Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Celebrating Sven-David Sandstrőm
Swedish Radio Choir with music by Sven-David Sandstrőm and motets by Bach. With John Shea.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Georgia's classical rise and shine
Georgia Mann presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: The Raggle Taggle Gypsies, Lemn Sissay, Beethoven's Rondino for wind octet
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Watershed Year
2/5The music and life of Henry Purcell. Today the focus is on a single remarkable year, 1680.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Haydn, Beethoven and Klein from Schwetzingen
Sarah Walker presents highlights from the 2019 Schwetzingen Festival.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Sibelius, Grieg and Beethoven from Seoul's KBS Symphony Orchestra
Music by Sibelius, Grieg and Beethoven, plus an exquisite miniature by Thea Musgrave.
17:00
In Tune—St Lawrence String Quartet, Maya Youssef and Craig Ogden, Jo Davies
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Beautiful dreamer
Glory be! Handel opens the In Tune Mixtape in understated style.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Glorious Percussion
Sofia Gubaidulina's concerto performed by the Colin Currie Group and the BBC SSO.
22:00
Free Thinking—Tolerance, censorship and free speech
Susan Neiman, Ursula Owen and Christopher Hampton join Anne McElvoy.
22:45
The Essay—A Body of Essays: Series 3, The Eyes
Poet Abi Curtis considers how our eyes both connect us to and alienate us from the world.
23:00
Late Junction—Fiona Talkington's extraordinary sounds
Fiona Talkington leads you on another reliably unpredictable late-night sonic journey.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—The quartet written as a symphony
Stadler Quartet perform Schubert's 'Death and the Maiden' quartet. John Shea presents.
