Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Thomas Ades and Britten Sinfonia at the BBC Proms
Steven Isserlis plays music inspired by the cello’s ‘haunting sense of time and place’.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc's classical alternative
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Joplin’s Elite Syncopations, Alistair McGowan, Victorian Live Streaming
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—England's Golden Age, The Italian Influence
2/5Donald Macleod examines the impact of Italy on England’s Golden Age.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Liverpool Philharmonic Chamber Music Series 2018, Dvorak and Beethoven
1/4The Pavel Haas Quartet plays Dvorak and Roderick Williams sings Beethoven.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Philharmonic
Elizabeth Alker presents more concert performances from the BBC Philharmonic
17:00
In Tune—Florilegium, Rob Luft, Gianluca Marciano
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Music to focus to
Find your focus with works by JS Bach, Anna Meredith and Mozart.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—They got rhythm!
Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in John Adams and Stravinsky
22:00
Free Thinking—AI and creativity: what makes us human?
A discussion hosted by Matthew Sweet at the Barbican's exhibition AI More Than Human.
22:45
The Essay—One Bar Electric Memoir, Episode 2
2/5Artist and writer Harland Miller reveals how an eventful past has fed into his work.
23:00
Late Junction—Jennifer Lucy Allan with Elaine Mitchener
Elaine Mitchener talks about the legacy of obscure composer and jazz vocalist Jeanne Lee.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—The Vivacious Fourth
Ivan Fischer pairs Mahler’s best-loved Symphony with music by Bartok and Enescu.











