Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—A Smorgasbord of Swedes
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs Beethoven.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc's classical mix
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday with Ian Skelly - Britten's Peter Grimes, Steven Isserlis, Bruckner's Locus Iste
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—JS Bach (1685-1750), Weimar
2/5Donald Macleod accompanies JS Bach on his travels from place to place throughout his life.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Radio 3 Big Song Weekend, Strauss, Mahler Songs
Pianist Joseph Middleton curates a song series celebrating the glories of Richard Strauss.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg
Kilar, Bartok, Dvorak, Holst and John Williams from the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
17:00
In Tune—Albion Quartet, Andrew Tyson, Amy Dickson
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The perfect classical half hour
In Tune's specially curated playlist mixing cheeky charm with the sublime and heavenly
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Messages Without Words
Pianist Gabriela Montero and the Scottish Ensemble perform 20th- and 21st-century music.
22:00
Free Thinking—Patti LuPone
The musicals star on politics, performing, #Me Too and her Italian American roots.
22:45
The Essay—Stuff Happens, Tidy Home, Tidy Mind
Joanna Robertson aims for a 'tidy home, tidy mind'.
23:00
Late Junction—Verity Sharp with Gazelle Twin
Is British culture getting weirder? Electronic artist Gazelle Twin gives her answer
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—In Mahler's night garden
The Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra and Marin Alsop perform Mahler's Symphony No 7.
