| Day | Hour | Type Event | Name Lang | Event name | Short Event | Extended Lang | Extended Event |
| 13/05 | 06h30>09h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Breakfast | Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's award-winning classical breakfast show. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. | ||
| 13/05 | 09h30>13h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Essential Classics | Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises. | ||
| 13/05 | 13h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Live | Elizabeth Alker showcasing the best performances from the UK and beyond, with a lunchtime concert from London's Wigmore Hall. | ||
| 13/05 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Composer of the Week: Elizabeth... | ...Maconchy. 1/5. Maconchy explodes onto Britain's musical landscape, dazzling teachers, contemporaries and some influential gatekeepers. With Kate Molleson. | ||
| 13/05 | 17h00>19h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | In Tune | Sean Rafferty meets American pianist Evan Shinners aka 'WTF Bach' to talk about his ambitious project to record the entirety of Bach's keyboard music. | ||
| 13/05 | 19h00>19h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Mixtape | Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites. | ||
| 13/05 | 19h30>21h45 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Radio 3 in Concert | The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Harry Bicket perform Nunes Garcia and Haydn, while baritone Julien Van Mellaerts joins them to sing Bach and Vaughan Williams. | ||
| 13/05 | 21h45>22h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | The Essay: Music in Bloom | Can music help plants to grow? | ||
| 13/05 | 22h00>23h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Night Tracks | Hannah Peel presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. | ||
| 13/05 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | 'Round Midnight | Rosie Frater-Taylor is Soweto's guest on our weekly feature, Flowers. | ||
| 13/05 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | Mozart's 'Turkish' Violin Concerto, Grieg's Holberg Suite and Elgar's Introduction and Allegro at the 2023 Martisor International Music Festival in Chisinau. | ||
| 15/05 | 13h00>15h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Live | Fiona Talkington showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, recorded by the BBC, the European Broadcasting Union and BBC New Generation Artists. | ||
| 15/05 | 15h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Choral Evensong | Live from Exeter Cathedral, with music by Howells, Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Cecilia McDowall. | ||
| 15/05 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Composer of the Week: Elizabeth... | ...Maconchy. 3/5. Maconchy is forced to shift her priorities from music to the war effort. With Kate Molleson. | ||
| 15/05 | 17h00>19h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | In Tune | Sean Rafferty meets the composer and playwright behind FANNY - a new theatrical comedy about Fanny Mendelssohn. | ||
| 15/05 | 19h00>19h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Mixtape | Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites. | ||
| 15/05 | 19h30>21h45 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Radio 3 in Concert | Live at the Barbican Hall, London, The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra, conducted by Harry Christophers, perform Monteverdi's splendid and dazzlingly inventive Vespers. | ||
| 15/05 | 21h45>22h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | The Essay: Music in Bloom | How have composers been inspired by gardens across the centuries? | ||
| 15/05 | 22h00>23h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Night Tracks | Hannah Peel presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. | ||
| 15/05 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | 'Round Midnight | Late night UK jazz presented by Soweto Kinch. plus a selection from Rosie Frater-Taylor. | ||
| 15/05 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | Daniel Harding conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bartók's first violin concerto, Dvorák's seventh symphony and his symphonic poem 'The Noon Witch'. | ||
| 16/05 | 06h30>09h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Breakfast | Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's award-winning classical breakfast show. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. | ||
| 16/05 | 09h30>13h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Essential Classics | Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises. | ||
| 16/05 | 13h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Live | Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, recorded by the BBC and the European Broadcasting Union. | ||
| 16/05 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Composer of the Week: Elizabeth... | ...Maconchy. 4/5. Depressed and disenchanted, Maconchy is forced to contemplate her artistic choices and decide if it's time to make a change. With Kate Molleson. | ||
| 16/05 | 17h00>19h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | In Tune | Sean Rafferty introduces live music from Ensemble 360 ahead of their performances at the 40th Sheffield Chamber Music Festival. | ||
| 16/05 | 19h00>19h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Mixtape | An imaginative, eclectic mix, including music by Claude Debussy, John Tavener, Henry Purcell and Pauline Viardot. | ||
| 16/05 | 19h30>21h45 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Radio 3 in Concert | Michael Sanderling conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Dvorák's Symphony No. 9, and they are joined by Ethan Loch to perform Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2. | ||
| 16/05 | 21h45>22h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | The Essay: Music in Bloom | How have gardens shaped musical productions and projects? | ||
| 16/05 | 22h00>23h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Night Tracks | Hannah Peel presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. | ||
| 16/05 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | 'Round Midnight | Late night UK jazz presented by Soweto Kinch, plus a selection from Rosie Frater-Taylor. | ||
| 16/05 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice and conductor Pawel Kapula in works by Weber, Rota and Ravel. Jonathan Swain presents. | ||
| 17/05 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Composer of the Week: Elizabeth... | ...Maconchy. 5/5. As she reaches retirement age, Maconchy admits that 'composing is a life sentence'. With Kate Molleson. | ||
| 17/05 | 17h00>19h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | In Tune | Sean Rafferty is joined by guests in the studio for live performance and to mark Mental Wellbeing Season. | ||
| 17/05 | 19h00>19h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Mixtape | Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites. | ||
| 17/05 | 19h30>21h45 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Friday Night is Music Night | Ben Palmer conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in a concert from Saffron Hall featuring film and classical music on the theme of flying. Presented by Katie Derham. | ||
| 17/05 | 21h45>22h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | The Essay: Music in Bloom | Are music and gardens good for your health and wellbeing? | ||
| 17/05 | 22h00>23h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Late Junction | Jennifer Lucy Allan serves up 90 minutes of ear-bending sounds for adventurous listeners, from psychedelic dirges, electronic odes to nightingales, and poetic reflections on loss. | ||
| 17/05 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | 'Round Midnight | Chelsea Carmichael recorded in 2023 at the Pori Jazz Festival in Finland, performing tracks from her debut album, The River Doesn't Like Strangers. | ||
| 17/05 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | RAI National Symphony Orchestra perform Gustav Mahler's Symphony no 6, conducted by Robert Treviño. Presented by Jonathan Swain. | ||
| 18/05 | 06h30>09h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Breakfast | Join Elizabeth Alker to wake up the day with a selection of the finest classical music. | ||
| 18/05 | 09h00>12h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Saturday Morning | Tom Service talks to pianist Stephen Hough. | ||
| 18/05 | 12h00>13h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Earlier... with Jools Holland | Jools is joined by musician and broadcaster Guy Garvey, with music by Edvard Grieg, Dobrinka Tabakova, Ray Charles and Igor Stravinsky. | ||
| 18/05 | 13h00>14h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | Music Matters: 25 Years of the... | ...West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. Clemency Burton-Hill marks the 25th anniversary of this remarkable musical adventure started by Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said. | ||
| 18/05 | 14h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Record Review | Flora Willson's ultimate recommendation for Debussy's ballet Jeux, plus the best of the week's new releases. | ||
| 18/05 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | Sound of Cinema | Following the release of IF, Matthew Sweet celebrates the cuddly, unhinged and not-so-friendly imaginary friends we find in films and the music bringing these characters to life. | ||
| 18/05 | 17h00>18h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | This Classical Life | Jess is joined by folk singer-songwriter Olivia Chaney to swap some of their favourite tracks, including music by Joni Mitchell, Bartók, Louis Andriessen and Sufjan Stevens. | ||
| 18/05 | 18h00>21h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Opera on 3 | Starring Renée Fleming, Kelli O'Hara and Joyce DiDonato as Virginia Woolf in this hit opera whose world premiere production at the Met last season played to sold-out audiences. | ||
| 18/05 | 21h30>22h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Music Planet | Lopa Kothari presents the best roots-based music from across the world, plus a Road Trip to Lima, Peru, with Betto Arcos. | ||
| 18/05 | 22h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | New Music Show | Kate Molleson with more from Tectonics Glasgow - a second dose of adventurous new music and specially commissioned work. | ||
| 18/05 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | Concerto Copenhagen with conductor Lars Ulrik Mortensen perform cantatas by JS Bach at the 2022 Copenhagen Baroque Festival. Jonathan Swain presents. | ||
| 19/05 | 06h30>09h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Breakfast | Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of Sunday morning. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. | ||
| 19/05 | 09h00>12h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Sunday Morning | Sarah Walker chooses three hours of attractive and uplifting music to complement your morning, whether you're out in the May sunshine or enjoying a lie-in. | ||
| 19/05 | 12h00>13h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Private Passions | Michael Berkeley's guest is the physicist Harry Cliff, who works on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, in search of answers to some of the biggest questions in modern physics. | ||
| 19/05 | 13h30>15h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Music Map | Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps a musical landscape around Vivaldi's violin concerto Spring, listening in deeply to find sonic connections across time and space. | ||
| 19/05 | 15h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Choral Evensong | Live from Exeter Cathedral, with music by Howells, Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Cecilia McDowall. |