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Wed Sep 24
Essential Classics

Today 09:30 - 13:00

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

Classical Live

Today 13:00 - 15:00

Compelling exclusive concert performances including Martha Argerich performing Beethoven's 2nd Piano Concerto and Marc-Andre Hamelin playing transcriptions of Wagner.

Choral Evensong

Today 15:00 - 16:00

Live from Westminster Abbey, with an introit written especially for the service by John Rutter on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

Composer of the Week: Rodrigo

Today 16:00 - 17:00

3/5. Rodrigo returns to his homeland.

In Tune

Today 17:00 - 19:00

Petroc Trelawny is joined for live music in studio by tenor Roderick Williams and Chriss Glynn with James MacMillan to promote the series of concerts at the Cumnock Tryst.

Classical Mixtape

Today 19:00 - 19:30

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music by your favourite composers such as Bach, Beethoven and Korngold.

Radio 3 in Concert

Today 19:30 - 21:45

The BBC Singers and conductor Martyn Brabbins perform the world premiere of John Pickard's new work for choir, harp and percussion from St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge.

The Essay: How Music Heals

Today 21:45 - 22:00

Author and psychotherapist Philippa Perry goes to Treloars school in Hampshire to find out how music therapy can help young people with complex physical disabilities.

Night Tracks

Today 22:00 - 23:30

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

'Round Midnight

Today 23:30 - 00:30

Joe Bataan has another album to share from his collection for 4/4, and tonight he chooses a record by a Puerto Rican master of Latin music.

Thu Sep 25
Through the Night

Tomorrow 00:30 - 06:30

Benjamin Appl and Jorge Viladoms perform a song recital dedicated to the composer and cellist Pau Casals, and the soprano Victoria de los Angeles.

Breakfast

Tomorrow 06:30 - 09:30

Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 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

Compelling exclusive concert performances including the Philharmonia Orchestra performing Shostakovich's 'Leningrad' Symphony and Bach piano transcriptions from Alexandre Tharaud.

Composer of the Week: Rodrigo

Tomorrow 16:00 - 17:00

4/5. National and personal tragedy inspire Rodrigo's most famous work.

In Tune

Tomorrow 17:00 - 19:00

Matthew Wadsworth plays his theorbo live in the studio.

Classical Mixtape

Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:30

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including works by Bach, Tsfasman, Spain-Dunk, Schubert, Wiseman and Chopin.

Radio 3 in Concert

Tomorrow 19:30 - 21:45

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform with Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth and violinist Daniel Lozakovich, live from City Halls in Glasgow.

The Essay: How Music Heals

Tomorrow 21:45 - 22:00

Stroke rehabilitation is the focus of this episode of 'How Music Heals'. Psychotherapist Philippa Perry meets a music therapist who uses neuroscience to retrain the brain.

Night Tracks

Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:30

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

'Round Midnight

Tomorrow 23:30 - 00:30

All the week, Soweto has been joined by Latin Soul royalty Joe Bataan for our 4/4 feature.

Fri Sep 26
Through the Night

Friday 00:30 - 06:30

The German Symphony Orchestra performs Elena Langer's opera suite after Mozart, 'Figaro gets a Divorce,' and Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony. Plus Bartók's 2nd Violin Concerto.

Breakfast

Friday 06:30 - 09:30

Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Essential Classics

Friday 09:30 - 13:00

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

Classical Live

Friday 13:00 - 16:00

Mark Forrest showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including the City of Birmingham Symphony playing Saint-Saens and the Philharmonia Orchestra with Mussorgsky.

Composer of the Week: Rodrigo

Friday 16:00 - 17:00

5/5. Rodrigo finally finds fame.

In Tune

Friday 17:00 - 19:00

Petroc Trelawny takes In Tune to the Royal Highland Hotel in Inverness for a special highland party with live music from Julie Fowlis, Karen Marshalsay and a local Gaelic choir.

Classical Mixtape

Friday 19:00 - 19:30

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

Friday Night is Music Night

Friday 19:30 - 21:45

Karen Ni Bhroin conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in music from TV period dramas, including Bridgerton, Downton Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, Sanditon and others.

The Essay: How Music Heals

Friday 21:45 - 22:00

How can music help rebuild lives after complex trauma, psychosis or the experience of childhood abuse? Philippa Perry talks to a music therapist who specialises in this treatment.

Late Junction

Friday 22:00 - 23:30

It's All aboard! as Verity Sharp presents an eclectic selection of sonic odes to rail travel to mark 200 years since the first passenger railway journey in the UK.

'Round Midnight

Friday 23:30 - 00:30

For this Friday night edition of 'Round Midnight, Soweto shares concert highlights from innovative British saxophonist Trish Clowes.

Sat Sep 27
Through the Night

Saturday 00:30 - 06:30

From the 2024 BBC Proms, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Ryan Bancroft play Schoenberg and Zemlinsky. Penny Gore presents.

Breakfast

Saturday 06:30 - 07:30

Hannah French presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Train Tracks

Saturday 07:30 - 08:00

Join Petroc Trelawny for a musical and cultural celebration of a landmark moment in national life: the 200 year anniversary of the birth of the modern railway.

Train Tracks

Saturday 08:00 - 11:00

Tom Service with a musical and cultural celebration of a landmark moment: the 200 year anniversary of the birth of the modern railway.

Train Tracks

Saturday 11:00 - 13:00

Tom McKinney with a musical and cultural celebration of a landmark moment: the 200 year anniversary of the birth of the modern railway.

Train Tracks

Saturday 13:00 - 15:00

Elizabeth Alker continues the musical and cultural celebration of a landmark moment: the 200 year anniversary of the birth of the modern railway.

Train Tracks

Saturday 15:00 - 17:00

Join Georgia Mann and Petroc Trelawny for a musical and cultural celebration of a landmark moment: the 200 year anniversary of the birth of the modern railway.

Earlier... with Jools Holland

Saturday 17:00 - 18:00

Rounding off today's 200th anniversary celebrations of the birth of the modern railway, Jools is joined by record producer and railway enthusiast Pete Waterman.

Opera on 3

Saturday 18:00 - 21:30

Verdi's Il Trovatore recorded at the Royal Opera House, conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti, with star leads Rachel Willis-Sorenson and Michael Fabiano.

Music Planet

Saturday 21:30 - 22:30

Lopa Kothari selects new roots-based music. Plus, Mauritanian griot Noura Mint Seymali shares two tracks - one that she encountered on her travels and one that reminds her of home.

New Music Show

Saturday 22:30 - 00:30

Tom Service presents the latest music from the Hermes Experiment, plus the world premieres of Dai Fujikura's Ritual in Lucerne and Malika Kishino's Quinta materia in Witten.

Sun Sep 28
Through the Night

Sunday 00:30 - 06:30

The Tallinn Chamber Orchestra under Tõnu Kaljuste presents a programme of Estonian music ranging from well known pieces by Arvo Pärt to a premiere by Allison Kruusmaa.

Breakfast

Sunday 06:30 - 09:00

Mark Forrest presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, 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, with a special Train Tracks twist!

Private Passions

Sunday 12:00 - 13:30

Michael Berkeley's guest is the actor and writer Richard Armitage.

Music Map

Sunday 13:30 - 15:00

Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps Janacek's Sinfonietta in a musical landscape.

Choral Evensong

Sunday 15:00 - 16:00

Live from Westminster Abbey, with an introit written especially for the service by John Rutter on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

Jazz Record Requests

Sunday 16:00 - 17:00

To tie in with Radio 3's Train Tracks celebration of 200 years of Britain's modern railway, Alyn Shipton presents a special train themed programme. Get In Touch jrr@bbc.co.uk.

The Early Music Show

Sunday 17:00 - 18:00

Hannah French hears about two 500-year old choir books recently brought back to life, looks ahead to festivals in Brighton, Tetbury & Salisbury and explores a raft of new recordings.

Words and Music

Sunday 18:00 - 19:15

A reflection on the changes from Saturday night to Sunday morning. Including music by Mendelssohn, Handel, Miles Davis and words by Graham Greene, Edith Nesbit and Charles Bukowski.

Sunday Feature: Joining the dots - 200 years of Braille Music

Sunday 19:15 - 20:00

The story of Braille music and its impact on blind musicians over the last 200 years.

Shostakovich Symphony No.5

Sunday 20:00 - 21:00

A complete performance of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony.

20th Century Radicals

Sunday 21:00 - 22:00

Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century. This week, Gillian delves into the quiet, late work of Luigi Nono.

Night Tracks

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.

Unclassified

Sunday 23:30 - 00:30

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

Mon Sep 29
Through the Night

Monday 00:30 - 06:30

Pablo Ferrández is the soloist in Schumann's Cello Concerto performed with the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada.

Breakfast

Monday 06:30 - 09:30

Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Essential Classics

Monday 09:30 - 13:00

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

Classical Live

Monday 13:00 - 16:00

Brahms's 2nd Viola Sonata live from Wigmore Hall with violist Lawrence Power and pianist Ryan Wigglesworth and Elgar and Beethoven from the Ulster Orchestra.

Composer of the Week: Berlioz

Monday 16:00 - 17:00

1/5. Donald Macleod explores the women who shaped Hector Berlioz's life and work. Today, his Ophelia - the love interest who was to have a fatal influence over his life.

In Tune

Monday 17:00 - 19:00

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

Classical Mixtape

Monday 19:00 - 19:30

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

Radio 3 in Concert

Monday 19:30 - 21:45

In the Philharmonia Orchestra's 80th birthday season, principal conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali takes the helm in music by Ortiz, Beethoven and Saint-Saëns.

The Essay: Erland Cooper's Phantom Islands

Monday 21:45 - 22:00

Composer Erland Cooper and storyteller Tom Muir take a late-night voyage to Hildaland - one of Orkney's vanishing islands and the summer home of the Finfolk.

Night Tracks

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.

'Round Midnight

Monday 23:30 - 00:30

From Monday to Thursday this week, Soweto is joined by guitarist Jamie Leeming, who regularly works with fellow talented UK musicians including Alfa Mist and Tom Misch.

Tue Sep 30
Through the Night

Tuesday 00:30 - 06:30

From the 2023 Schubertiade in Vilabertran, Spain, soprano Dorothea Röschmann and pianist Wolfram Rieger perform a programme of lieder by Schumann, Mahler and Wagner.

Breakfast

Tuesday 06:30 - 09:30

Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Essential Classics

Tuesday 09:30 - 13:00

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

Classical Live

Tuesday 13:00 - 16:00

An afternoon of compelling performances including Brahms's Horn Trio from the Cowbridge Festival and Vaughan-Williams's folksong inspired Five Variants from the Ulster Orchestra.

Composer of the Week: Berlioz

Tuesday 16:00 - 17:00

2/5. Donald Macleod explores the women who shaped Hector Berlioz's life and work. Today, the rollercoaster ride of his engagement to a young pianist, Camille.

In Tune

Tuesday 17:00 - 19:00

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

Classical Mixtape

Tuesday 19:00 - 19:30

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

Radio 3 in Concert

Tuesday 19:30 - 21:45

The virtuoso pianist Boris Giltburg plays a programme of Rachmaninov's Preludes, which are undisputed jewels of the piano repertoire, from tolling bells to flights of fancy.

The Essay: Erland Cooper's Phantom Islands

Tuesday 21:45 - 22:00

Join Orcadian composer Erland Cooper on a late-night voyage around the Atlantic in search of Phantom Islands.

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

Guitarist Jamie Leeming is back with a second Flowers pick of the week.

Wed Oct 01
Through the Night

Wednesday 00:30 - 06:30

The RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra under Oscar Jockel plays Bach and Mozart's 'Jupiter' Symphony. Olivier Latry, organ and Petra Vidmar, timpani, join for the Poulenc concerto.

Breakfast

Wednesday 06:30 - 09:30

Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

Essential Classics

Wednesday 09:30 - 13:00

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

Classical Live

Wednesday 13:00 - 15:00

Shostakovich's masterly Piano Quintet from this month's Cowbridge Festival is just one of today's highlights alongside Stanford's 2nd Piano Concerto with Finghin Collins.

Choral Evensong

Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00

From the Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge with members of the Rodolfus Choral Course.

Composer of the Week: Berlioz

Wednesday 16:00 - 17:00

3/5. Donald Macleod explores the women who shaped Hector Berlioz's life and work. Today, Berlioz finally lands the woman of his dreams, but can she live up to them?

In Tune

Wednesday 17:00 - 19:00

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

Classical Mixtape

Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30

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

Radio 3 in Concert

Wednesday 19:30 - 21:45

The LPO launches its new season with a concert including music by George Benjamin, Tchaikovsky, and Beethoven with pianist Yefim Bronfman.

The Essay: Erland Cooper's Phantom Islands

Wednesday 21:45 - 22:00

Join Orcadian composer Erland Cooper on a late-night voyage around the Atlantic in search of Phantom Islands.

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

Tonight Jamie Leeming has another artist that he admires and would like to highlight.

Thu Oct 02
Through the Night

Thursday 00:30 - 06:30

Hungarian pianist Petra Somlai is the soloist with Concerto Stella Matutina in Beethoven's third concerto for the instrument in a concert given in Austria.