Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Les Passions de l'Âme
Fux's Serenade in C and Ragazzi's Missa tertia Carola Sextus. Catriona Young presents.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc's classical mix
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Suzy Klein with an essential Opus 1 and Saint-Saëns's Le Rouet d'Omphale
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), A head full of maggots
3/5Donald Macleod focuses on Handel the organist. Today, Handel’s got a brand new organ.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Shostakovich Plus: Truls Mork and Havard Gimse
Truls Mork and Havard Gimse play cello sonatas by Prokofiev and Shostakovich.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra plays Mahler
The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra play Mahler’s 'Resurrection' Symphony in Munich.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge
From the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Anastasia Kobekina plays Schubert
Anastasia Kobekina plays Schubert's 'Arpeggione' Sonata.
17:00
In Tune—Anna Prohaska, Jon Boden
Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Taverner, Haydn, Maxwell Davies
In Tune's specially curated playlist, with Tudor music, a Polish folk tune and Ed Sheeran.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Smetana, Chopin, Dvorak
The BBC SSO, conducted by Matthias Pintscher, perform music by Smetana, Chopin and Dvorak.
22:00
Free Thinking—Cary Grant
Matthew Sweet and guests imagine an evening in the film star's company.
22:45
The Essay—Music of the Spheres, Our Inner Music
3/5What's your inner harmony? Dr Stuart Clark explores the first theory of everything.
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—Lemminkainen and Till Eulenspiegel
Sibelius and Strauss performed by Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. With Catriona Young.
