BBC R3 Live music from Intesa Duo. Thomas Adès on becoming Principal Guest Conductor of the Hallé. Madeleine Mitchell on the 100th anniversary of Charles Wood's death. 2026-05-22 Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites, including music by J.S. Bach, Helvi Leiviska and Rachmaninov. 2026-05-22 The BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Elena Schwarz performs Adams's pulsating Harmonielehre, Du Yun's Hundred Heads and, with soloist Steven Banks, Billy Child's Diaspora. 2026-05-22 Dr Rommi Smith examines a key moment in the life and work of five Black female musicians. Today she considers the political awakening of Nina Simone. 2026-05-22 Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. 2026-05-22 Jas Kayser, in for Soweto Kinch, presents another hour of the best in jazz, and Louis Hayes returns with his fourth 4/4 selection of the week. 2026-05-22 Rok Zaletel Cernos joins the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and conductor Catherine Larsen-Maguire in Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, followed by Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. 2026-05-22 Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. 2026-05-22 Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites. 2026-05-22 Elizabeth Alker introduces an afternoon of specially made recordings including orchestral works from the Berlin Philharmonic and chamber music led by Sir Antonio Pappano. 2026-05-22 5/5. Donald Macleod explores how Palestrina reinvents himself with a new marriage, new trades, and new music of course, but also by joining a collective that celebrates his legacy. 2026-05-22 The Callum Au quintet play live. John Gilhooly on Wigmore Hall's 125th Anniversary Festival. 2026-05-23 Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites, with music by Rachmaninov, Debussy and Amy Beach. 2026-05-23 Karen Ni Bhroin conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in music from TV period dramas, including Bridgerton, Downton Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, Sanditon and others. 2026-05-23 Dr Rommi Smith examines a key moment in the life and work of five Black female musicians. Today she considers Billie Holiday's final performance of the iconic Strange Fruit. 2026-05-23 Jennifer Lucy Allan presents the latest exclusive Late Junction mixtape from American guitarist, composer and researcher Marisa Anderson. 2026-05-23 Jas Kayser is back with more of the best jazz from the UK and around the world, and she welcomes London based Latina pianist and bandleader Eliane Correa as her mixtape guest. 2026-05-23 Julia Lezhneva sings Lully, Handel, and Mozart with the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. In the second half of the concert, Richard Strauss' Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. 2026-05-23 Hannah French presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. 2026-05-23 Tom Service with the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend! Tom meets conductor Nathalie Stutzmann to chat about her landmark new recording of Bruckner's music. 2026-05-23 Jools is joined by the singer, guitarist and songwriter Eric Bibb. 2026-05-23 ...Essential History of Classical Music. It's the year 1527. As imperial troops storm Rome, its musical life is thrown into crisis. 2026-05-23 Andrew McGregor with the best new classical releases, joined by composer Soosan Lolavar and pianist Joanna MacGregor, who surveys recordings of Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2. 2026-05-23 A weekly celebration of outstanding film and TV scores with Edith Bowman. Joining her this week, composer John Harle talks about a classic movie score in Harmonising Hollywood. 2026-05-23 Jess Gillam hosts a listening party with oud virtuoso and composer Joseph Tawadros, including music by Rachmaninov, Robert Plant, Debussy, and Umm Kulthum. 2026-05-24