Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Spanish Travelling Virtuosi
Early music ensemble La Guirlande showcases music from C18th Spain. With Jonathan Swain.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc's classical picks
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Jessie Grimes, Saint-Saëns' Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs, Essential Haydn
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Beethoven Unleashed: Withdrawal, Diminishing Returns
2/5Beethoven, now very deaf, turns to notebooks to manage his conversations.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Schubert Songs, live from Wigmore Hall
Tenor Robin Tritschler and pianist Graham Johnson perform a selection of Schubert songs.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—The BBC Philharmonic (2/4)
Symphonies by British composers and Schubert played by the BBC Philharmonic.
17:00
In Tune—Nitin Sawhney, Sholto Kynoch, Itzhak Perlman
Katie Derham with music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music for your commute
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—BBC Symphony Orchestra at 90
Highlights from Barbican Hall concerts of the last two decades.
22:00
Free Thinking—Writing a Life: Hermione Lee, Daniel Lee and Rachel Holmes
Biographers of Tom Stoppard, Sylvia Pankhurst and a little known SS soldier compare notes.
22:45
The Essay—Thinking Black, John Howard Griffin
2/5Colin Grant examines how black people often experience invisibility in wider society.
23:00
Night Tracks—The constant harmony machine
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Longing for Italy
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra plays Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony. With Jonathan Swain
