Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra
Mahler's Symphony No 1 from the 2016 BBC Proms presented by Catriona Young.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc's classical rise and shine
Petroc presents Radio 3's classical Breakfast show with a daily musical love affair.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday with Suzy Klein - Elgar's Sun Dance, Tippett's A Child of Our Time, Ben Schott
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Max Bruch (1838-1920), Man and Musician
Donald Macleod explores Max Bruch's violin works. Today, Serenade, Op 75 and Konzertstuck.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Cheltenham Festival 2017, Beethoven and Franck
4/4A final collection of highlights from the Cheltenham Music Festival 2017.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Celebrating the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers
Symphonies by Shostakovich and Minna Keal and works by Gavin Higgins and Kenneth Leighton.
17:00
In Tune—Manchester Collective
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Berlioz, The Ultimate Mix Tape
Curtain up on this special BBC Radio 3 weekend with some of Hector Berlioz's best tunes.
19:30
Berlioz - The Ultimate Romantic—L’enfance du Christ
Sir Andrew Davis conducts the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales.
22:00
The Verb—Nightclubs
Dave Haslam, Geraldine Quigley, Rachael Young and Chris Green.
22:45
The Essay—Five Screen Gods, Cary Grant
5/5Sarah Churchwell celebrates various stars of the silver screen from the 1930s and 1940s.
23:00
Music Planet—Seun Kuti in concert
Lopa Kothari presents, with Seun Kuti in concert.
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Late
00:30
Music Planet World Mix—Sinéad O’Connor, shape notes and Shiv Kumar Sharma
Global beats and roots music from every corner of the world.
01:00
Through the Night—Barber and Bernstein
The Minnesota Orchestra performs Bernstein's On the Waterfront suite.
