Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Croatian Independence Day
Sebastian String Quartet at an evening marking Croatian independence. With Jonathan Swain.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc Trelawny's classical rise and shine
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Kate Molleson: Grainger's Trains, Deborah Meaden, Wagner's Pilgrim's Chorus
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953), A good feeling
2/5Donald Macleod looks at Prokofiev’s first turbulent days in America.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—St Magnus International Festival: Jamal Aliyev and Can Cakmur
Young Turkish cellist and pianist perform Brahms and Shostakovich.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra 2/4
John Eliot Gardiner and François-Xavier Roth conduct the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
17:00
In Tune—Vasily Petrenko, English Touring Opera, Pleyel Ensemble
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Da Vinci's viola organista
The silver lyre invented by Leonardo da Vinci heaves in a frozen Black Lake by Bjork.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—The roots of genius
The BBC Singers celebrate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Leopold Mozart.
22:00
Free Thinking—The Frieze Masters Free Thinking Conversation about Art
Director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Michael Govan talks art with Philip Dodd.
22:45
The Essay—New Generation Thinkers, The Forgotten German Princess
2/5The tale of Mary Moders, a C17 bigamist and media sensation, is retold by John Gallagher.(R)
23:00
Night Tracks—Dissolve into sound
An immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—The harpsichord in Basel
Enrico Baiano with music by Frescobaldi, Strozzi and Scarlatti. Jonathan Swain presents.
