Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Fair Music from Aargau and Rediscoveries from Norway
The Aargau Philharmonic perform Schubert and Hjalmar Borgstrom, With Jonathan Swain.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc's classical mix
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—Jennifer Higdon (born 1962), Writing for the Voice
2/5Donald Macleod in conversation with award-winning American composer Jennifer Higdon.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—East Neuk Festival 2021 (1/4)
Thomas Adès performs Adès, Janáček and Coll with SCO players and guitarist Sean Shibe.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—European Summer Festivals - Week 1, Tuesday
Performances from Prague, St Denis and Wurzburg
17:00
In Tune—Classico Latino, Simon Butteriss
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix
Hurdy-gurdys, bagpipes, and Henry VIII feature in tonight's flight of musical fancy.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Visiting the UK: New York Philharmonic
Alan Gilbert conducts and Joyce DiDonato sings Berlioz's Les nuits d'été.
22:00
Free Thinking—The Influence of the British Black Art Movement
Artists Sonia Boyce, Isaac Julien, Eddie Chambers and Harold Offeh talk to Anne McElvoy.
22:45
The Essay—Japan in Five Lives, Tezuka Osamu: Godfather of Manga
The creator of Atom Boy, who brought Japanese cartoons to the world.
23:00
Night Tracks—The late zone
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Ockeghem's Mass mixed with music by contemporary composers
Ars Nova at the Open Days Festival in Aalborg. Jonathan Swain presents.











