Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Brahms and Vaughan Williams
Christian Tetzlaff and NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in concert. With Jonathan Swain.
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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—Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: James Stephenson's Green
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
11:00
Edinburgh International Festival—Queen's Hall Series, Florian Boesch and Malcolm Martineau
Schubert's song cycle Die schöne Müllerin from 2016
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Afternoon
13:00
Composer of the Week—Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), Unfulfilled ambition
5/5Donald Macleod explores Dvorak's obsession with opera.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Summer Festivals: The Proms
Penny Gore presents great BBC Prom concerts of recent years by BBC orchestras and choirs.
16:30
The Listening Service—Extreme Voices
Tom Service discovers some of the most extreme vocals in music.
17:00
In Tune—Live from the BBC Radio Theatre
Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—A 30-minute mix of delightful classical music.
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
BBC Proms—2020, Music of the Spheres
Thomas Dausgaard conducts the UK premiere of Rued Langgaard’s Music of the Spheres.
22:00
Between the Ears—The Milk Way
A radiophonic poem following the flow of milk east out of Wales while the land flows west.
22:30
The Essay—Culture in Quarantine: Sounds of Silence, Mantra
5/5Unlocking the power of the breath with mantra meditation during the global crisis.
22:45
The Essay—Five Screen Gods, Cary Grant
5/5Sarah Churchwell celebrates various stars of the silver screen from the 1930s and 1940s.
23:00
Late Junction—Welsh Horse Cults and Off-Kilter Cumbia
Verity Sharp plays off-kilter Cumbia and harp music inspired by Welsh horse cults.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—The Maisky Trio
Piano trios by celebrated Romantic and neo-romantic composers. Presented by Jonathan Swain
