Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Baroque music from Zug in Switzerland
Concerti by Telemann, Couperin and Vivaldi. With Catriona Young.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc's classical alarm call
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Ian Skelly with Debussy's Sirenes and Essential Rondos
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Struggling Musician
2/5Donald Macleod looks at the obstacles thrown into Haydn’s path throughout his career.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Violinist Hyeyoon Park and pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, live from London's Wigmore Hall
Violinist Hyeyoon Park and pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, live at London's Wigmore Hall.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Singers and BBC Concert Orchestra
Music by Esenvalds, Uusberg and Lauridsen and Sullivan's incidental music for The Tempest.
17:00
In Tune—Alina Ibragimova, Vashti Hunter
Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix
A playlist spanning some seven centuries from Machaut to Glass.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Bruch and Bruckner
Joseph Swensen and BBC NOW perform two pieces from these romantic bastions.
22:00
Free Thinking—Dickens
Mathew Sweet, Linda Grant, Laurence Scott & Lucy Whitehead -150 years since Dickens' death
22:45
The Essay—It's a Hack's Life, New Business Models: Debt and Gannett
2/5In the 1980s, one man built America's biggest newspaper chain and founded USA Today.
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—Renaud Capucon and Andras Schiff
Sonatas by Debussy, Schumann and Franck from Verbier Festival. Catriona Young presents.
