BBC R3 Hannah French explores Heinrich Schutz's 26 psalm settings, which were one of the first major collections of choral music in the German language. 2026-05-18 Live from Bristol Cathedral on the Eve of the Ascension, with music by Stanford, Jonathan Dove, Finzi and Laurin. 2026-05-18 Lindsay Johns explores the flourishing of operatic talent in post-Apartheid South Africa. 2026-05-18 Celebrating wildflowers like the bluebell, with poetry from Emily Bronte and CM Barker's The Flower Fairies; and nettles and other weeds with Edward Thomas and Marguerite Duras. 2026-05-18 7/12. Gather by the fireside with Erland Cooper for a warming selection of luminous sounds. Plus ethereal musician Bat for Lashes shares her musical safe haven. 2026-05-18 Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. 2026-05-18 Elizabeth Alker with a late-night journey through new music from today's most exciting genre-defying artists. 2026-05-18 The German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin plays Barber's Violin Concerto with the American violinist Randall Goosby. Shostakovich's intriguing sixth symphony completes the programme. 2026-05-18 Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. 2026-05-18 Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites. 2026-05-18 Elizabeth Alker introduces an afternoon of specially made recordings including a live concert from Wigmore Hall from Trio Gaspard performing music by Franz Schubert. 2026-05-18 1/5. Donald Macleod invites you to Renaissance Rome, starting in a small town outside of the Eternal City, where our investigation into the origins of Giovanni da Palestrina begins... 2026-05-18 Caroline Shaw and Andrew Yee perform from their new album Or, The Whale. 2026-05-19 Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, with works by Takashi Yoshimatsu, Madeleine Dring and John Rutter. 2026-05-19 Tchaikovsky juggles beauty and suffering, Benjamin Britten reflects powerfully on grief and conflict, and Leonard Bernstein grapples with the modern world. 2026-05-19 Dr Rommi Smith examines a turning-point moment in the life of five Black female musicians, revealing lesser-known aspects of their life and work, going behind stereotypes. 2026-05-19 Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. 2026-05-19 This week, London-based drummer, percussionist and bandleader Jas Kayser is sitting in for Soweto Kinch, sharing some exciting jazz releases from the UK and around the world. 2026-05-19 The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra performs Arvo Pärt's Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten, Rachmaninov's The Bells and Thomas Adès's America: A Prophecy. 2026-05-19 Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. 2026-05-19 Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites. 2026-05-19 Elizabeth Alker introduces an afternoon of specially made recordings including orchestral works from the Berlin Philharmonic and chamber music led by Sir Antonio Pappano. 2026-05-19 2/5. As young Palestrina makes a name for himself in Rome, Donald Macleod opens the venerable score of the Mass which is considered to have marked a turning point in music history. 2026-05-19 Live music from cellist Ariana Kashefi and pianist Petr Limonov. Madison Leonard and Oleksiy Palchykov on starring in La traviata. 2026-05-20