Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—The Vivacious Fourth
Ivan Fischer pairs Mahler’s best-loved Symphony with music by Bartok and Enescu.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc's classical alarm call
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Kind Hearts and Bishops, Liadov’s Enchanted Lake, Alistair McGowan
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, Composers in Exile
3/5Donald Macleod explores the composers who lived in exile during England’s Golden Age.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Liverpool Philharmonic Chamber Music Series 2018, Shostakovich and Debussy
2/4The Pavel Haas Quartet plays Shostakovich, plus Stephen Hough with piano music by Debussy.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Philharmonic live from MediaCityUK, Salford
Elizabeth Alker introduces a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic's home in Salford.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Portsmouth Cathedral
From Portsmouth Cathedral, marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Katharina Konradi sings Strauss
Katharina Konradi and Zhang Zuo perform Strauss and Haydn.
17:00
In Tune—Elizabeth Kenny, Kamilla Arku, Kenneth Woods
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Music for Rest and Recovery
Music that turns from rest to recovery in half an hour.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Jordi Savall and Hesperion XXI take us on a musical journey across Europe
Musical Europe from the Renaissance to the Baroque.
22:00
Free Thinking—Is the Law keeping up with our changing world?
A panel of researchers share insights into the law and warfare, gender and AI.
22:45
The Essay—One Bar Electric Memoir, Episode 3
Artist and writer Harland Miller reveals how an eventful past has fed into his work..
23:00
Late Junction—Music for Rocks
Jennifer Lucy Allan listens to sounds from deep within the ecological substrata.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Swedish National Day
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Eric Ericson's birth, choral music from Sweden.
