Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Bruckner in Katowice from the Polish National Symphony Orchestra
Catriona Young presents the Polish National Symphony Orchestra in Bruckner's 8th Symphony.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Michael Morpurgo
Rob Cowan's guest is children's author Michael Morpurgo.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Reducing a Hostess to Tears
3/5How Brahms reduced a society hostess to tears for owning 'Wagnerian trash'.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Cheltenham Festival 2017, Rachmaninov and Schubert
2/4Fiona Talkington introduces works by Rachmaninov and Schubert.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Proms at ... Bold Tendencies Multi-Storey Car Park, Peckham (repeat)
Christopher Stark and Multi-Story Orchestra perform a Prom concert in a Peckham car park.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Southern Cathedrals Festival recorded at Winchester Cathedral
Recorded in Winchester Cathedral during the 2017 Southern Cathedrals Festival.
16:30
In Tune—Maria Marchant, 2017 New Generation Artists
Sean Rafferty presents, with live music from pianist Maria Marchant.
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Evening
18:00
Composer of the Week—Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Reducing a Hostess to Tears
3/5How Brahms reduced a society hostess to tears for owning 'Wagnerian trash'.(R)
19:00
BBC Proms—2017, Prom 61: Renee Fleming sings Strauss
Renee Fleming sings Strauss and Barber with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic.
21:15
Sunday Feature—Real Pretenders
Film critic Antonia Quirke investigates the evolution of acting.(R)
22:15
Proms 2017 Repeats—Prom 62: Chineke!
Chineke! - the UK's first Black and Minority Ethnic orchestra in their Proms debut.
23:30
Late Junction—Nick Luscombe
Featured artists include composer Ben Frost and choreographer Maurice Bejart.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Complete Mozart Piano Concertos - Programme 2
Catriona Young continues the series from Russian Radio of Mozart's piano concertos.











