Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Ravel and Tchaikovsky
Orchestre National de France perform with Jean-Guihen Queyras. Jonathan Swain presents.
- Back to top
Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc's classical rise and shine
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Georgia Mann
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
- Back to top
Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Béla Bartók (1881-1945), Borders Redrawn
3/5Donald Macleod explores Béla Bartók’s life and work in the years after World War I.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Manchester Connections: Adam Walker and Huw Watkins
Adam Walker and Huw Watkins perform music by composers connected with Manchester.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Wednesday - Beethoven's Eroica
The Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin perform music by Bach, Beethoven and Wranitzky.
16:00
Choral Evensong—Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Live from the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick.
17:00
In Tune—Ben Goldscheider and Tom Poster, Christopher Monks
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
- Back to top
Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Your daily classical soundtrack
An eclectic mix including music by Debussy, Handel, Respighi, Lili Boulanger and Kurtag.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—A Baroque Feast
Countertenor Max Emanuel Cenčić and Orkiestra Historyczna, live at Wigmore Hall.
22:00
Free Thinking—Dirk Bogarde
As The Servant is released on DVD, Matthew Sweet and guests explore Dirk Bogarde's career.
22:45
The Essay—The Songs That Shaped Me, Freedom Song
3/5Indian author and musician Amit Chaudhuri tells of the songs that shaped his early life.
23:00
Night Tracks—Dissolve into sound
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
- Back to top
Late
00:30
Through the Night—Grieg and Rachmaninov from Riga
Vestard Shimkus joins the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Jonathan Swain presents.
