Scan date : 18/05/2024 09:01
DayHourType Event Name LangEvent nameShort EventExtended LangExtended Event
18/0507h30>10h00 (0x00) ?nldBreakfastnldJoin Elizabeth Alker to wake up the day with a selection of the finest classical music. Today's sunrise playlist includes a specially commissioned track taken from the Music and Meditation podcast to mark BBC Mental Wellbeing season.
18/0510h00>13h00 (0x00) ?nldSaturday MorningnldTom Service plays the best classical music alongside the latest stories in the arts world.
18/0513h00>14h00 (0x00) ?nldEarlier... with Jools HollandnldJools is joined by musician and broadcaster Guy Garvey, with music by Edvard Grieg, Dobrinka Tabakova, Ray Charles and Igor Stravinsky.
18/0514h00>15h00 (0x00) ?nldMusic Matters: 25 Years of the West-Eastern Divan OrchestranldClemency Burton-Hill marks the 25th anniversary of this remarkable musical adventure started by Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said.
18/0515h00>17h00 (0x00) ?nldRecord ReviewnldFlora Willson's ultimate recommendation for Debussy's ballet Jeux, plus the best of the week's new releases.
18/0517h00>18h00 (0x00) ?nldSound of CinemanldFollowing the release of IF, Matthew Sweet celebrates the cuddly, unhinged and not-so-friendly imaginary friends we find in films and the music bringing these characters to life.
18/0518h00>19h00 (0x00) ?nldThis Classical LifenldJess 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.
18/0519h00>22h30 (0x00) ?nldOpera on 3nldStarring Renée Fleming, Kelli O'Hara and Joyce DiDonato as Virginia Woolf in this hit opera whose world premiere production at the Met last season played to sold-out audiences.
18/0522h30>23h30 (0x00) ?nldMusic PlanetnldKathryn Tickell presents the best roots-based music from across the world, plus a Road Trip to Lima, Peru, with Betto Arcos.
18/0523h30>01h30 (0x00) ?nldNew Music ShownldKate Molleson with more from Tectonics Glasgow, the annual two-day festival co-curated by Ilan Volkov and Alasdair Campbell and which takes place over a weekend at City Halls.
18/0501h30>07h30 (0x00) ?nldThrough the NightnldConcerto Copenhagen with conductor Lars Ulrik Mortensen perform cantatas by JS Bach at the 2022 Copenhagen Baroque Festival. Jonathan Swain presents.
19/0507h30>10h00 (0x00) ?nldBreakfastnldTom McKinney presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of Sunday morning. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk
19/0510h00>13h00 (0x00) ?nldSunday MorningnldSarah Walker chooses three hours of attractive and uplifting music to complement your morning, whether you’re out in the May sunshine or enjoying a lie-in.
19/0513h00>14h30 (0x00) ?nldPrivate PassionsnldMichael Berkeley's guest is the physicist Harry Cliff, who works on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, in search of answers to some of the biggest questions in modern physics.
19/0514h30>16h00 (0x00) ?nldMusic MapnldSara Mohr-Pietsch maps a musical landscape around Vivaldi's violin concerto Spring, listening in deeply to find sonic connections across time and space.
19/0516h00>17h00 (0x00) ?nldChoral EvensongnldLive from Exeter Cathedral, with music by Howells, Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Cecilia McDowall.
19/0517h00>18h00 (0x00) ?nldJazz Record RequestsnldAlyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles including classics from Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington and Sidney Bechet to modern sounds from the Jazz Defenders and Awen Ensemble.
19/0518h00>19h00 (0x00) ?nldThe Early Music ShownldHannah French searches for music with the power to balance the humours and transform the spirit, from Dowland’s Flow, My Tears, to David’s Harp, CPE Bach and Delalande.
19/0519h00>20h15 (0x00) ?nldWords and MusicnldFrom the skylark of Shelley, the bluebird of Charles Bukowski to the crows described by Evie Wyld, from Sally Beamish to Saint-Saens, we celebrate bird song in words and music.
19/0520h15>21h00 (0x00) ?nldSunday Feature: The Cello and the Nightingalenld100 years after a pioneering BBC outside broadcast, when cellist Beatrice Harrison duetted with a nightingale, Kate Kennedy examines Harrison's legacy and the first big radio hit.
19/0521h00>22h15 (0x00) ?nldDrama on 3: Maupassant’s Confessions of a HedonistnldElliot Cowan is Guy de Maupassant and Holli Dempsey his unsuspecting accomplice in this phantasmagorical journey through the author’s most personal short stories.
19/0522h15>23h00 (0x00) ?nldNew Generation ArtistsnldThe Leonkoro Quartet play Schubert, and pianist Alim Beisembayev performs Beethoven.
19/0523h00>00h30 (0x00) ?nldNight TracksnldSara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
19/0500h30>01h30 (0x00) ?nldUnclassifiednldTo mark this year’s Whitsunday, Elizabeth Alker presents contemporary experimental and ambient artists who have been finding new approaches to brass band and Morris traditions.
19/0501h30>07h30 (0x00) ?nldThrough the NightnldHina Maeda joins the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra with conductor Thomas Sanderling. Jonathan Swain presents.
20/0507h30>10h30 (0x00) ?nldBreakfastnldPetroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning. Winner of Best Audio Arts and Music Programme (Voice of the Listener and Viewer Awards). Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
20/0510h30>14h00 (0x00) ?nldEssential ClassicsnldGeorgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.
20/0514h00>17h00 (0x00) ?nldClassical LivenldPresented by Linton Stephens, including Monday's live Wigmore Hall recital plus exclusive recordings of chamber and orchestral music from Germany and South Korea.
20/0517h00>18h00 (0x00) ?nldComposer of the Week: Rimsky-KorsakovnldFrom the flight of a bumblebee to a visit to Spai,; Donald Macleod begins this week’s voyage around the life and music of the colourful Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
20/0518h00>20h00 (0x00) ?nldIn TunenldSean Rafferty meets choreographer Maguy Marin to talk about her latest project inspired by Samuel Beckett at Sadler's Wells. Plus, there is live music from superstar brother and sister – Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason.
20/0520h00>20h30 (0x00) ?nldClassical MixtapenldThe Classical Music Mixtape: featuring the soaring voice of Jessye Norman, music from eccentric composer Moondog, and a piece inspired by an ancient Scandinavian herding call.
20/0520h30>22h45 (0x00) ?nldRadio 3 in ConcertnldThe Engegård Quartet plays Mozart's Quartet in C, K 465, 'Dissonance', and Quatuor Voce play Mozart's Quartet in A, K 464 and Haydn's Quartet No 62 in C, Op 76 No 3, 'Emperor'.
20/0522h45>23h00 (0x00) ?nldThe Essay: Art and UncertaintynldHow can art help us deal with uncertainty in our own lives? Margaret Heffernan explores how artists embrace uncertainty as a key part of the creative process.
20/0523h00>00h30 (0x00) ?nldNight TracksnldSara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
20/0500h30>01h30 (0x00) ?nld'Round MidnightnldPresented by British saxophonist Soweto Kinch and reflecting the rich history of jazz.
20/0501h30>07h30 (0x00) ?nldThrough the NightnldViolinist Vilde Frang joins German Symphony Orchestra and conductor Maxim Emelyanychev in Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No 1 plus Brahms's Symphony No 2. Jonathan Swain presents.
21/0507h30>10h30 (0x00) ?nldBreakfastnldPetroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning. Winner of Best Audio Arts and Music Programme (Voice of the Listener and Viewer Awards). Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
21/0510h30>14h00 (0x00) ?nldEssential ClassicsnldGeorgia Mann plays the best in classical music, featuring new discoveries, some musical surprises and plenty of familiar favourites.
21/0514h00>17h00 (0x00) ?nldClassical LivenldLinton Stephens showcases unique recordings of performances from the UK and beyond, including string quartet music from the Engegard Quartet from LSO St Luke's.
21/0517h00>18h00 (0x00) ?nldComposer of the Week: Rimsky-KorsakovnldFrom a night on a bare mountain to 1001 nights in Asia, Donald Macleod continues exploring the life and evocative musical images of Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
21/0518h00>20h00 (0x00) ?nldIn TunenldLive music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
21/0520h00>20h30 (0x00) ?nldClassical MixtapenldTake time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
21/0520h30>22h45 (0x00) ?nldRadio 3 in ConcertnldEdward Gardner conducts the LPO in the Prelude to Act 1 of Wagner's Parsifal and Tippett's Symphony No 2, and they're joined by Seong-Jin Cho for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 4.
21/0522h45>23h00 (0x00) ?nldThe Essay: Art and UncertaintynldHow can art help us deal with uncertainty in our own lives? Margaret Heffernan considers how artists begin.
21/0523h00>00h30 (0x00) ?nldNight TracksnldSara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
21/0500h30>01h30 (0x00) ?nld'Round MidnightnldPresented by British saxophonist Soweto Kinch and reflecting the rich history of jazz.
21/0501h30>07h30 (0x00) ?nldThrough the NightnldA concert by the young players of the Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie, including music by Bartok, Debussy and Janacek. Presented by Jonathan Swain.
22/0507h30>10h30 (0x00) ?nldBreakfastnldPetroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning. Winner of Best Audio Arts and Music Programme (Voice of the Listener and Viewer Awards). Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
22/0510h30>14h00 (0x00) ?nldEssential ClassicsnldGeorgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
22/0514h00>16h00 (0x00) ?nldClassical LivenldLinton Stephens introduces a selection of recordings of live music-making including Mozart and Haydn quartets from London and a Hindemith symphony from South Korea.
22/0516h00>17h00 (0x00) ?nldChoral EvensongnldLive from St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, with music by Stanford, Wood, Matthew Martin and Harris.
22/0517h00>18h00 (0x00) ?nldComposer of the Week: Rimsky-KorsakovnldDonald Macleod focuses on the career of Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and how his music drew upon and depicted centuries of Russian legends and folklore.
22/0518h00>20h00 (0x00) ?nldIn TunenldSean Rafferty has live music in the studio from violinist Chloe Hanslip, ahead of her concert with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra in Manchester.
22/0520h00>20h30 (0x00) ?nldClassical MixtapenldTake time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
22/0520h30>22h45 (0x00) ?nldRadio 3 in ConcertnldElgar, Dvorák and Butterworth frame Stephen Hough as soloist in the European premiere of his own Piano Concerto, performed by the Hallé Orchestra conducted by Sir Mark Elder.
22/0522h45>23h00 (0x00) ?nldThe Essay: Art and UncertaintynldHow can art help us deal with uncertainty in our own lives? Margaret Heffernan explores how artists tolerate the fear of uncertainty.
22/0523h00>00h30 (0x00) ?nldNight TracksnldSara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.