Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—The Anatomy of Melancholy
Concertos old and new from the Swiss Italian Orchestra.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Georgia’s classical picks
Georgia Mann presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Suzy Klein - Oliver Knussen, Bartok's Hungarian Sketches, Maxine Peake
Suzy Klein with the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Handel, Messiah and Dublin, To the Hibernian Shore
Donald Macleod follows Handel as he settles into Dublin and his concerts cause a sensation
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—LSO St Luke's - Bruch and Vaughan Williams, Part 2
2/4The Nash Ensemble in Vaughan Williams's Phantasy String Quintet and Bruch's Eight Pieces.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Celebrating the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (3/4)
John Wilson conducts music by Bernstein, Barber and Rachmaninov.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Rugby School
Live from Rugby School.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Catriona Morison sings Mahler's Ruckert Songs
Showcasing the BBC New Generation Artists: Catriona Morison sings Mahler's Ruckert Songs
17:00
In Tune—Vadym Kholodenko, Flook, Francois-Xavier Roth
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The French bourree while the Hungarians march!
In Tune's specially curated mixtape including music by Lully, Puccini, Alberga and Liszt.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—National Youth Orchestra - Totally teenage orchestral brilliance
The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain at the Royal Festival Hall.
22:00
Free Thinking—20 Words for Joy ... Feelings Around the World
Aatish Taseer, Veronica Strang and Thomas Dixon at the Free Thinking Festival.
22:45
The Essay—Hear Listening, Sight Seeing? Or Hear Listening
Adventures travelling blind in both 21st and 19th centuries.
23:00
Late Junction—Electronic landscapes and John Cage
Verity Sharp with electronic visions of England and Japan.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet
Berlin Symphony Orchestra and Robin Ticciati perform Berlioz.













