Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Handel's Messiah from Berlin
RIAS Chamber Chorus and Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin in concert. With Jonathan Swain.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc's classical alarm call
Breakfast with Petroc Trelawny, featuring a Bach cantata in our Bach Before 7 slot.
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—JS Bach (1685-1750), Bach the Servant
2/5Donald Macleod explores Bach’s role as an employee of the court in Weimar.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Alina Ibragimova and Friends (2/4)
From LSO St Luke's, string quartets by Mozart and Mendelssohn, played by Chiaroscuro
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Higher and Higher
Christmas music from the BBC Singers, plus BBC Symphony Orchestra Prom highlights.
17:00
New Generation Artists—Winter Series - Programme 2
Chopin from Alexander Gajjiev, and Brahms from the Aris Quartet and mezzo Ema Nikolovska.
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Evening
18:15
Words and Music—Wordsworth's World
Noma Dumezweni reads from Dorothy's journals - Roger Ringrose reads her brother's poems.
19:30
BBC Proms—Proms 2020, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Stephen Hough
Another chance to hear Stephen Hough, Alpesh Chauhan and the BBC SSO at the 2020 Proms.
21:00
BBC Proms—Proms 2020, Anoushka Shankar: New Explorations
Another chance to hear Anoushka Shankar and Gold Panda perform The Sitar and the Hang.
22:30
The Escape Artist—The Art of Hating
2/5The extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan and his influence on modern art.
23:00
Night Tracks—Immerse yourself
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Zagreb String Quartet's Centenary
Music by Ravel, Boccherini, Elgar and a premiere by Srdan Dedic. Jonathan Swain presents.
