Schedule
Early
00:00
Classical Fix—Shingai Shoniwa
Noisettes frontwoman Shingai reveals her operatic inspirations.
00:30
Through the Night—Vienna Philharmonic at the 2019 BBC Proms
Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 4 and Bruckner's Symphony No 7. With Catriona Young.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Monday - Petroc's classical picks
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Ian Skelly with Essential Rhapsodies and Thompson's New Nation Rising
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Beethoven Unleashed: Restless Spirit, Frustrated Ambitions
1/5Donald Macleod explores Beethoven through the years 1807-1809
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Sax Sensation
From Wigmore Hall in London. Saxophonist Jess Gillam plays Poulenc, Milhaud and more.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—The BBC Symphony Orchestra in Japan
The BBC Symphony Orchestra play Britten, Tchaikovsky and Brahms on their 2018 Japan tour.
16:30
Early Music Now—Bach from St Thomas Church, Leipzig
JS Bach's Organ Fantasia in G and Orchestral Suite No 3 from St Thomas Church, Leipzig.
17:00
In Tune—Engegård Quartet, Matthew Wadsworth, Anne Lovett
Katie Derham presents a lively mix of music and arts news.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Your go-to introduction to classical music
In Tune's specially curated playlist, including music by Stravinsky, Glass and Buxtehude.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra performs Rachmaninov with pianist Behzod Abduraimov.
22:00
Music Matters—Race, equality and classical music
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
22:45
The Essay—Folk at Home, At Home with Fatoumata Diawara
6/20Singer Fatoumata Diawara recalls early experiences that made her the singer she is today.
23:00
Night Tracks—Dissolve into Sound
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Regensburger Domspatzen at Tage Alter Musik
Leopold Mozart's Symphony in G and Missa Solemnis. Catriona Young presents.
