Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Mozart from Moscow
Three Mozart piano concertos played by Mikhail Voskresensky. Jonathan Swain presents.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Georgia Mann
Georgia Mann presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday with Ian Skelly - Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 4, Stephen Mangan, Student life in Rome
Ian Skelly with the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), The Secret Patroness
Donald Macleod looks at Tchaikovsky's rocky relationship with money.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—The Leeds 2018, Leeds International Piano Competition 2018
Andrew McGregor and Lucy Parham introduce highlights from the semi-finals.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Wednesday: Mahler's Ninth Symphony
Mahler's Symphony No 9 in D recorded at the Klarafestival in Brussels
15:30
Choral Evensong—Merton College, Oxford
Live from the Chapel of Merton College, Oxford.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Aleksey Semenenko plays Wieniawski and Ashley Riches sings Purcell
Aleksey Semenenko plays Wieniawski's Fantasie brillante.
17:00
In Tune—Pekka Kuusisto, John Eliot Gardiner, Marici Saxes
Sean Rafferty presents, with guests including Pekka Kuusisto and Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Bach, Janacek, Mokranjac
From blue throats to balalaikas and banjos. In Tune's specially curated playlist.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—NYOS Symphony Orchestra & National Youth Orchestra of Canada
Double bill of NYOS Symphony Orchestra and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada at EIF
22:00
Free Thinking—Women Finding a Voice.
Deborah Frances-White host of podcast The Guilty Feminist, Natalie Haynes, Michele Roberts
22:45
The Essay—Italy Outdoors, Walls
3/5Writer Polly Coles reads Walls, the third essay in her series about Italy’s public spaces.
23:00
Late Junction—Verity Sharp at the End of the Road Festival 2018
Verity Sharp plays live music from Late Junction’s stage at the End of the Road festival.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Moldovan National Chamber Orchestra
Handel's Concerto Grosso in D from a concert in Moldova. Presented by Jonathan Swain.













