Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms
Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No 2 from the 2019 BBC Proms. Jonathan Swain presents.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc's classical picks
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
09:00
Essential Classics—Suzy Klein with Beach's Gaelic Symphony and Essential Sea Music
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Beethoven Unleashed: Hero, Intimates and Evangelists
5/5As Beethoven’s hearing worsens, he finds new friends and supporters. With Donald Macleod.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Tenor Allan Clayton and pianist James Baillieu, live from London's Wigmore Hall
Allan Clayton and James Baillieu perform Schumann, Vaughan Williams and Britten.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Concerts and recordings from Edinburgh, including Walton's First Symphony.
16:30
The Listening Service—The Musical Universe of Maurice Ravel
Tom Service scopes the musical world of one of his favourite composers, Maurice Ravel.
17:00
In Tune—Yo-Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer, Julia Sitkovetsky, Dominic Wheeler, Kathryn Tickell
Sean Rafferty presents a lively mix of music and arts news.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Your daily classical soundtrack
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—John Wilson at Aldeburgh
Another chance to hear the BBC SSO play Copland, Bernstein and Britten.
22:00
The Verb—The Octopus Verb
With Peter Godfey Smith, Matthew Welton, Kate Fox, Catherine Ayres and Tania Hershman.
22:45
The Essay—Italy Outdoors, The Church
5/5Writer Polly Coles reads The Church, her final essay about Italy’s public spaces.
23:00
Late Junction—Lea Bertucci’s mixtape
Jennifer Lucy Allan invites composer Lea Bertucci to compile our latest mixtape.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—Chamber music from Belgrade
Music by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Ravel and Copland. Jonathan Swain presents.
