Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Symphony of Pauses
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra performs Bruckner's Symphony No 2.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Georgia's classical mix
Georgia Mann presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: Nixon in China, Tim McInnerny, Benjamin’s Overture to an Italian Comedy
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), Offenbach the Man
2/5The life and music of Jacques Offenbach. Today, an insight into the composer’s character.
13:00
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World—2019, Song Prize Highlights, Programme 1
Iain Burnside and Rebecca Evans with highlights from BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019
14:30
Afternoon Concert—BBC Philharmonic
Tom McKinney introduces concert performances from the BBC Philharmonic.
17:00
In Tune—Danielle de Niese, Jacqui Dankworth, Charlie Wood, Olivia Jageurs
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Music for focus
Ranging across the centuries music handpicked to help you focus.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Sublime swansong
Soprano Anja Harteros sings Strauss's Four Last Songs with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony.
22:00
Free Thinking—Landmark: Finnegans Wake
Matthew Sweet discusses James Joyce's groundbreaking novel of 1939.
22:45
The Essay—Masculinity, Sword to Pen: Redcoat and the Rise of the Military Memoir
2/5Emma Butcher on the publishing phenomenon that was the traumatised Napoleonic Redcoat
23:00
Late Junction—Rotterdam Underground
Rotterdam-resident journalist Richard Foster profiles the city's scene with Nick Luscombe.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Beethoven String Quartets Nos 2, 3 and 7
The prestigious Casals Quartet celebrates its 20th anniversary.
