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LIVE - 12:00 - Private Passions
00:30 - Through the Night
Benjamin Grosvenor plays Busoni's mighty piano concerto
Robin Ticciati conducts the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin.
06:30 - Breakfast
Start your Sunday the Radio 3 way with Tom McKinney
Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00 - Sunday Morning
Your perfect Sunday soundtrack
Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh.
12:00 - Private Passions - LIVE
Isabel Wilkerson
Michael Berkeley's guest is Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson.
13:30 - Music Map
A journey to Chopin's Scherzo in B flat minor
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the sonic connections between music across time and space.
15:00 - BBC Proms
2024, Proms Belfast: Debussy, Fauré and Holmès
Live at the BBC Proms: from the Ulster Hall in Belfast
17:00 - Jazz Record Requests
Jazz Record Requests at the Edinburgh Festivals
Alyn presents a special edition of Jazz Record Requests from Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh.
18:00 - The Early Music Show
Gold
As the Paris Olympics draw to a close, Hannah French explores gold in early music.
19:00 - Between the Ears
California Burning
High above the giant sequoias, poet Kim Addonizio shadows Jack Kerouac as a fire watcher.
19:30 - BBC Proms
Prom 31: Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Brahms
Live at the BBC Proms: Daniel Barenboim conducts the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.
22:00 - Night Tracks
Immerse yourself
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30 - Unclassified
Stuart Maconie’s Listening Chair
Elizabeth Alker welcomes Stuart Maconie to the Unclassified Listening Chair.
00:30 - Through the Night
Bruckner 8
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra.
06:30 - Breakfast
Sunny side up classical
Kate Molleson presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.
09:30 - Essential Classics
Refresh your day with classical music
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music.
13:00 - Classical Live
Chamber music from Edinburgh and the Proms
Elizabeth Alker with exclusive recordings from this year’s summer music festivals.
16:00 - Composer of the Week
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849), An Introduction from Liszt
1/5 Donald Macleod explores Liszt’s role in Chopin’s first meetings with nov ... More>>elist George Sand. (R)
17:00 - In Tune
Live music and chat with classical artists
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
19:00 - Classical Mixtape
Your daily classical soundtrack
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30 - BBC Proms
2024, Prom 32: Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony
Live at the BBC Proms: The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Nil Venditti and Jess Gillam.
22:00 - Night Tracks
Night music
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30 - 'Round Midnight
Orlando Le Fleming's 4/4
The British bassist and composer guides us through some treasured records this week.
00:30 - Through the Night
Boccherini from Rome
Europa Galante and Director Fabio Biondi play Duos, Trios and Quintet by Luigi Boccherini.
06:30 - Breakfast
Perk up your morning with classical music
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.
09:30 - Essential Classics
Classical soundtrack for your morning
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music.
13:00 - Classical Live
Chamber music from Edinburgh and great heights reached at the Proms
Elizabeth Alker with exclusive recordings from this year’s summer festivals.
16:00 - Composer of the Week
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849), Hallucinations and Rainstorms
2/5 Donald Macleod explores Chopin and Sand’s eventful trip to Majorca. ... More>> (R)
17:00 - In Tune
Ease into your evening with classical music
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
19:00 - Classical Mixtape
Classical music for your journey
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30 - BBC Proms
2024, Prom 33: Titans of British Music
Live at the BBC Proms: the BBC SO, conducted by Martyn Brabbins.
22:00 - Night Tracks
Music for the evening
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30 - 'Round Midnight
A Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson classic
Hear the duo's track Winter in America ahead of Brian playing We Out Here festival
00:30 - Through the Night
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Herbert Blomstedt
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Herbert Blomstedt perform Schubert and Franz Berwald.
06:30 - Breakfast
Daybreak classics
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.
09:30 - Essential Classics
The very best of classical music
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music.
13:00 - Classical Live
The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the Proms
Elizabeth Alker with exclusive recordings of live music making.
15:00 - Choral Evensong
Royal Holloway, University of London
From the Chapel of Royal Holloway, with members of the Rodolfus Choral Course.
16:00 - Composer of the Week
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849), Garden of Eden
3/5 Donald Macleod explores Chopin and Sand’s time at her family home at Nohant. ... More>> (R)
17:00 - In Tune
Classical music live from the BBC
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
19:00 - Classical Mixtape
Half an hour of the finest classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30 - BBC Proms
2024, Prom 34: Reel Change – Soundtracks at the Cutting Edge
Live at the BBC Proms: Robert Ames conducts the London Contemporary Orchestra.
22:00 - Night Tracks
Dissolve into sound
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30 - 'Round Midnight
14/08/2024
Presented by British saxophonist Soweto Kinch and reflecting the rich history of jazz.
00:30 - Through the Night
Songs of Travel with Vaughan Williams and Schubert from Slovenia
Mihael Strniša and Simon Dvoršak in songs by Vaughan Williams and Schubert's Winte ... More>>rreise.
06:30 - Breakfast
Classical music to brighten your morning
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.
09:30 - Essential Classics
Celebrating classical greats
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music.
13:00 - Classical Live
Chamber music from Edinburgh and Welsh music at the Proms
Elizabeth Alker with exclusive recordings from some of this year’s summer music festivals ... More>>.
16:00 - Composer of the Week
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849), The City of Light
4/5 Donald Macleod explores Chopin and George Sand’s shared lives in Paris. ( ... More>>R)
17:00 - In Tune
Live music and news from the world of classical
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
19:00 - Classical Mixtape
Classical music to inspire you
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30 - BBC Proms
2024, Prom 35: Ellington, Braxton and Mary Lou Williams
Live at the BBC Proms: BBC SSO & Ilan Volkov salute Anthony Braxton and Mary Lou Williams.
22:00 - Night Tracks
The music garden
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30 - 'Round Midnight
15/08/2024
Presented by British saxophonist Soweto Kinch and reflecting the rich history of jazz.
00:30 - Through the Night
The Tallis Scholars: 50th Birthday Concert
Works by Thomas Tallis, Arvo Pärt and Nico Muhly, among others, with Danielle Jaloweicka.
06:30 - Breakfast
Start the day right with classical music
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
09:30 - Essential Classics
Your perfect classical playlist
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music.
13:00 - Classical Live
Exclusive recordings from summer music festivals
Elizabeth Alker with great live music making from Edinburgh and the Royal Albert Hall.
16:00 - Composer of the Week
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849), The End of the Affair
5/5 Donald Macleod explores how Chopin’s relationship with Sand came to a fractio ... More>>us end. (R)
17:00 - In Tune
In session with stellar classical artists
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
19:00 - Classical Mixtape
Expand your horizons with classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30 - BBC Proms
2024, Prom 36: Gemma New conducts Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Live at the BBC Proms: BBC SSO and Gemma New with clarinettist Anthony Mc ... More>>Gill.
22:00 - Late Junction
Shortwave radio, gas station music and shakuhachi weirdness
Verity Sharp presents a selection of adventurous music from across the world.
23:30 - 'Round Midnight
16/08/2024
Presented by British saxophonist Soweto Kinch and reflecting the rich history of jazz.
00:30 - Through the Night
Arcadia String Quartet with pianist Sergiu Tuhuţiu
A concert from the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest featuring Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms.
06:30 - Breakfast
Start your weekend the Radio 3 way, with Saturday Breakfast
Elizabeth Alker sets up your Saturday morning.
09:00 - Saturday Morning
Cellist Sol Gabetta joins Tom in the studio
Tom Service talks to cellist Sol Gabetta ahead of her BBC Prom.
12:00 - Earlier... with Jools Holland
The pianist and bandleader picks his favourite classical music
Jools is joined by violinist Anna Phoebe, with music from Bach to Bessie Smith.
13:00 - Music Matters
Nicola Benedetti and the Edinburgh International Festival, 3. Scale and Spectacle
Current director Nicola Benedetti tells the story of the Edinburg ... More>>h International Festival.
14:00 - Record Review
BBC Proms Composer: Antonín Dvořák with Katy Hamilton and Kate Molleson
Katy Hamilton picks five indispensable recordings of BBC Proms Composer Ant ... More>>onín Dvořák.
16:00 - Sound of Cinema
Spielberg and Williams
Matthew Sweet celebrates 50 years of one of cinema's greatest collaborations. (R)
17:00 - This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Nicholas Collon
Jess Gillam and conductor Nicholas Collon swap some of their favourite music.
18:00 - Music Planet
Trei parale
Kathryn Tickell presents the best roots-based music from across the world.
19:00 - New Generation Artists
Timothy Ridout plays Dvořák's Sonatina
Dvořák's Sonatina and William Denis Browne's haunting The Isle of Lost Dreams.
19:30 - BBC Proms
2024, Prom 37: Britten’s War Requiem
Live at the BBC Proms: Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra.
21:15 - The Lebrecht Interview
Wasfi Kani, founder of Pimlico Opera and Grange Park Opera
Norman Lebrecht talks to the opera impresario Wasfi Kani CBE.
22:00 - Between the Ears
Deep Listening in Japan
A sonic journey into Japan's unique culture of music cafés and listening bars.
22:30 - New Music Show
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Cutting-edge experimental music especially recorded around the UK and beyond
