Today 00:30 - 06:30
Lars Ulrik Mortensen directs Concerto Copenhagen from the harpsichord in music by Fischer, Vivaldi, Avison and Respighi. Jonathan Swain presents.
703: BBC Radio 3
Wed May 06
Today 06:30 - 09:30
Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Today 09:30 - 13:00
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Today 13:00 - 15:00
Linton Stephens showcases the best performances from the UK & beyond, including works by Chopin, Avril Coleridge-Taylor & her father Samuel, and Alexander Glazunov's 4th Symphony.
Today 15:00 - 16:00
Live from the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge, with music by Moran, Cecilia McDowall, Howells and Duruflé.
Today 16:00 - 17:00
3/5. Bartók recovers from romantic rejection. Donald Macleod explores the life of one of Hungary's greatest composers, who travelled Europe recording folk songs.
Today 17:00 - 19:00
Katie introduces live music from Oliver Wass and Huw Wiggin.
Today 19:00 - 19:30
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
Today 19:30 - 21:45
From Edinburgh's Usher Hall, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Minasi plays Mozart's Requiem and Haydn's 'Mass In Time of War'.
Today 21:45 - 22:00
The Essay revels in the musicality and din of Earth's loudest insect singers. Cicada Summer Song. Celebrated in verse, sculpture and myth - from Japan and China to Ancient Greece.
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
The New Orleans-raised pianist is back with a groove laden, thoughtful release.
Thu May 07
Tomorrow 00:30 - 06:30
Emmanuel Pahud is the soloist in Mozart's first Flute Concerto, performed with the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Riccardo Minasi. 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
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Tomorrow 13:00 - 16:00
Linton Stephens showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including Beethoven's Eroica Symphony and Mahler's Blumine.
Tomorrow 16:00 - 17:00
4/5. The world plunges into war, with Hungary at the centre. Donald Macleod explores the life of one of Hungary's greatest composers, who travelled Europe recording folk songs.
Tomorrow 17:00 - 19:00
Live music from The United Strings of Europe. Anna Clyne on the world premiere of her work Sirens.
Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:30
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites from composers such as Mendelssohn, Scarlatti and Mel Bonis.
Tomorrow 19:30 - 21:45
Sir Mark Elder is reunited with the Hallé Orchestra and Choir in a programme of music by Glinka, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky, and Tchaikovsky.
Tomorrow 21:45 - 22:00
The Essay celebrates the musicality of Earth's insect singers. Autumn Cricket Song. A beautiful song of stridulation that begins in summer and edges into the melancholy of autumn.
Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:30
Hannah Peel presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
Tomorrow 23:30 - 00:30
Alice Zawazdki selects a swirling release from the Danish bass player.
Fri May 08
Friday 00:30 - 06:30
The Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia performs works by Mozart, and a premiere of Musica serena by Peteris Vasks. Later, Mozart's Concerto for flute and harp.
Friday 06:30 - 09:30
Tom McKinney with great classical music to get your morning started, and a special celebration today of Sir David Attenborough at 100, including some of his favourite music.
Friday 09:30 - 13:00
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, today celebrating Sir David Attenborough at 100 with some of his favourite music that he has listened to around the world.
Friday 13:00 - 16:00
Linton Stephens showcases the best live performances, and a special celebration today of Sir David Attenborough at 100, including some of his favourite classical music.
Friday 16:00 - 17:00
5/5. Bartók faces a big decision: stay in Hungary or leave forever? Donald Macleod explores the life of one of Hungary's greatest composers, who travelled Europe recording folk songs.
Friday 17:00 - 19:00
Katie Derham in conversation with Dame Joan Bakewell to celebrate Sir David Attenborough at 100. Plus Live music from Ben Nabarro, Tim Horton and Claire Booth.
Friday 19:00 - 19:30
A specially curated sequence of some of Sir David Attenborough's favourite music tracks.
Friday 19:30 - 21:45
The BBC Concert Orchestra and the Central Band of the Royal Air Force commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, in concert at Alexandra Palace Theatre.
Friday 21:45 - 22:00
The Insect Singers trill their last sonorous Essay. 5. Good Vibrations - Treehoppers. Through the discipline of biotremology, Rex Cocroft reveals an extraordinarily resonant world.
Friday 22:00 - 23:30
On Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday, Verity Sharp presents a collaborative mixtape celebrating interspecies connection from artist Rebecca Lennon and writer Ella Finer.
Friday 23:30 - 00:30
The photographer, author, and curator of Moment's Notice gig series is in the mix.
Sat May 09
Saturday 00:30 - 06:30
From the Schubertiade Hohenems Festival, violinist Renaud Capuçon and pianist Guillaume Bellom play sonatas by Schubert, Beethoven and Schumann. Jonathan Swain presents.
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 welcomes violinist Ray Chen to the show - and plays the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend.
Saturday 12:00 - 13:00
Jools is joined by singer, songwriter and producer Jordan Rakei.
Saturday 13:00 - 14:00
1501, a canal-side workshop in Venice. Ottaviano Petrucci prints the first book of music in multiple parts - and reshapes the entire musical ecosystem forever.
Saturday 14:00 - 16:00
Andrew McGregor with the best new classical releases, joined by guest reviewers Lucy Parham and Keelan Carew, who picks his favourite recording of Liszt's Transcendental Studies.
Saturday 16:00 - 17:00
Discover the best in film scores and movie music every week with Edith Bowman- this week composer Anna Meredith talks about the score for Ex Machina in Harmonising Hollywood.
Saturday 17:00 - 18:00
Jess is joined by folk singer-songwriter Olivia Chaney to swap some of their favourite tracks, including music by Joni Mitchell, Bartók, Louis Andriessen and Sufjan Stevens.
Saturday 18:00 - 21:30
Live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, with Erin Morley in her Met debut as Marie and Lawrence Brownlee as her admirer Tonio.
Saturday 21:30 - 22:30
Lopa Kothari pays tribute to the late broadcaster Andy Kershaw; and Fatoumata Diawara shares her two Return Journey tracks: one for the road and one that takes her home.
Saturday 22:30 - 00:30
Kate Molleson presents music from Tectonics 2026, the annual festival curated by Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, including a world premiere by Christopher Fox.
Sun May 10
Sunday 00:30 - 06:30
Soloist Augustin Hadelich, the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne and conductor Krzysztof Urbanski perform Barber's Violin Concerto. Later, Mendelssohn's 'Italian' Symphony.
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
Join Sarah Walker for a glorious musical mix, perfect for your Sunday - from vibrant baroque gems to lush orchestral depictions of the English countryside.
Sunday 12:00 - 13:30
Michael Berkeley's guest is 98 year old teacher and writer Joyce Trotman.
Sunday 13:30 - 15:00
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the work that famously inspired Tolstoy, Beethoven's 'Kreutzer' sonata - and asks whether the dedication to the virtuoso violinst Kreutzer should stand.
Sunday 15:00 - 16:00
Psychotherapist and broadcaster Nemone Metaxas is joined by pianist Steven Osborne to delve into our psychological relationship with music, both as listeners and performers.
Sunday 16:00 - 17:00
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you including cuts from Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, Humphrey Lyttleton, Anita Scott and more.
Sunday 17:00 - 18:00
Hannah French delves into the life and music of the Flemish composer and publisher Tielman Susato, who was active in Antwerp in the mid-16th century.
Sunday 18:00 - 19:00
Live from the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge, with music by Moran, Cecilia McDowall, Howells and Duruflé.
Sunday 19:00 - 19:45
Andy Kershaw introduces his own cassette recordings of music from his travels in Africa during the 1980s.
Sunday 19:45 - 21:00
Poets and composers often in their work help us to pay attention and notice the overlooked. In our spotlight today: ideas from Walt Whitman, David Foster Wallace, and Audre Lorde.
Sunday 21:00 - 22:00
6/12. Escape with Erland Cooper into our collective imagination through a selection of dreamy sounds. And the artist David Shrigley shares his musical safe haven.
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 takes us on another late-night journey through fresh music from today's most exciting genre-defying artists.
Mon May 11
Monday 00:30 - 06:30
Robert Lakatos joins the Vojvodina Symphony Orchestra and conductor Aleksandar Markovic in Korngold's Violin Concerto, and the orchestra also plays Beethoven's 'Eroica' Symphony.
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 classical music for your morning, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Monday 13:00 - 16:00
Mark Forrest showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including a live concert from renowned pianist Denis Kozhukhin at Wigmore Hall in London.
Monday 16:00 - 17:00
1/5. Kate Molleson explores Florence Price's early life and musical formation, in conversation with pianist and scholar Samantha Ege.
Monday 17:00 - 19:00
Petroc welcomes Nikolai Lugansky, Helen Charlston and Sholto Kynoch to In Tune.
Monday 19:00 - 19:30
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music with music from Mozart, Allegri and Eric Coates.
Monday 19:30 - 21:45
Star violinist Janine Jansen joins the Berlin Philharmonic to play Brahms's Violin Concerto, and the orchestra also performs Scriabin's 3rd Symphony, 'The Divine Poem'.
Monday 21:45 - 22:00
1/5. David Munrow changed how Britain listened to music - fast, boldly, often controversially. This series reflects on how his passion and creativity brought forgotten sounds to life.
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 Kinch with an hour of the best in jazz, and South London saxophonist and vocalist Laura Misch choosing albums that inspires her.
Tue May 12
Tuesday 00:30 - 06:30
Midori joins the German National Youth Orchestra and conductor Patrick Lange in Detlev Glanert's 2nd Violin Concerto. Later, Schoenberg's orchestration of Brahms Piano Quartet No 1.
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 classical music for your morning, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Tuesday 13:00 - 16:00
Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including a double helping of Brahms from Cardiff.
Tuesday 16:00 - 17:00
2/5. Kate Molleson explores Florence Price's years at music college, her early career, and the social pressures shaping her life and work with pianist and scholar Samantha Ege.
Tuesday 17:00 - 19:00
Papagena sing live from their new album. Peter Salem on his music for Gentleman Jack.
Tuesday 19:00 - 19:30
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
Tuesday 19:30 - 21:45
The French cellist Gautier Capuçon joins the Berlin Philharmonic to play Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme, and the orchestra also performs Beethoven's 2nd Symphony.
Tuesday 21:45 - 22:00
2/5. In the second episode of the series, Edward Blakeman reflects on why David Munrow became a controversial figure after popularising Early Music in the 1960s and 70s.
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
Saxophonist Soweto Kinch picks jazz from all eras, with a focus on new British artists.
Wed May 13
Wednesday 00:30 - 06:30
Christian Tetzlaff performs Beethoven's Violin Concerto with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande under conductor Daniele Gatti. Beethoven's third symphony completes the programme.
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 classical music for your morning, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Wednesday 13:00 - 15:00
Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including Brahms and Mayer live from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra's studio in Salford Quays.
Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00
Live from Bristol Cathedral on the Eve of the Ascension, with music by Stanford, Jonathan Dove, Finzi and Laurin.
Wednesday 16:00 - 17:00
3/5. Florence Price takes the Windy City by storm, as Kate Molleson and Samantha Ege explore her rise, resilience and success in Chicago.
Wednesday 17:00 - 19:00
Sir John Tomlinson on singing Gurnemanz. Piano duo Wu Qian & Juho Pohjonen perform live.
Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
Wednesday 19:30 - 21:45
The Orchestre National de France is joined by American star opera singer Joyce DiDonato in songs by Alma and Gustav Mahler, and it performs Richard Strauss's Transfiguration.
Wednesday 21:45 - 22:00
3/5. To many, the recorder is a modest school instrument. Not for David Munrow, a musical maverick of the 1960s, who transformed it into a world of colour, curiosity and adventure.
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
Saxophonist Soweto Kinch picks jazz from all eras, with a focus on new British artists.
Thu May 14
Thursday 00:30 - 06:30
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla directs the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring Weinberg's famous work The Golden Key and Shostakovich's second piano concerto.