Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Dancing with the NDR Radio Philharmonic
Waltzes from Ravel and Richard Strauss and a bolero. Presented by Catriona Young.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc's classical mix
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
09:00
Essential Classics—Ian Skelly with Essential Rondos and Alberga's Snow White
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), Popular Composer
5/5Donald Macleod focuses on the respect and appreciation offered to Haydn by his audiences.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Joseph Middleton, live from London's Wigmore Hall
Baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Joseph Middleton, live at London's Wigmore Hall.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Concert Orchestra
A concert of Broadway songs and music by Chaminade and Cellier.
16:30
The Listening Service—Is Birdsong Music?
Tom Service asks how birdsong has inspired and equipped human music over the years.
17:00
In Tune—Vasily Petrenko, Nicolas Altstaedt
Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The perfect classical half hour
A seamless mix of uplifting and hypnotic music, from Handel to Brian Eno.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Folk Roots, Urban Roots
Simon Rattle conducts the LSO in Bartok, Szymanowski, Stravinsky, Bernstein and Golijov.
22:00
The Verb—Writers of the Caribbean diaspora
Roger Robinson, Malika Booker, Jacob Sam-La Rose and Ingrid Persaud.
22:45
The Essay—It's a Hack's Life, In my end is my beginning: freelancing in an online world
5/5Michael Goldfarb looks at a model for the news business in the future.
23:00
Late Junction—Bird calls and avant-garde country
Verity Sharp plays avant-garde country music and the bird calls of 1940s game hunters.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—Shostakovich from the 2019 BBC Proms
The BBC Philharmonic performs Shostakovich's Symphony No 11. Catriona Young presents.
