| Day | Hour | Type Event | Name Lang | Event name | Short Event | Extended Lang | Extended Event |
| 20/05 | 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. | ||
| 20/05 | 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. | ||
| 20/05 | 13h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Live | Presented by Linton Stephens, including Monday's live Wigmore Hall recital plus exclusive recordings of chamber and orchestral music from Germany and South Korea. | ||
| 20/05 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Composer of the Week:... | ...Rimsky-Korsakov. 1/5. Donald Macleod surveys the life and music of Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. | ||
| 20/05 | 17h00>19h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | In Tune | Sean Rafferty meets choreographer Maguy Marin to talk about her latest project inspired by Samuel Beckett at Sadler's Wells. | ||
| 20/05 | 19h00>19h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Mixtape | The Classical Music Mixtape: featuring the soaring voice of Jessye Norman, music from eccentric composer Moondog, and a piece inspired by an ancient Scandinavian herding call. | ||
| 20/05 | 19h30>21h45 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Radio 3 in Concert | The Engegård Quartet plays Mozart's Quartet in C, K 465, 'Dissonance', and Quatuor Voce play Mozart's Quartet in A, K 464 and Haydn's Quartet No 62 in C, Op 76 No 3, 'Emperor'. | ||
| 20/05 | 21h45>22h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | The Essay: Art and Uncertainty | How can art help us deal with uncertainty in our own lives? Margaret Heffernan explores how artists embrace uncertainty as a key part of the creative process. | ||
| 20/05 | 22h00>23h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Night Tracks | Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. | ||
| 20/05 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | 'Round Midnight | Presented by British saxophonist Soweto Kinch and reflecting the rich history of jazz. | ||
| 20/05 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | Violinist Vilde Frang joins German Symphony Orchestra and conductor Maxim Emelyanychev in Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No 1 plus Brahms's Symphony No 2. Jonathan Swain presents. | ||
| 21/05 | 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. | ||
| 21/05 | 09h30>13h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Essential Classics | Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, featuring new discoveries, some musical surprises and plenty of familiar favourites. | ||
| 21/05 | 13h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Live | Linton Stephens showcases unique recordings of performances from the UK and beyond, including string quartet music from the Engegard Quartet from LSO St Luke's. | ||
| 21/05 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Composer of the Week:... | ...Rimsky-Korsakov. 2/5. From a night on a bare mountain to 1001 nights in Asia, Donald Macleod continues exploring the life and evocative musical images of Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. | ||
| 21/05 | 17h00>19h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | In Tune | Sean Rafferty introduces live music from the In Tune studio. | ||
| 21/05 | 19h00>19h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Mixtape | Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites. | ||
| 21/05 | 19h30>21h45 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Radio 3 in Concert | Edward Gardner conducts the LPO in the Prelude to Act 1 of Wagner's Parsifal and Tippett's Symphony No 2, and they're joined by Seong-Jin Cho for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 4. | ||
| 21/05 | 21h45>22h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | The Essay: Art and Uncertainty | How can art help us deal with uncertainty in our own lives? Margaret Heffernan considers how artists begin. | ||
| 21/05 | 22h00>23h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Night Tracks | Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. | ||
| 21/05 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | 'Round Midnight | Presented by British saxophonist Soweto Kinch and reflecting the rich history of jazz. | ||
| 21/05 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | A concert by the young players of the Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie, including music by Bartok, Debussy and Janacek. Presented by Jonathan Swain. | ||
| 23/05 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Composer of the Week:... | ...Rimsky-Korsakov. 4/5. A gopak, a string quartet, a clutch of operas and a trip to Asia find their way into Donald Macleod's look at the life and music of Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. | ||
| 23/05 | 17h00>19h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | In Tune | Sean Rafferty meets actor and writer Paterson Joseph, who features in the latest project from Streetwise Opera, celebrating African and Caribbean heritage in Britain. | ||
| 23/05 | 19h00>19h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Mixtape | Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites. | ||
| 23/05 | 19h30>21h45 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Radio 3 in Concert | The BBC Philharmonic and Juanjo Mena are reunited for a Mediterranean fiesta. Violinist James Ehnes joins them for virtuosic music by Saint-Saëns and Sarasate. | ||
| 23/05 | 21h45>22h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | The Essay: Art and Uncertainty | How can art help us deal with uncertainty in our own lives? Margaret Heffernan explores how an artist knows when to stop. | ||
| 23/05 | 22h00>23h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Night Tracks | Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. | ||
| 23/05 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | 'Round Midnight | Presented by British saxophonist Soweto Kinch and reflecting the rich history of jazz. | ||
| 23/05 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | Violinist Dalibor Karvay joins the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Konstantin Ilievsky in Brahms's Violin Concerto plus Dvorak New World Symphony. | ||
| 24/05 | 06h30>09h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Breakfast | Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's award-winning classical breakfast show, featuring the Friday poem. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. | ||
| 24/05 | 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. | ||
| 26/05 | 13h30>15h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Music Map | Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps a musical landscape around Beethoven's Song of Thanksgiving from his String Quartet No 15 in A minor, finding sonic connections across time and space. | ||
| 26/05 | 15h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Choral Evensong | Live from The King's Free Chapel of St George, Windsor Castle, with music by Stanford, Wood, Matthew Martin and Harris. | ||
| 26/05 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Jazz Record Requests | Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you, including music from Duke Ellington, Geri Allen and a Sun Ra classic to mark the centenary of Marshall Allen. | ||
| 26/05 | 17h00>18h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | The Early Music Show | Hannah French presents highlights of a concert from the Schwetzingen Festival, with soprano Nuria Rial & Ensemble 1700 performing music by Handel, Vivaldi, Falconieri and Strozzi. | ||
| 26/05 | 18h00>19h15 | (0xf0) ? | eng | Words and Music | From the Ugly Bug Ball and Alice's caterpillar to Madame Butterfly, Kaija Saariaho's Sept Papillons, John Fowles's collector of specimens and Tennessee Williams's plague of moths. | ||
| 26/05 | 19h15>20h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | Sunday Feature: Everything... | ...Stops When I Play. The composer Gavin Higgins considers how his Tourette syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder has informed his music. | ||
| 26/05 | 20h00>21h30 | (0xf0) ? | eng | Drama on 3: Antigone by Jean... | ...Anouilh. Starring Sean Bean as Creon, and rising star Rosy McEwen as Antigone in this new, vibrant audio production. Antigone faces death for defying her uncle, King Creon. | ||
| 26/05 | 21h30>22h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | New Generation Artists | Chamber music recordings by Radio 3 New Generation Artists: Elisabeth Brauss plays Schumann, and Ryan Corbett plays music by Victor Vlasov. | ||
| 26/05 | 22h00>23h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Night Tracks | Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. | ||
| 26/05 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Unclassified | Elizabeth Alker presents new sounds from the world of ambient music. Folk singer John Francis Flynn is in the Listening Chair to recommend a piece of music that transports him. | ||
| 26/05 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, the Crouch End Festival Chorus and a starry quartet of soloists at the First Night of the BBC Proms 2022. | ||
| 27/05 | 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. | ||
| 27/05 | 09h30>13h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Essential Classics | Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites. | ||
| 27/05 | 13h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Live | Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, featuring the Takacs Quartet. | ||
| 27/05 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Composer of the Week: Vivaldi | 1/5. Donald Macleod explores spring in the life of Antonio Vivaldi, and his early years in Venice working at the Ospedale della Pietà. | ||
| 27/05 | 17h00>19h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | In Tune | Sean Rafferty is joined by Paul Agnew, who is conducting Platée, by Jean-Philippe Rameau, at Garsington Opera. Tenor Samuel Boden, who appears in the production, sings live. | ||
| 27/05 | 19h00>19h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Mixtape | Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites. | ||
| 27/05 | 19h30>21h45 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Radio 3 in Concert | The London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Antonio Pappano Pappano are joined by the charismatic violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja for a colourful and exciting programme. | ||
| 27/05 | 21h45>22h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | The Essay: A Different Way to... | ...Listen. Ruth Montgomery is a profoundly deaf flautist. Describing the hurdles she faced to become a music educator for deaf children, she muses on the importance of music to all our lives. | ||
| 27/05 | 22h00>23h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Night Tracks | Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. | ||
| 27/05 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | 'Round Midnight | Presented by British saxophonist Soweto Kinch and reflecting the rich history of jazz. | ||
| 27/05 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | Pianist Angela Hewitt performs excerpts from Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier and French Overture in B minor. Presented by John Shea. |