Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Exiles
Music by composers who emigrated to the United States during World War II.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc's classical picks
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday with Suzy Klein - Jennifer Pike, Shostakovich's Waltz from Dance of the Dolls, New Year, New Music: Edmund Finnis
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Mendelssohn, the champion of Bach
3/5Donald Macleod delves into Mendelssohn's association with Bach.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - New Generation Artists, Simon Hofele
2/4Trumpeter Simon Hofele and pianist Magdalena Mullerperth at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Celebrating the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers
The BBC Symphony Orchestra in Strauss, Berg and Shostakovich's Symphony No 5
15:30
Choral Evensong—Selwyn College, Cambridge
From the Chapel of Selwyn College, Cambridge.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Aleksey Semenenko plays Beethoven
Aleksey Semenenko plays Beethoven's Romance No 2 in F and Violin Sonata No 8 in G.
17:00
In Tune—Maxwell Quartet, Stefan Herheim, The Hermes Experiment
Top class live music from the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Power through with classical music
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Bach's Christmas Oratorio - Parts 1-3
BBC Singers and Sofi Jeannin perform parts 1-3 of Bach's Christmas Oratorio.
22:00
Free Thinking—Born in 1819: Ruskin, Clough and Bazalgette.
Ruskin, Bazalgette and Clough: Laurence Scott examines three of Victoria's class of 1819.
22:45
The Essay—An Ode to John Keats, Frances Leviston on Ode to Autumn
3/5Frances Leviston celebrates perhaps Keats's Ode to Autumn.
23:00
Late Junction—Bacterial percussion and an ethnographic road trip
Eli Kezler’s small, specific, bacterial percussion, and music from a road trip to Calcutta
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Harpsichord virtuoso Enrico Baiano
A recital from Munstersaal, Basel, including music by Frescobaldi, Strozzi and Scarlatti.
