Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—In the name of Amadeus
Australian Chamber Orchestra gives a concert of Mozart and modern music inspired by him.
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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: Chabrier's L'Etoile Overture, First Proms in the Park, Frank Skinner
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. Presented by Ian Skelly.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—CPE Bach (1714-1788), The Sentimental Style
3/5Donald Macleod explores the sound of CPE Bach's music, written in the Empfindsamer Stil.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Vilabertran Schubertiade 2018: Mahler and Mendelssohn
Star mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly sings Mahler and the Cosmos Quartet plays Mendelssohn.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Video game music live in concert
Games composer and designer Jessica Curry presents a concert by the BBC Concert Orchestra.
15:30
Choral Evensong—King's College, Cambridge
Live from the Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Anastasia Kobekina plays Cesar Franck
Anastasia Kobekina plays Cesar Franck's Violin Sonata in a setting for cello.
17:00
In Tune—Symphonic Brass of London
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—It's all about the voice
And what voices! Cecilia Bartoli with Vivaldi and the Songbird of Wassoulou, Oumou Sangaré
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—A Tribute to Oliver Knussen - Britten Oboe Quartet
Oboist Nicholas Daniel at Aldeburgh Festival with works by Knussen, Britten and Debussy.
22:00
Free Thinking—Russia and Fear.
Rana Mitter considers fearing Russia past and present with Mark B Smith & Tamar Koplatadze
22:45
The Essay—Are You Paying Attention?, Escaping the Onslaught
3/5Writer Madeleine Bunting presents her third essay on attention in the digital age.
23:00
Late Junction—Vintage highlife, Brazilian musical psychogeography and Sufjan Stevens
Brazilian musical psychogeography, vintage highlife from Ghana and Sufjan Stevens.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Berlin Philharmonic at the BBC Proms
Music by Richard Strauss and Beethoven from the Berlin Philharmonic.
