Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Beethoven from Vilnius
St Christopher Chamber Orchestra plays Chopin and Beethoven. Jonathan Swain presents.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc's classical rise and shine
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Essential flute music, Alpesh Chauhan, Richard Rodney Bennett's Murder on the Orient Express
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), Art Is Human
3/5Donald Macleod looks at Carl Nielsen’s partnership with his sculptor wife.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Songs by Beethoven and Schumann
Live from Wigmore Hall, Ian Bostridge and Imogen Cooper perform Beethoven and Schumann.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra perform Britten and Stravinsky.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Guildford Cathedral
Live from Guildford Cathedral.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Mariam Batsashvili
Haydn from pianist Mariam Batsashvili and a rarity from cellist Anastasia Kobekina.
17:00
In Tune—Sir James MacMillan, Harry Bicket
Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—30 minutes of Classical Inspiration
In Tune's monthly Home Session mixtape.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective perform music by Barber, Korngold and Glinka.
22:00
Free Thinking—Cows, farming and our view of nature
Are cows the answer to depleted soil or the problem? With farmer and author James Rebanks.
22:45
The Essay—An Ode to John Keats, Frances Leviston on Ode to Autumn
3/5Frances Leviston celebrates perhaps Keats's Ode to Autumn.
23:00
Night Tracks—A little night music
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Britten and Shostakovich from Geneva
Violinist Karen Gomyo performs Britten's violin concerto. Jonathan Swain presents.
