Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Trios with spirit
Trio con Brio Copenhagen play Haydn, Smetana and Schubert. Jonathan Swain presents.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc's classical picks
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday with Ian Skelly - Ruth Padel, Football Insurance, Kodaly's Hary Janos
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Dora Pejačević (1885-1923), Pejacevic’s individual voice
2/5Donald Macleod journeys through Pejacevic’s emerging voice.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival 2018, After Forever
Music by Mozart and Brahms on the theme of timelessness from the Kuhmo Festival in Finland
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Afternoon Concert with Georgia Mann
Features a performance of Sibelius's rousing and patriotic tone poem Finlandia.
17:00
In Tune—Alisa Weilerstein, James Newby, The OAE
Knockout live performances from the world's best musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Lassus, Hanson, Bach
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Verdi’s Requiem, live from the Royal Opera House
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Verdi’s Requiem, live from the Royal Opera House
22:00
Free Thinking—Playing God
Patrick Barlow on his play The Messiah, and Daisy Black on a new medieval mystery play.
22:45
The Essay—Telegraph Wires - Five Views of Ted Hughes, Ted Hughes v Philip Larkin
Sean O'Brien returns to his native Hull to consider the work of two very different poets.
23:00
Late Junction—The weird reality of what we get up to in the forest
Verity Sharp talks about weird goings on in the forest with author Luke Turner
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Music by Chopin, Rachmaninov and Lazarov. Presented by Jonathan Swain.











