Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—L'Enfance du Christ
The French National Orchestra performs Berlioz's oratorio. John Shea presents.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc's classical rise and shine
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Mahler's Blumine, Seth Lakeman, Besses o' th' Barn Brass Band
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Beethoven Unleashed: Why Beethoven?, Beethoven's World
3/5Marin Alsop and Simon Schama join Donald Macleod to discuss Beethoven’s world.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Great Music in Irish Houses Festival 2019 (2/4)
Performances from Ireland of music by Fauré, Debussy, Chausson, Boulanger and Poulenc
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Symphony Orchestra at Maida Vale
The BBC SO with Bartok, Andrew Norman, Augusta Read Thomas and Jonathan Bailey Holland.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Guildford Cathedral (1997 Archive)
An archive recording from Guildford Cathedral (First broadcast 15 January 1997).
16:30
New Generation Artists—Mozart's String Quartet No 15 in D minor with Quatuor Van Kuijk
Van Kuijk Quatuor perform Mozart's String Quartet No 15 in D minor, K421.
17:00
In Tune—Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Ruby Hughes, Philippe Jaroussky
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Your go-to introduction to classical music
In Tune’s specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Piano in autumn, piano in spring
Eric Lu makes his Wigmore Hall debut with music by Schumann, Brahms and Chopin.
22:00
Free Thinking—Simplify your life - ideas from 20th-century radicals
Laurence Scott looks at the rise of vegetarianism, a basic income, world peace and nudism.
22:45
The Essay—My Life in Music, Disko Partizani by Shantel
Composer Roxanna Panufnik discovers an earworm in duty free at Tel Aviv airport.
23:00
Night Tracks—Around midnight
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Holst, Britten, Delius and Elgar
1934. The passing of three great British composers and looking to the future with Britten.
