BBC Radio 3 Schedule 2 - 8 June 2025

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00:00	00:30 Through the Night—Wagner and Bruckner Dorottya Láng and the Swedish RSO perform Wagner's sensual Wesendonck Lieder.	00:30 Through the Night—Bartók and Brahms from Cologne Rudolf Buchbinder plays Brahms's first piano concerto, and the WDRSO play Bartók.	00:30 Through the Night—American Sounds Alison Balsom plays Wynton Marsalis's Trumpet Concerto with the Swedish RSO.	00:30 Through the Night—Rameau, Handel, Farrenc and Mozart The German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin are ed by soprano Anna Prohaska.	00:30 Through the Night—Storgårds conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.	00:30 Through the Night—Brahms's Second Piano Concerto from Lausanne French pianist Alexandre Kantorow plays Brahms with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra.	00:30 Through the Night—Ajna Marosz and Il Cuore Barocco play Graupner and Telemann A chamber music concert from the 2024 Allegretto Žilina International Music Festival.
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06:00	06:30 Breakfast—Wake up your senses with classical music Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.	06:30 Breakfast—The finest classical music to elevate your morning Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show	06:30 Breakfast—Kickstart your day with the best classical music Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show	06:30 Breakfast—Embrace the morning calm of classical music and birdsong Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show	06:30 Breakfast—Ease into the day with classical music Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.	06:30 Breakfast—Wake up with classical music Emma Clarke every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show	06:30 Breakfast—Start your day with classical music Mark Forrest every Sunday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
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09:00	09:30 Essential Classics—The ideal mix of classical music Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music.	09:30 Essential Classics—Refresh your morning with classical music Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.	09:30 Essential Classics—A classical soundtrack for your morning Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.	09:30 Essential Classics—The very best of classical music Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.	09:30 Essential Classics—Relax into the day with classical Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.	09:00 Saturday Morning—Barokksolistene and Sandrine Piau drop in Hannah French plays the best classical music to start your weekend.	09:00 Sunday Morning—Your perfect Sunday soundtrack Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh.
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12:00						12:00 Earlier... with Jools Holland—Classical, blues and jazz for the weekend Jools is ed by musician and composer Joan Armatrading.	12:00 Private ions—Hilary Cottam Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer, innovator and social entrepreneur Hilary Cottam.
13:00	13:00 Classical Live—Baritone Roderick Williams live from Wigmore Hall Live concert recordings from home and abroad	13:00 Classical Live—Haydn and Mozart concertos and symphonies plus R3 New Generation Artists in concert Specially recorded music from concerts at home and abroad	13:00 Classical Live—Radio 3 New Generation Artists Andrei Ioniță and Alim Beisembayev perform Brahms Specially recorded music from the BBC Performing Groups, the EBU and more.	13:00 Classical Live—Radio 3 New Generation Artists perform Debussy and Shostakovich Specially recorded music from concerts from home and abroad	13:00 Classical Live—Mozart's Mass in C minor from Copenhagen Specially recorded music from concerts recorded at home and abroad	13:00 Music Matters—Knowing the Score, There's no 'I' in 'Team' Eleanor Oldroyd explores the connections between classical music and sport.	13:30 Music Map—A journey to Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores a piece of classical music, mapping it in a musical landscape.
14:00						14:00 Record Review—Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition with Marina Frolova-Walker & Andrew McGregor The best recording of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition to buy, or stream.
15:00			15:00 Choral Evensong—Canterbury Cathedral Live from Canterbury Cathedral to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Gibbons.				15:00 Choral Evensong—Canterbury Cathedral Live from Canterbury Cathedral to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Gibbons.
16:00	16:00 Composer of the Week—Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Great Expectations 1/5 Donald Macleod Introduces us to Carmen, Bizet’s most fêted operatic creation.	16:00 Composer of the Week—Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Roman Holiday 2/5 Bizet’s naïve hero, Don José, falls under Carmen’s alluring spell. With Donald Macleod.	16:00 Composer of the Week—Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Reality bites 3/5 Carmen is falling for José but she's soon distracted by another man! With Donald Macleod.	16:00 Composer of the Week—Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Love and War 4/5 Bizet becomes a soldier. In Act 3 of Carmen, love turns to regret. With Donald Macleod.	16:00 Composer of the Week—Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Sudden Death 5/5 Tragedy looms for Bizet. Plus, we reach Carmen’s shocking finale. With Donald Macleod.	16:00 Sound of Cinema—Sharks Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen.	16:00 Jazz Record Requests—Cool and Mellow Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.
17:00	17:00 In Tune—Live music and chat with classical artists Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.	17:00 In Tune—Ease into your evening with classical music Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.	17:00 In Tune—Classical music live from the BBC Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.	17:00 In Tune—Live music and news from the world of classical Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.	17:00 In Tune—In session with stellar classical artists Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.	17:00 This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Afrodeutsche Jess Gillam shares favourite music with composer Afrodeutsche.	17:00 The Early Music Show—08/06/2025 Performance and news from the world of early music.
18:00						18:00 Opera on 3—Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades Live from the New York Met, conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson and starring Sonya Yoncheva.	18:00 Words and Music—Bradford Vinette Robinson and Enzo Cilenti with readings and music evoking the 2025 City of Culture
19:00	19:00 Classical Mixtape—Classical music for focus or relaxation Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music. 19:30 Radio 3 in Concert—A mighty Haydn Mass and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.3 from Glasgow The Scottish Chamber Orchestra and star soloists perform, Brahms, Beethoven and Haydn.	19:00 Classical Mixtape—The perfect classical half hour Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music. 19:30 Radio 3 in Concert—Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet' The BBC SO conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk in Lili Boulanger, James MacMillan and Prokofiev	19:00 Classical Mixtape—30 minutes of classical inspiration Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music. 19:30 Radio 3 in Concert—Mahler's 5th Symphony Ryan Bancroft and the BBC NOW perform Mahler and violinist James Ehnes s for Bartok	19:00 Classical Mixtape—Switch up your listening with classical music Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music. 19:30 Radio 3 in Concert—Richard Strauss's Alpine Symphony from The Hallé in Manchester Mark Elder conducts Richard Strauss and a world premiere from Huw Watkins.	19:00 Classical Mixtape—The eclectic classical mix Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music. 19:30 Radio 3 in Concert—Opera Gala from Stoke-on-Trent The BBC Philharmonic in Stoke-on-Trent celebrating the city's centenary.		19:15 Between the Ears—Iona Opie and the Secret World of Children's Play A portrait of childhood play, interweaving archive recordings with the sounds of today. 19:45 Sunday Feature—Liza Lehmann Naomi Paxton on the life and music of singer and composer Liza Lehmann (1862-1918)
20:00							20:00 Brass Banding with Hannah Peel—A Whit Friday street party The day marching brass bands take over the streets.
21:00	21:45 The Essay—An Actor's Life - Kenneth Cranham, 1: The Early Years Kenneth Cranham's acting life, in conversation with Neil Dudgeon.	21:45 The Essay—An Actor's Life - Kenneth Cranham, 2. Joe Orton and Edward Bond Kenneth Cranham's acting life, in conversation with Neil Dudgeon.	21:45 The Essay—An Actor's Life - Kenneth Cranham, 3. Harold Pinter Kenneth Cranham's acting life, in conversation with Neil Dudgeon.	21:45 The Essay—An Actor's Life - Kenneth Cranham, 4: America Kenneth Cranham's acting life, in conversation with Neil Dudgeon.	21:45 The Essay—An Actor's Life - Kenneth Cranham, 5: The iconic roles Kenneth Cranham's acting life, in conversation with Neil Dudgeon.	21:45 Music Planet—Laura Wilkie & Ian Carr in session Kathryn Tickell presents a session from fiddle player Laura Wilkie and guitarist Ian Carr	21:00 20th Century Radicals—Schoenberg: Breaking harmony Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century.
22:00	22:00 Night Tracks—Eclectic music for after dark Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.	22:00 Night Tracks—Meditative music for night owls Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.	22:00 Night Tracks—Blissful sounds for after-hours Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.	22:00 Night Tracks—Immersive music for moonlight Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.	22:00 Late Junction—Yara Asmar and Quinie in session Verity Sharp shares the sounds of our latest collaboration session.	22:45 New Music Show—Unsuk Chin's Xi, plus world premieres by Jessie Marino, Sylvia Lim and Alexander Papp Unsuk Chin's Xi plus world premieres from Sylvia Lim, Jessie Marino and Alexander Papp.	22:00 Ultimate Calm—Hania Rani: Series 4, Drift off into dreams ft. Ben Rivers 8/12 Escape from the ordinary into a world of dreamy music with Hania Rani
23:00	23:30 'Round Midnight—Poppy Daniels’ Flowers The in-demand rising UK trumpeter Poppy Daniels is Soweto’s guest all this week.	23:30 'Round Midnight—Something from Ponyland Soweto spins a release from the Newcastle-based punk, afrobeat, punk jazz band Ponyland.	23:30 'Round Midnight—Fresh from Finn Rees and Allysha Joy Long-term collaborator duo Finn Rees and Allysha Joy are back with a heady new release.	23:30 'Round Midnight—A crooning number from The Peddlers Soweto presents an optimistic track from the British jazz soul trio The Peddlers.	23:30 'Round Midnight—Gary Crosby’s Africa Space Programme in session Four legends of British jazz are live in session for 'Round Midnight with a new project.		23:00 The Night Tracks Mix—Music for night owls Hannah Peel with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening. 23:30 Unclassified—Pitch, Phase and Pulse Elizabeth Alker with brand new music including tracks from Ida Dueland and Brian Coney (R)

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