Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Fête de la musique - Festival Strings Lucerne - Back on Stage
Pianist Claire Huangci joins Festival Strings Lucerne. Jonathan Swain presents.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Hannah's Classical Mix
Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
09:00
Essential Classics—Georgia Mann - Friday
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Pauline Viardot and Her Circle, The Incomparable Viardot Salon
5/5Donald Macleod considers the impact of Pauline Viardot's famous twice-weekly salons.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Highlights from Catriona Morison at Edinburgh Festival 2018
Iain Burnside introduces highlights of mezzo Catriona Morison's Edinburgh Festival debut.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Friday - BBC Philharmonic LIVE at MediaCityUK, Salford
Jac van Steen conducts BBC Philharmonic in a live performance of Verbey, Copland & Janacek
16:30
The Listening Service—How to listen to... Gilbert and Sullivan
Tom Service enters the topsy-turvy world of Gilbert and Sullivan.
17:00
In Tune—Isata Kanneh-Mason, Kate Kennedy
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The ultimate classical football mix
Half an hour of football-related classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Jupiter, Pandora and the Emperor
The BBC Philharmonic and Ben Gernon perform Mozart, Alice Mary Smith and Beethoven.
22:00
The Verb—Hotel
With Eimear McBride, Andy Miller and Roger Luckhurst
22:45
The Essay—My Deaf World, Hearing in a Deaf World
5/5Sandy Deo's personal take on what it is like to be part of Britain's deaf community
23:00
Late Junction—David Toop Dreams the Archive
Jennifer Lucy Allan and David Toop hunt for dream music in the BBC’s ethnographic archive.
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Late
01:00
Piano Flow—Lianne La Havas, Vol 9: The All Night Long All Day Long Mix
A gentle playlist to calm your mind with Mura Masa, noname and Philip Glass.
02:00
Happy Harmonies with Laufey—Vol 9: Ease yourself into the day with folk harmonies
Laufey shares her favourite emerging folk talent with Noah Cyrus, Lola Marsh and more.
03:00
Through the Night—RAI Chamber Ensembles from Turin
Beethoven's String Trio, Op 3, and String Quintet, Op 29. Jonathan Swain presents.














