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13 April 2022

with broadcasts from festivals across

Passion, emotion, drama and space to reflect; food for the heart and soul is the core
of Radio 3 this Spring, with a season of exciting and stimulating programmes of
music, drama, poetry and ideas."— Alan Davey, Controller, BBC Radio 3

Today BBC Radio 3 reveals highlights of its schedule for Spring 2022, with a
celebration of live music from UK Festivals at its heart.

Alan Davey, Controller BBC Radio 3, says: “As we gear up to unveil the return of the
Proms as we know them, after two strange and uncertain years for music and the
arts, we can now rejoice in the arrival of the Spring and Summer seasons, with a
fantastic choice of performances happening on stages in concert halls, outdoor
venues and from our studios across the UK.

"Passion, emotion, drama and space to reflect; food for the heart and soul is the core
of Radio 3 this Spring, with a season of exciting and stimulating programmes of
music, drama, poetry and ideas. Music and Art for Everyone - that’s the continuing
spirit of BBC Radio 3 as we make sense of the world around us."

Highlights include:

• Broadcasts from Festivals across the UK: Hay Festival, Aldeburgh Festival, York
Early Music Festival, WOMAD, and Edinburgh International Festival. With
performances by (among others): BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC National
Orchestra Of Wales, BBC Singers, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra,
Chineke! Chamber Ensemble, Royal Northern Sinfonia, The Sixteen, Takács
Quartet, Magdalena Kožená, Golda Schultz, Anne Sofie von Otter, the BBC Radio 3
New Generation Artists presenting a series of four lunchtime recitals live from
Cheltenham Festival, and special This Classical Life events with Jess Gillam at Hay
and Latitude festivals.

• Drama on 3 marking the centenary of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land with a special
radio performance, as part of a varied season of dramatic radio premieres including
Shakespeare’s Antony And Cleopatra in a new version with Adjoa Andoh and Tim
McInnerny; Sandro Veronesi’s international bestseller The Hummingbird; five short
dramas inspired by five stories by Guy de Maupassant; and a special Mayday