Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Beethoven from Hanover
NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra performs Beethoven and Brahms. With Catriona Young.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Georgia’s classical commute
Georgia Mann presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
09:00
Essential Classics—Ian Skelly with Roderick Williams, essential fireworks music
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Beethoven Unleashed: Titan, '...the starry sky above me'
5/5Donald Macleod explores the premiere of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—European Lockdown Lunchtimes (4/4)
Socially distanced chamber music from the studios of Swedish Radio.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (4/4)
Tom McKinney rounds up his week of music making from Switzerland
16:30
The Listening Service—Tricky timing
Tom Service on the fascination of out-of-the-ordinary rhythms.
17:00
In Tune—Andrew Litton, Lara Melda
Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—A blissful 30-minute classical mix
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Bear Necessities - Richard Strauss and Beethoven
The BBC Philharmonic with conductor Nicholas Collon and pianist Benjamin Grosvenor.
22:00
The Verb—The Changing Language of Veganism: Experiments in Living
With Benjamin Zephaniah, Jonathan Safran Foer, Agustina Bazterrica and Rachael Allen
22:45
The Essay—Composers and Their Dogs, Cocker Spaniels
5/5Famous composers devoted to dogs. Edward Elgar was inseparable from his spaniel, Marco.
23:00
Late Junction—GAIKA on sampling
Jennifer Lucy Allan traces sonic lineages in jazz with artist and composer GAIKA.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—Barber, Glass and Schubert
The Gerhard Quartet at the Concerts d'Aro Summer Festival, Catalonia. With Catriona Young.
