Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Titan
The Oslo Philharmonic perform Mahler's First Symphony under Klaus Makela.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc's classical commute
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—Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), At the Height of His Fame
2/4Donald Macleod surveys Mendelssohn’s life at the height of his career.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Chamber music from Glasgow's RSNO Centre (1/4)
Pianist Steven Osborne performs Beethoven’s final piano sonatas
14:00
Afternoon Concert—A Week in New Zealand - Tuesday
New Zealand's top orchestras play music by Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Mozart and Beethoven.
17:00
In Tune—George Fu, Pekka Kuusisto
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 focus and inspiration
In Tune's specially curated playlist with music by Bach, Stravinsky and Elana Kats-Chernin
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts the CBSO
Tom Redmond presents a programme of Mozart, Widmann and Brahms given by the CBSO.
22:00
Free Thinking—Saint John Henry Newman
Kate Kennedy, Tim Stanley, Catherine Pepinster and Dafydd Mills Daniel on Newman's thought
22:45
The Essay—Becoming Animal, Belinda Zhawi
2/5Writer and sound artist Belinda Zhawi imagines life as a southern African plains Zebra.
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—German Romance, Lithuanian Thrills
The Swedish Radio Choir performs traditional and contemporary works. With John Shea.
