Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and Mahler's 'Titan' Symphony
Sakari Oramo conducts the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. John Shea presents.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc's classical alarm call
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Suzy Klein
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Beethoven Unleashed: Pain and Persistence, A Cry for Help
3/5Donald Macleod reaches the final chapters of his year-long biography of Beethoven.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Glorious Grieg 2/4
Vertavo Quartet perform Grieg and Smetana as part of the Grieg celebrations at the RCS.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC National Orchestra of Wales (3/5)
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales plays Bach, Stravinsky, Martinu and John Mayer.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Salisbury Cathedral
Live from Salisbury Cathedral.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Mariam Batsashvili plays Mozart
Mozart from Mariam Batsashvili, James Newby, Aleksey Semenenko and Eivind Ringstad.
17:00
In Tune—Elizabeth Walker, Daniel Lebhardt, Lahav Shani
Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music for your journey
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Carmen in Russian Costume
Bizet's Carmen, in the arrangement by Shchedrin, played by the London Symphony Orchestra.
22:00
Free Thinking—Times of Change
Can the Industrial Revolution and the end of the Aztecs help us shape a post-Covid world?
22:45
The Essay—New Ways through the Glens, The Colossus of Roads
3/5Kenneth Steven looks at Thomas Telford's work in building roads through the Highlands.
23:00
Night Tracks—Dissolve into sound
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Copland and Shostakovich from Turin
RAI National Symphony Orchestra perform Shostakovich's Symphony No 14. With John Shea.
