Pomo d'Oro at the Proms, presented by Elizabeth Alker.

Wednesday 14:00 - 15:00

Live from Worcester Cathedral during the Three Choirs Festival, with music by Judith Weir, Ian Venables, Stanford and Bach.

Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00

...Olympians - Ethel Smyth. 3/5. Donald Macleod explores the world of Ethel Smyth through five love affairs that shaped her life and music. Today, her muse Mary Ponsonby and her brushes with royalty.

Wednesday 16:00 - 18:00

Sean Rafferty with live music from guitarist Plínio Fernandes.

Wednesday 18:00 - 18:30

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

Wednesday 18:30 - 21:00

Live at the BBC Proms: BBC Philharmonic and John Storgards in Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony and Cassandra Miller's I cannot love without trembling for viola and orchestra.

Wednesday 21:00 - 22:30

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

Wednesday 22:30 - 23:30

The pianist's version of Poinciana, Live at The Pershing, sets the tone.

Wednesday 23:30 - 05:30

Cellist Asier Polo joins the Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra and conductor Enrico Dindo in Elgar's Cello Concerto. Jonathan Swain presents.

Thursday 05:30 - 08:30

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

Thursday 08:30 - 12:00

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

Thursday 12:00 - 15:00

This week, Elizabeth Alker revisits the best of the current season of Proms concerts.

Thursday 15:00 - 16:00

...Olympians - Ethel Smyth. 4/5. Donald Macleod explores the world of Ethel Smyth through five love affairs that shaped her life and music. Today, her devotion to suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst.

Thursday 16:00 - 18:00

Sean Rafferty with live music from pianist Kevin Chen.

Thursday 18:00 - 18:30

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

Thursday 18:30 - 21:15

Live at the BBC Proms: Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Tchaikovsky, Ives and Debussy, and Denis Kozhukhin plays Ravel Piano Concerto in G major.

Thursday 21:15 - 22:30

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

Thursday 22:30 - 23:30

Soweto plays the vocalist's new single Gentle Lady.

Thursday 23:30 - 05:30

Jonathan Swain presents a concert of choral music performed at Trinity Church in Copenhagen by the Danish National Vocal Ensemble and their new chief conductor Martina Batic.

Friday 05:30 - 08:30

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

Friday 08:30 - 12:00

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

Friday 12:00 - 15:00

This week Elizabeth Alker with exclusive recordings from summer festivals, including highlights from the Cheltenham Festival and Vasily Petrenko at the Proms.

Friday 15:00 - 16:00

...Olympians - Ethel Smyth. Donald Macleod explores the world of Ethel Smyth through five love affairs that shaped her life and music. Today, her last grand passion, the writer Virginia Woolf.

Friday 16:00 - 18:30

Sean Rafferty with live music from soprano Susan Bullock and pianist Richard Sisson. Plus a live set from saxophonist Julian Costello.

Friday 18:30 - 19:00

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

Friday 19:00 - 21:15

Live at the BBC Proms: BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Simon Hale with singer Sam Smith performing their seminal debut solo album In the Lonely Hour.

Friday 21:15 - 22:30

Jennifer Lucy Allan shares a special Olympian session with Ethiopian-Swedish vocalist Sofia Jernberg, Iranian-Canadian producer duo Saint Abdullah and Greek cellist Viki Steiri.

Friday 22:30 - 23:30

Live music recorded during the BBC Introducing takeover at Latitude Festival.

Friday 23:30 - 05:30

Louis Schwizgebel joins the Argovia Philharmonic for a concert in Switzerland, including Mozart's Piano Concerto no 20 and Nielsen's 5th Symphony. Presented by Jonathan Swain.

Saturday 05:30 - 08:00

Join Elizabeth Alker to wake up the day with a selection of the finest classical music.

Saturday 08:00 - 11:00

Tom Service talks to star pianist Benjamin Grosvenor ahead of his appearance at the BBC Proms and plays the best classical music, plus the latest stories in the arts world.

Saturday 11:00 - 12:00

Jools is joined by singer Louise Marshall, with music from Brahms and Beethoven to James P. Johnson and Jay McShann.

Saturday 12:00 - 13:00

...Edinburgh International Festival. Current director Nicola Benedetti tells the story of the Edinburgh International Festival.

Saturday 13:00 - 15:00

Joseph McHardy chooses five indispensable recordings of composer Henry Purcell, who is featured in the 2024 BBC Proms, and explains why you need to hear them.

Saturday 15:00 - 16:00

Elle Osili-Wood's guest is composer Wilbert Roget II to talk about his music for the brand new Star Wars game - Star Wars: Outlaws.

Saturday 16:00 - 17:00

Jess Gillam and violinist Braimah Kanneh-Mason share music they love, including a classic Beethoven recording by violinist Itzhak Perlman and music by Etta James and Rachmaninov.

Saturday 17:00 - 18:30

Lopa Kothari with highlights from last weekend's WOMAD Festival, including sets by Seckou Keita, Asmaa Hamzaoui and Faiz Ali Faiz.

Saturday 18:30 - 21:00

Live at the BBC Proms: the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo perform Elgar, Jonathan Harvey, and Holst's the Cloud Messenger with the BBC Symphony Chorus.

Saturday 21:00 - 21:45

Norman Lebrecht interviews the American conductor Michael Tilson Thomas about life, death, music and his memories of Gershwin, Bernstein and Stravinsky.

Saturday 21:45 - 23:30

We hear music by Brazilian musician Mariá Portugal, recorded at this year's eavesdropping festival in March 2024.

Saturday 23:30 - 05:30

Katia and Marielle Labèque join Gstaad Festival Orchestra and conductor Jaap van Zweden in Mozart's Piano Concerto no 10 for Two Pianos plus works by Wagner and Shostakovich.