Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Harp Music from Prague Spring Festival
Chamber music by Handel, CPE Bach and Haydn. Presented by Catriona Young
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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—Ian Skelly
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792), Kraus and His Grand Tour
3/5Donald Macleod finds Joseph Martin Kraus making musical friends right across Europe.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—LSO St Luke's: Russian Roots (2/4)
Lawrence Power and Pavel Kolesnikov perform Russian music from Kabalevsky to Shostakovich.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin (3/4)
The German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, perform Strauss, Mozart, Haydn and Messiaen.
15:30
Choral Evensong—St Paul's Cathedral, London
From St Paul's Cathedral, London.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Elisabeth Brauss plays Prokofiev
Pianist Elisabeth Brauss performs music by Prokofiev, plus a new track from Rob Luft.
17:00
In Tune—James Newby, Julian Perkins
Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Expand your horizons with classical music
In Tune's specially curated playlist including music by Martinu, Dave Maric and Suk.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Winter Wind-Down
A chilled orchestral concert from the BBC Concert Orchestra and violinist Mari Samuelsen.
22:00
Free Thinking—Yiddish and Rotwelsch Languages, Nazi France
Michael Rosen and Martin Puchner talk to Matthew Sweet about languages, codes and secrecy.
22:45
The Essay—Odes to Essex, The Refusal of Place
3/5Writer Lavinia Greenlaw takes us back to the formative landscape of her childhood.
23:00
Night Tracks—The music garden
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Music for Trumpet and Piano
20th and 21st-century works by Ravel, Gershwin, and Missy Mazzoli. With Catriona Young.
