May Radio 3 and television highlights
Schedules may be subject to alteration. For up-to-date listings see Radio Times
1 WEDNESDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon
Essential Classics
CHOICE 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Amy Beach
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-3.30pm Afternoon Concert 3.30-4.30pm Choral Evensong A recording from the archives 4.30-5pm New
Generation Artists
5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from the Royal Festival Hall, London. Glinka Overture: Ruslan and Ludmila, Glazunov Violin Concerto, Shostakovich Symphony No. 10. Esther
Yoo (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra/vladimir Ashkenazy 10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay 11pm-12.30am Late Junction
2 THURSDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon
Essential Classics
CHOICE 12 noon-1pm Composer of the
Week Amy Beach 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon Concert 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert live from the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. James Macmillan Symphony No. 4, Britten
Les illuminations, Tippett Symphony No. 4. Sophie Bevan (soprano), BBC Philharmonic/ Martyn Brabbins
10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay 11pm-12am Late Junction 12-12.30am Slow Radio
3 FRIDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon
Essential Classics
CHOICE 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Amy Beach
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon Concert 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in
Concert from Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Krása Overture for small orchestra, Klein Partita for Strings, Mahler Symphony No. 9. CBSO Youth Chorus,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ilan Volkov 10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay 11pm-12.30am Music Planet 12.30-1am Music Planet
World Mix
4 SATURDAY
7-9am Breakfast
9-11.45am Record Review 11.45am-12.30pm
Music Matters
12.30-1pm This Classical Life 1-3pm Inside Music
3-4pm Sound of Cinema 4-5pm Jazz Record Requests 5-6.30pm J to Z
6.30-10pm Opera on 3 from the Metropolitan Opera,
New York. Verdi Aida. Sondra Radvanovsky (Aida), Olesya Petrova (Amneris), Jorge de León (Radamès), Quinn Kelsey (Amonasro), tefan Kocán (Ramfis), Soloman Howard (The King), Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera/
Plácido Domingo
10pm-12 midnight
New Music Show 12 midnight-1am
Geoffrey Smith’s Jazz
5 SUNDAY
7-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon Sunday Morning 12 noon-1pm Private Passions Jess Robinson (comedian) 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert (rpt) 2-3pm The Early Music Show 3-4pm Choral Evensong (rpt) 4-5pm Choir and Organ 5-5.30pm The
Listening Service
5.30-6.45pm Words and Music 6.45-7.30pm Sunday Feature 7.30-10pm Drama on 3 Coriolanus (Shakespeare) 10-11pm Radio 3 in Concert 11pm-12 midnight Unclassified with Elizabeth Alker
12 midnight-12.30am
Classical Fix
6 MONDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon
Essential Classics
12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Stravinsky
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert live from Wigmore Hall, London. An unconventional journey from Moscow to London. Alexander Levine New work, Kedrov Otche Nash, Sibelius Rakastava (The Lover), Tormis Ratas, Zielenski
In monte oliveti, Kodály Esti dal, Antonín Tucapsk Municipal Ayres: Slough, Comedian Harmonists Eins, zwei, drei und vier, Brahms Abendständchen Op. 42 No. 1, Poulenc Quatre petites prières de Saint-françois d’assise. The King’s Singers 2-5pm Afternoon Concert 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm International Opera Awards from Sadler’s Wells. Performers include Charles Castronovo (tenor), Joyce El-khoury (soprano) and Vivica Genaux (soprano)
10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay
On Holiday with Nietszche 11pm-12.30am Jazz Now
7 TUESDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon
Essential Classics
12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Stravinsky
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon Concert 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from the Forum, Malvern Theatres. Elgar String Quartet in E minor, Violin Sonata in E minor, Piano Quintet in A minor.
Daniel Rowland (violin), Ian Belton (violin), Paul Cassidy
(viola), Martin Roscoe (piano), Brodsky Quartet
10.45-11pm The Essay
On Holiday with Nietszche 11pm-12.30am Jazz Now
8 WEDNESDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon
Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Stravinsky
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-3.30pm Afternoon Concert 3.30-4.30pm Choral Evensong live from the Chapel of Magdalen College, Oxford 4.30-5pm New
Generation Artists
5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape CHOICE 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from the Barbican Hall, London. BBC SO Total Immersion:
Lili and Nadia Boulanger. Lili Boulanger Psalm 24 ‘La terre appartient à l’éternel, Vieille prière bouddhique, Faust et Hélène, Psalm 130 ‘Du fond de l’abîme, Nadia Boulanger Fantaisie variée for piano and orchestra. Alexandra Dariescu (piano), Katarina Dalayman (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra/james Gaffigan 10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay
On Holiday with Nietszche 11pm-12.30am Late Junction
9 THURSDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon
Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Stravinsky
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon Concert 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert live from the City Halls, Glasgow. George Butterworth The Banks of Green Willow, Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge, Stravinsky The Firebird (complete ballet). David Webb (tenor), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/ben Gernon 10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay On Holiday with Nietszche 11pm-12.30am Late Junction
10 FRIDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon
Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Stravinsky
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon Concert 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert live from the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Bach Orchestral Suites. Lisa Beznosiuk
(flute), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/margaret Faultless (violin)
10-10.45pm The Verb 10.45-11pm The Essay
On Holiday with Nietszche 11pm-12.30am Music Planet 12.30-1am Music Planet World Mix
11 SATURDAY
7-9am Breakfast
9-11.45am Record Review 11.45am-12.30pm
Music Matters
12.30-1pm This Classical Life 1-3pm Inside Music
3-4pm Sound of Cinema 4-5pm Jazz Record Requests 5-6.30pm J to Z
6.30-10pm Opera on 3 from the Metropolitan Opera, New York. Poulenc Dialogues des Carmélites. Isabel Leonard (Blanche de la Force), Adrianne Pieczonka (Madame Lidoine), Erin Morley (Constance), Karen Cargill (Mère Marie), Karita Mattila (Madame de Croissy), David Portillo (Chevalier de la Force), Jean-françois Lapointe (Marquis de la Force), Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera/ Yannick Nézet-séguin
10pm-12 midnight
New Music Show 12 midnight-1am
Geoffrey Smith’s Jazz
12 SUNDAY
7-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon Sunday Morning 12 noon-1pm Private Passions Richard Smith (guitarist) (rpt) 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert (rpt) 2-3pm The Early Music Show 4-5pm Choir and Organ 5-5.30pm The
Listening Service
5.30-6.45pm Words and Music CHOICE 6.45-7.30pm Sunday Feature Waterlog
7.30-9.30pm Drama on 3 Radio Beckett (rpt)
9.30-11pm Radio 3 in Concert
11pm-12 midnight Unclassified with Elizabeth Alker
12 midnight-1am Classical Fix
13 MONDAY
CHOICE 6.30-9am Breakfast from the River Severn
9am-12noon Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Robert Schumann 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert live from Wigmore Hall, London. Kirchner Bunte Blätter Op. 83: V-XII, Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B. Gould Piano Trio
2-5pm Afternoon Concert 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from St David’s Hall, Cardiff. Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Mozart Symphony No. 40. Luká Vondráˇcek (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales/ Jac van Steen
10-10.45pm Music
Matters (rpt)
CHOICE 10.45-11pm The Essay
River Walks
11pm-12.30am Jazz Now
14 TUESDAY
CHOICE 6.30-9am Breakfast from the River Severn
9am-12noon Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Robert Schumann 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon Concert 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. [INSIDE]OUT Mozart. Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23, Mahler Symphony No. 6.
Ingrid Fliter (piano), Tom Redmond (presenter), Royal Scottish National Orchestra/ Thomas Søndergård
CHOICE 10.45-11pm The Essay
River Walks
11pm-12.30am Late Junction
15 WEDNESDAY
CHOICE 6.30-9am Breakfast from the River Severn
9am-12noon Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Robert Schumann 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-3.30pm Afternoon Concert 3.30-4.30pm Choral Evensong from the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music at St Pancras Church, London 4.30-5pm New
Generation Artists
5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from the Lighthouse, Poole.
Elgar The Dream of Gerontius. Paul Appleby (tenor), Alice
Coote (mezzo-soprano), James Rutherford (bass), Bournemouth Symphony Chorus,
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/kirill Karabits 10-10.45pm Free Thinking CHOICE 10.45-11pm The Essay
River Walks
11pm-12.30am Late Junction
16 THURSDAY
CHOICE 6.30-9am Breakfast from the Severn River
9am-12noon Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Robert Schumann 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon Concert 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from Milton Court, London. Handel Israel in Egypt. BBC Singers, Academy of Ancient Music/gergeley Madaras 10-10.45pm Free Thinking CHOICE 10.45-11pm The Essay
River Walks
11pm-12.30am Late Junction
17 FRIDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast from the Severn River 9am-12 noon
Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Robert Schumann 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon Concert 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert live from Glasgow City Halls. Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1, Bartók Concerto for Orchestra. Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/thomas Dausgaard 10-10.45pm The Verb
CHOICE 10.45-11pm The Essay River Walks 11pm-12.30am Music Planet 12.30-1am Music Planet
World Mix
18 SATURDAY
7-9am Breakfast
9-11.45am Record Review 11.45am-12.30pm
Music Matters
12.30-1pm This Classical Life 1-3pm Inside Music
3-4pm Sound of Cinema 4-5pm Jazz Record Requests 5-6.30pm J to Z
6.30-10pm Opera on 3 10.30pm-12 midnight
New Music Show 12 midnight-1am
Geoffrey Smith’s Jazz
19 SUNDAY
7-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon Sunday Morning 12 noon-1pm Private Passions Barbara Hosking (broadcaster) 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert (rpt) 2-3pm The Early Music Show 3-4pm Choral Evensong (rpt) 4-5pm Choir and Organ 5-5.30pm The
Listening Service
5.30-6.45pm Words and Music 6.45-7.30pm Sunday Feature Alexander Korda
7.30-9.10pm Drama on 3 Oedipus (Sophocles) (rpt) 9.10-10.10pm Radio 3 in Concert
10.10-11pm Early Music Late 11pm-12 midnight Unclassified with Elizabeth Alker
12 midnight-1am Classical Fix
20 MONDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast 9am-12noon Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Shostakovich
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert live from Wigmore Hall, London. Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E, Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor. Andreas Haefliger (piano) 2-5pm Afternoon Concert 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from the Barbican Hall, London. Augusta Read Thomas
Radiant Circles, Osvaldo
Golijov Oceana (UK premiere), John Adams Naïve and Sentimental Music. Nora Fischer (soprano), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra/joana Carneiro 10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay 11pm-12.30am Late Junction
21 TUESDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon
Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Shostakovich
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon Concert 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert live from the Barbican Hall, London. Beethoven Symphony No. 7, Gerald Barry Viola Concerto, Beethoven Symphony No. 8. Lawrence Power (viola), Britten Sinfonia/thomas Adès 10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay 11pm-12.30am Late Junction
22 WEDNESDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast 9am-12noon Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Shostakovich
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-3.30pm Afternoon Concert 3.30-4.30pm Choral Evensong A recording from the archives 4.30-5pm New
Generation Artists
5-6.15pm Words and Music 6.15-7.30pm New
Generation Artists
7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Colour Series: Green. Wagner Der Venusberg from Tannhäuser, Judith Weir Forest, John Harle From a Northern Sky, Rossini Overture: Otello, Sibelius Spring Song, Michael Torke Green, Korngold Robin Hood Suite. Jess Gillam (saxophone), BBC Concert Orchestra/ Bramwell Tovey
10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay 11pm-12.30am Late Junction
23 THURSDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon
Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Shostakovich
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon Concert 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert live from the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Mahler Symphony
No. 2 ‘Resurrection’. Anna Schwanewilms (soprano), Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra/ Mark Elder
10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay 11pm-12.30am Late Junction
24 FRIDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon
Essential Classics
12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Shostakovich
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon Concert 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert live from the Barbican Hall, London. Thomas Larcher Chiasma (UK premiere), Mahler Symphony No. 7. BBC Symphony Orchestra/sakari Oramo 10-11pm Free Thinking 11pm-12.30am Music Planet 12.30-1am Music Planet
World Mix
25 SATURDAY
7-9am Breakfast
9-11.45am Record Review 11.45am-12.30pm
Music Matters
12.30-1pm This Classical Life 1-3pm Inside Music
3-4pm Sound of Cinema
4-5pm Jazz Record Requests 5-6.30pm J to Z
6.30-10pm Opera on 3 from the Royal Opera House, London. Verdi La forza del destino. Anna Netrebko (Leonora), Jonas Kaufmann (Don Alvaro), Ludovic Tézier (Don Carlo di Vargas), Ferruccio Furlanetto (Padre Guardiano), Alessandro Corbelli (Fra Melitone), Veronica Simeoni (Preziosilla), Robert Lloyd (Marquis of Calatrava), Roberta Alexander (Curra), Michael Mofidian (Alcalde), Carlo Bosi (Maestro Trabuco), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House/ Antonio Pappano
10pm-12 midnight
New Music Show 12 midnight-1am
Geoffrey Smith’s Jazz
26 SUNDAY
7-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon Sunday Morning 12 noon-1pm Private Passions Alfred Brendel (pianist) (rpt) 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert (rpt) 2-3pm The Early Music Show 3-4pm Choral Evensong (rpt) 4-5pm Choir and Organ 5-5.30pm The
Listening Service
5.30-6.45pm Words and Music 6.45-7.30pm Sunday Feature Robinson Crusoe Road Trip 7.30-8.50pm Drama on 3
The Beautiful Cosmos of
Ivor Cutler (rpt)
8.50-10pm Radio 3 in Concert 10-11pm Early Music Late 11pm-12 midnight Unclassified with Elizabeth Alker
12 midnight-12.30am
Classical Fix
27 MONDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast 9am-12 noon Essential Classics
12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Verdi
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert live from Wigmore Hall, London. Beethoven String Quartet in A minor, Enno Poppe Freizeit (UK premiere). Kuss Quartet
2-5pm Afternoon Concert 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. Russian Heroes. Kabalevsky Overture: Colas Breugnon, Prokofiev Sinfonia concertante, Shostakovich Suite: Age of Gold, Khachaturian Suite: Spartacus. Alban Gerhardt (cello), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/
Vasily Petrenko
10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay Robinson Crusoe from Hay Festival. Five writers respond to the themes of Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe and reflect on the experiences of its protagonist
11pm-12.30am Late Junction
28 TUESDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon
Essential Classics
12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Verdi
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon Concert 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from Ulster Hall, Belfast. Season Finale. Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20, Mahler Symphony No. 5. Inon Barnatan (piano), Ulster Orchestra/rafael Payare 10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay Robinson Crusoe from
Hay Festival
11pm-12.30am Late Junction
29 WEDNESDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon
Essential Classics
12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Verdi
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-3.30pm Afternoon Concert 3.30-4.30pm Choral Evensong live from St David’s Cathedral on the Eve of the Ascension 4.30-5pm New
Generation Artists
5-6.15pm Words and Music 6.15-7.30pm New
Generation Artists
7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from Turner Sims, Southampton. BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists. Bach The Art of Fugue, Beethoven String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Reger Clarinet Quintet. Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet), Aris Quartet 10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay Robinson Crusoe from
Hay Festival
11pm-12.30am Late Junction
30 THURSDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon
Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Verdi
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon Concert 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert live from the Barbican Hall, London. Cage The Seasons, Beethoven Violin Concerto, Bartók Concerto for Orchestra. Julia Fischer (violin), London Symphony Orchestra/michael Tilson Thomas
10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay Robinson Crusoe from
Hay Festival
11pm-12.30am Late Junction
31 FRIDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast 9am-12 noon
Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Verdi
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon Concert BBC Music Magazine Podcast
In this month’s episode, we discuss Warner’s record deal with an algorithm and the Hallé Orchestra’s inaugural competition to find its new assistant conductor. Plus, we bring along our favourite new recordings of works by Copland, Berlioz and Roxanna Panufnik (above).
Listen on our website or on Apple Podcasts. 5-7pm In Tune
7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from the Octagon Chapel, Norwich. BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists: Misha Mullov-abbado Group. Matthew Herd (alto saxophone), James Davison (trumpet), Sam
Rapley (tenor saxophone),
Liam Dunachie (piano), Misha Mullov-abbado (double bass), Scott Chapman (drums) 10-10.45pm The Verb 10.45-11pm The Essay Robinson Crusoe from
Hay Festival
11pm-12.30am Music Planet 12.30-1am Music Planet
World Mix