Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Chamber music in Bern, Switzerland
Piano Trios by Haydn and Mendelssohn, and Vaughan Williams's Quintet. With Jonathan Swain.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Georgia’s classical rise and shine
Georgia Mann presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: Kate Romano, Moeran's Lovely Water, Essential Schumann
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Beethoven Unleashed: In His Own Words, The Good Samaritans
2/5Donald Macleod explores Beethoven's letters, with excerpts read by Adrian Lester.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—2019 East Neuk Festival (1/4)
The Belcea String Quartet perform Haydn and Benjamin Baker plays Bach.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Summer Festivals
Recordings from 2019 European Summer Festivals in Jarvenpaa, Rezekne and Bucharest.
17:00
In Tune—Paul Smith, Jackie Oates
Sean Rafferty presents a lively mix of music and arts news.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music to fill half an hour
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
BBC Proms—2020, Haitink and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Murray Perahia joins Bernard Haitink and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
22:00
Free Thinking—Bernard-Henri Lévy, Stella Sandford, Homi K Bhabha
How philosophy helps us understand the world reshaped by Covid-19. Shahidha Bari presents.
22:45
The Essay—Dark Blossoms, Happy Families
2/5Chris Harding explores contrasting models of 'family' in turn-of-the-century Japan.
23:00
Night Tracks—The constant harmony machine
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Rolston and Simply Quartets
Two young exciting string quartets with contemporary music. Jonathan Swain presents.











