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Today 12:00 - 15:00

Tom McKinney with a performance from pianist Boris Giltburg and the Pavel Haas Quartet at the East Neuk Festival plus a chance to hear Lili Boulanger, Ravel and Faure at the Proms.

Today 15:00 - 16:00

2/5. Kate Molleson explores Schoenberg's traumatic first marriage and the importance for him of Gustav Mahler.

Today 18:00 - 21:15

Live at the BBC Proms: Garsington Opera conducted by Douglas Boyd and with soloists including Iestyn Davies and Lucy Crowe perform Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Today 21:15 - 22:30

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

Today 22:30 - 23:30

Soweto selects a NikNak rework of a track by his fellow Midlands sax player.

Today 23:30 - 05:30

Pianist Jorge Luis Prats performs with the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Alondra de la Parra. John Shea presents.

Tomorrow 05:30 - 08:30

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

Tomorrow 08:30 - 12:00

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

Tomorrow 12:00 - 14:00

Tom McKinney with highlights from the East Neuk Music Festival, and from the Proms, Simon Rattle conducts Bruckner's 4th.

Tomorrow 14:00 - 15:00

From St James's Church, Piccadilly, London, with Genesis Sixteen, and music by Parry, Victoria, Esquivel, Stanford and Philips.

Tomorrow 15:00 - 16:00

3/5. As the world descended into war, Kate Molleson explores Schoenberg's breakthrough musical development, one of a number of systems he invented, and his terror of the number 13.

Tomorrow 16:00 - 18:30

Katie Derham with live performance of Brahms and Janacek, reimagined by ZRI.

Tomorrow 18:30 - 19:00

Half and hour of back to back classical music including works by Mendelssohn and Debussy.

Tomorrow 19:00 - 21:00

Live at the BBC Proms: Florence + The Machine joins Jules Buckley and his Orchestra for a fresh take on the BRIT Award-winning Lungs.

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

Soweto pulls out a track ahead of the saxophonist's birthday this weekend.

Tomorrow 23:30 - 05:30

The RIAS Chamber Chorus and Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin perform Bach's St John Passion at the Philharmonie in Berlin. John Shea presents.

Thursday 05:30 - 08:30

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

Thursday 08:30 - 12:00

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.

Thursday 12:00 - 15:00

Tom McKinney with performances from the recent East Neuk Festival in Fife plus the Chineke! Orchestra at the Proms.

Thursday 15:00 - 16:00

4/5. Kate Molleson explores Schoenberg's changing relationship with religion and his attitudes towards faith.

Thursday 16:00 - 17:30

Katie Derham with live music from oboist Nicholas Daniel and pianist Julius Drake.

Thursday 17:30 - 20:00

Live at the BBC Proms: BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Jaime Martín perform Bacewicz and Prokofiev. Nemanja Radulovic is soloist in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.

Thursday 20:00 - 21:15

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

Thursday 21:15 - 23:00

Live at the BBC Proms: András Schiff performs Bach's The Art of Fugue.

Thursday 23:00 - 23:30

Presented by British saxophonist Soweto Kinch and reflecting the rich history of jazz.

Thursday 23:30 - 05:30

The RTV Slovenia SO is joined by cellist Tamás Varga for Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No 1, followed by Beethoven's Symphony No 2. John Shea presents.

Friday 05:30 - 08:30

Hannah French 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

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

Friday 12:00 - 15:00

Tom McKinney with a chamber performance from Scotland plus the BBC Symphony Orchestra with Shostakovich 5 from the Proms.

Friday 15:00 - 16:00

5/5. Kate Molleson explores Schoenberg's final years in exile in the US.

Friday 16:00 - 18:00

Katie Derham in conversation with pianist Sir Stephen Hough.

Friday 18:00 - 18:30

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites by Handel, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky side by side with Carwithen, Bologne and Mealor.

Friday 18:30 - 21:00

Live at the BBC Proms: the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, with Antonello Manacorda conducting, in symphonies by Mozart, Louise Farrenc and Beethoven - his 'Eroica'.

Friday 21:00 - 22:30

Verity Sharp marks 25 years of adventurous music with Late Junction memories, highlights and old friends, as well as some brand new releases.

Friday 22:30 - 23:30

Highlights from their performance at the Cully Jazz Festival in Switzerland.

Friday 23:30 - 05:30

Dutch piano duo and brothers Lucas and Arthur Jussen perform Mendelsohn's Concerto for Two Pianos with the Basel Symphony Orchestra. John Shea presents.

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 plays highlights from this year's Proms, live from the Royal Albert Hall.

Saturday 11:00 - 12:00

Georgia Mann continues a day of celebration live from the Royal Albert Hall.

Saturday 12:00 - 13:00

Petroc Trelawny continues a day of celebration, live from the Royal Albert Hall.

Saturday 13:00 - 15:00

Andrew McGregor continues a day of celebration live from the Royal Albert Hall.

Saturday 15:00 - 16:00

Hannah French continues a day of celebration live from the Royal Albert Hall.

Saturday 16:00 - 18:00

Jess Gillam counts us down to the Last Night of the Proms, live from the Royal Albert Hall.

Saturday 18:00 - 22:00

Live at the BBC Proms: the season closes with Angel Blue and Sir Stephen Hough joining the BBC BBC Singers, Symphony Chorus and Symphony Orchestra with conductor Sakari Oramo.

Saturday 22:00 - 23:30

The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs Sofia Gubaidulina's The Wrath of God and Anders Hillborg's Dreaming River and ensemble Shui Mo plays music by Yuting Chan, Yingying Wen.

Saturday 23:30 - 05:30

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and conductor Semyon Bychkov are joined by soloists and choirs for Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand. John Shea presents.

Sunday 05:30 - 08:00

Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.

Sunday 08:00 - 11:00

Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh, whether you're making a cup of tea or heading out for a stroll.

Sunday 11:00 - 12:30

Michael Berkeley's guest is the best-selling crime writer Ann Cleeves, whose books have been adapted into the popular TV drama series Vera and Shetland.

Sunday 12:30 - 14:00

Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps a musical landscape around Sibelius's The Swan of Tuonela, listening in deeply to find sonic connections across time and space.

Sunday 14:00 - 15:00

A service of thanksgiving and celebration for the 2024 BBC Proms, live from Holy Sepulchre Church, London.

Sunday 15:00 - 16:00

Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you including music from Duke Ellington, Kokoroko, Diana Krall, Charlie Parker & more. Get in touch: jrr@bbc.co.uk.

Sunday 16:00 - 17:00

Hannah French welcomes musicologist Fabrice Fitch & director of the Binchois Consort, Andrew Kirkman, to learn about their recent reconstruction of Obrecht's Scaramella Mass.

Sunday 17:00 - 18:15

Beethoven, Schumann, Wagner, Caspar David Friedrich's art, the writing of Goethe, ETA Hoffmann, Novalis and Dorothea Schlegel feature in an episode celebrating German Romanticism.

Sunday 18:15 - 19:00

...the USA. Marin Alsop asks what happened to Arnold Schoenberg and his music after he moved to the United States in 1933. With Larry Schoenberg, Mitsuko Uchida, and Patricia Kopatchinskaja.

Sunday 19:00 - 20:30

Churchill wants to commandeer the BBC during the general strike of 1926. Reith is determined to oppose him.

Sunday 20:30 - 21:00

Chamber music recordings by artists on the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme.

Sunday 21:00 - 22:30

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

Sunday 22:30 - 23:30

Elizabeth Alker offers up the latest genre-defying music and sitar virtuoso Jasdeep Singh Degun is in the Listening Chair to select a special track that transports him elsewhere.

Sunday 23:30 - 05:30

Ilyich Rivas conducts the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra in music by Schoenberg and Brahms. John Shea presents.

Monday 05:30 - 08:30

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

Monday 08:30 - 12:00

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

Monday 12:00 - 15:00

Linton Stephens showcases the best soloists, orchestras & ensembles, including Alice Coote live from Wigmore Hall and highlights from the Leeds International Piano Competition.

Monday 15:00 - 16:00

1/5. Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Gustav Holst. How did a failing music student come to one day compose The Planets?

Monday 16:00 - 18:00

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

Monday 18:00 - 18:30

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

Monday 18:30 - 20:45

Elim Chan conducts the RSNO in a triple bill of concertos by Wynton Marsalis, Schoenberg & Lutoslawski with star soloists trumpeter Alison Balsom and pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard.

Monday 20:45 - 21:00

Geoffrey Colman speaks to Vanessa-Mae, Jane Glover, Mark Anthony Turnage, Simon Callow and poet Patrick Mackie about Peter Shaffer's Amadeus, and their relationship with Mozart.

Monday 21:00 - 22:30

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

Monday 22:30 - 23:30

Presented by British saxophonist Soweto Kinch and reflecting the rich history of jazz.

Monday 23:30 - 05:30

Stéphane Denève conducts the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, in music exploring the otherworldly. Presented by John Shea.

Tuesday 05:30 - 08:30

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

Tuesday 08:30 - 12:00

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

Tuesday 12:00 - 15:00

Linton Stephens with highlights from the Leeds International Piano Competition, chamber music from the Edinburgh International Festival & Bernstein from the WDR Symphony Orchestra.

Tuesday 15:00 - 16:00

2/5. Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Gustav Holst. At college, Holst meets his match in fellow composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Tuesday 16:00 - 18:00

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

Tuesday 18:00 - 18:30

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

Tuesday 18:30 - 20:45

Sir Donald Runnicles conducts music by Mahler and Bruckner at the 2024 Edinburgh International Festival with guest mezzo-soprano Annika Schlicht and baritone Thomas Lehman.

Tuesday 20:45 - 21:00

Geoffrey Colman speaks to Vanessa-Mae, Jane Glover, Mark Anthony Turnage, Simon Callow and poet Patrick Mackie about Peter Shaffer's Amadeus, and their relationship with Mozart.

Tuesday 21:00 - 22:30

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

Tuesday 22:30 - 23:30

Presented by British saxophonist Soweto Kinch and reflecting the rich history of jazz.

Tuesday 23:30 - 05:30

Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, plus Prokofiev's Classical Symphony and Mozart's Symphony No 40 from Lugano. Presented by John Shea.