Fiona Talkington presents Late Junction at 11pm, featuring (from top right) Pantha Du Prince and the Bell Laboratory with a symphony for electronics, percussion and a 3 ton bell carillon, folk trio Lady Maisery, sacred music by John Tavener, Zanzibar legend Bi Kidude, Scottish fiddler and composer Aidan O'Rourke, plus a harmonica hero and even more versions of Wayfaring Stranger!

Live music on today's In Tune from Korean cult band Geomungo Factory who bring the ancient sounds of the Korean zither sharply into modern focus. Also playing live are the London Soloists Ensemble, who'll perform music by Brahms and Mozart. We'll hear from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's longest-ever-serving player, cellist Anthony Sayer on the occasion of his retirement, and also from the Royal Ballet's Mara Galeazzi, who'll tell us about dancing to Britten as part of this year's celebrations at Aldeburgh.

Down at Cardiff Singer HQ we have a lot of things plugged into other things. Coverage starts 1pm!

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On In Tune this afternoon, the Brodsky Quartet (pictured) will be playing live, with soprano Lore Lixenberg. Also joining Sean Rafferty in the studio will be the two leading roles in the Royal Opera’s new production of Britten’s Gloriana, Susan Bullock and Toby Spence; and the American mezzo-soprano Lucy Schaufer will be singing great American songs by Blitzstein and Bernstein. Photo by Eric Richmond

The Essential Classics guest this week is Maureen Lipman, known for her many screen and stage roles. If you missed her today you can listen again, and she'll be on at 10:30am every day this week. Here's a clip of her talking about playing the role of the actress-comedienne, Joyce Grenfell:

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Earlier this week MP Michael Gove announced a major overhaul to GCSEs in England. Meanwhile today The Department for Culture, Media and Sport agreed an 8% cut in spending for 2015-2016. What’s all this going to mean for the future of music making in the UK? In an exclusive interview for BBC Radio 3’s Music Matters programme Tom Service questions MP Michael Gove on how England’s Music Education Hubs are progressing, how music fits into his proposals for changes to GCSEs and his hopes for instrumental tuition and teacher training in schools. Photo © The Department for Education

Tomorrow on Opera on 3 at 6pm, Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Florez star in Rossini’s La Donna Del Lago, based on Walter Scott’s famous poem. Listen in to hear, in the words of one critic, “some of the most spectacular singing to be heard at Covent Garden for a while”, recorded at the Royal Opera House last month.

On today's In Tune, one of the world's most popular vocal groups, the King's Singers, are live in the studio to sing everything from Cole Porter to Thomas Morley. Sean talks to British jazz chanteuse Stacey Kent who's celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the release of her breakthrough album. Plus Dame Janet Baker is opening the door of Britten's Red House and we've an Ireland premiere for British Music Month. Phew! all from 4.30pm image (c) King's Singers/Benjamin Ealovega

Coming up next week on Essential Classics, our Artist of the Week will be Colin Davis, who died earlier this year at the age of 85. We'll be featuring him in works by composers he was especially associated with, including Berlioz, Sibelius, Mozart and Haydn. Here he is discussing and conducting Haydn's The Creation, in 2007. Colin Davis on Haydn The Creation (2007)Sir Colin Davis talks about Haydn's oratorio The Creation, which he conducted with the LSO and LSC at the Barbican in 2007. Sir Colin Davis died on 14 April ...

Tonight on Late Junction at 11pm, Max Reinhardt presents this month's unique collaboration session: improvising singer Elaine Mitchener, avant-garde violinist Irvine Arditti & folk singer/guitarist Alasdair Roberts came together in the studio for the first time to record original music for tonight's show (pictured below). There'll also be the sounds of welsh hip hop from Llwybr Llaethog , folk figurehead Eliza Carthy, percussionist Simon Limbrick and fresh from Bahia, Quixabeira de Lagoa da Camisa.

Today on In Tune: legendary film composer with more than 100 scores to his name, Hans Zimmer, tells us about his latest work for blockbuster Superman prequel, ‘Man of Steel’. Guardians of the Russian tradition, The Kopelman quartet play Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky live in the studio. John Graham-Hall joins us to talk about his latest role: Aschenbach in Britten’s Death in Venice, opening tomorrow at English national Opera. And What do you know about Korean music? Chances are you’ll know a little more after you’ve heard Won Il, conductor of the Korean National Orchestra, talk about his concert at the Barbican. Photo © David Dettmann Photography

Late Junction is brought to you by Max Reinhardt at 11pm featuring rock from the Taklamakan Desert in north-west China, an Everly Brothers track from Bonnie Prince Billy & Faun Fables' Dawn McCarthy, the experimental neo-dub of Sun Araw, a fine piece of Brazilian psychedelia by Tom Ze, and a field recording of a nightingale's song by Nick Penny.

On In Tune today, cellist Raphael Wallfisch – celebrating his 60th in style at Wigmore Hall, he brings his trio into the studio for a taster. They call her… ‘Stride’ – and not just anybody – jazz pianist Judy Carmichael was given her nickname by none other than Count Basie – she brings a pocketful of jazz standards to play live. Plus we look at the new Stradivarius exhibition at the Ashmoleon and try to discover why there’s nothing quite like a Strad. Photo by Michael Benabib

On Essential Classics during British Music Month on Radio 3, we are featuring 20 Great British Works every day at 11am. If you missed it earlier, the latest in the series was The Sea by Frank Bridge, a set of impressions along the lines of Debussy's La Mer, and the piece will be available to listen to again shortly after midday: Photo by Tiago Floreze

Listen to a first night review of the National Theatre's revival of James Baldwin's drama, The Amen Corner, starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Matthew Sweet with Susannah Clapp and Lindsay Johns review. Image: Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Margaret Alexander & Eric Kofi Abrefa as David. © National Theatre, London.

Tonight on Late Junction at 11pm, Max Reinhardt brings you dub poetry from Linton Kwesi Johnson, Stephen Gardner's Lament performed by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, an interesting Nick Drake cover from Anglo-Egyptian Natacha Atlas Official,and vintage BBC Radiophonic Workshop sounds of Dr Who, pictured here featuring Delia Derbyshire.

Listen again to last Saturday’s Opera on 3 on the BBC iPlayer, as Placido Domingo takes on the role of Nabucco King of the Babylonians in the opera that established Verdi’s reputation. Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

On today's In Tune, Chopin and Schubert as Irish pianist Finghin Collins plays live for us in the studio and talks about his latest projects. Folk trio Lady Maisery sing for us and talk to Sean about their new album. Plus trumpeter Guy Barker and singer Kurt Elling talk about turning Britten upside down in Aldeburgh - all from 4.30! Photo (c) Mark Stedman

Our current Artist of the Week on Essential Classics is cellist Raphael Wallfisch, who this year celebrates his sixtieth birthday. Coming up shortly we've a real highlight from his many recordings, Finzi's Cello Concerto with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley. A wonderful piece that fits well with the current British Music Month here on Radio 3. Photo © Benjamin Ealovega

Coming up: Django Bates Beloved Trio on Jazz on 3Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, Django Bates' Belovèd Triowww.bbc.co.ukPianist Django Bates and his Beloved Trio perform in concert in Sheffield.

In a special edition of In Tune today, leading conductor and music advocate Semyon Bychkov has invited his own guests to talk to Sean Rafferty. We’ll hear from the Chief Executive of London Music Masters, Victoria Sharp, one of the opera world’s best loved basses, Ferruccio Furlanetto, and violinist Jennifer Pike, who will perform music by Bach live in the studio. Photo: Sheila Rock

Your free download of this week's Private Passions awaits you featuring clips of poet Sean O'Brien's personal selections - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sergey Prokofiev, Lowell T George, Claude Debussy, Steve Reich, Franz Schubert and more.

Private Passions is up next with poet Sean O'Brien. Sean O'Brien is a perfect choice for Private Passions because his poems capture the musical soundscapes of the north-east of England where he lives: the cries of gulls, the wash of the sea, the rumble of trains. Here's a clip ahead of the show for you whereby Sean talks through his choice of Steve Reich's 'Different Trains' - Radio 3 - Private Passions, Sean O'Brien, Poet Sean O'Brien on rail travel, his vision of...Sean O'Brien selects Steve Reich's Different Trains to illustrate his love of railways.

Two BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme birthdays today - Dane Johansen, Cellist of the Escher String Quartet and soprano Ruby Hughes - here she is singing Schumann's Röselein!Radio 3 New Generation Artists schemeIt's a DOUBLE NGA birthday today!! Dane Johansen, Cellist of the Escher String Quartet and soprano Ruby Hughes! Here's Ruby singing Röselein by Schumann

The Aldeburgh Festival opens today. As part of the festival there’ll be performances of Britten’s opera Peter Grimes on the town’s beach. Tom Service went to Aldeburgh earlier this week for Music Matters to find out more about the production and the challenges it presents. Also on the programme this Saturday - author Ronald Blythe remembers Benjamin Britten, a new book on Bach and a look at the vitality of Welsh composition both past and present in the company of two of today’s most prominent Welsh composers Guto Pryderi Puw and Paul Mealor.

On In Tune today recorders, birdsong and Art Everywhere. Recorder quintet Consortium5 gives a sneak preview of a brand new piece by Edward Jessen and pianist William Howard brings along another premiere, this time by David Matthews. And, we mark the passing of 'aqua-musicals' star Esther Williams. Here she is in Bathing Beauty....Escola de Sereias - (Esther Williams) 1944

Don't miss Late Junction tonight at 11pm featuring the music of German electronic legends Qluster (pictured) - who were previously called Kluster and Cluster - Palestine's Rim Banna , Warp pioneers Autechre and Max Reinhardt will be joined in the studio by poet Heidi James who will bring to life the beachcombing character from Gwyneth Herbert's songs which Max has been playing all week.

This Saturday at 6pm the Verdi 200 season continues with Verdi’s first big success Nabucco. Placido Domingo stars in the title role which was recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden earlier this year, with Domingo making his debut in another baritone role.

What is the play, A Satire of the Three Estates relevance to Scottish identity today? Listen to an answer here:

In fifteen minutes, David Pownall's new drama about steam punk computer genius Charles Babbage

Starting now, Geoffrey Smith on bebop tenor Johnny Griffin,