Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—London in Hamburg
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra perform Haydn's 'London' Symphony in Hamburg.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc's classical commute
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Ian Skelly with Instruments of the Orchestra, Essential Vivaldi
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, old and new.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Composing for money
2/5Donald Macleod explores the year 1816, when Schubert was 19.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Lammermuir Festival (1/4)
Quatuor Mosaïques play Beethoven and Haydn.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
With music by Haydn, Donizetti, Wagner, Dvorak and Britten.
17:00
In Tune—Dr Peter Lovatt, Laurence Perkins
Music and arts news with Katie Derham.
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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—Bless'd Isle: Richard Egarr directs the Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr directs the AAM and Carolyn Sampson in music by Purcell and Handel.
22:00
Free Thinking—Wordsworth
Professors Sally Bushell and Simon Bainbridge talk to New Generation Thinker Sarah Jackson
22:45
The Essay—Paul Robeson in Five Songs, 2. Ol' Man River
2/5Susan Robeson tells how her grandfather transformed Ol' Man River into a song of defiance.
23:00
Night Tracks—Dissolve into sound
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Bartok, Tchaikovsky and Grieg from Romania
Romanian Chamber Orchestra plays Bartok, Tchaikovsky and Grieg. Jonathan Swain presents.
