Schedule
Early
00:00
Classical Fix—Ayo Akinwolere
Guest presenter Linton Stephens mixes a classical playlist for broadcaster Ayo Akinwolere.
00:30
Through the Night—Iván Fischer at 70 and Midori at 50
Celebrating the founder of the Budapest Festival Orchestra. Catriona Young presents.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Monday - Petroc's classical rise and shine
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Sarah Walker
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—George Walker (1922-2018), Prodigy
1/5The life and music of George Walker. Today, a glittering career as a concert pianist?
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Alexandre Tharaud
Live concert from London's Wigmore Hall, Alexandre Tharaud performs Debussy and Schubert.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Monday - Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony
Ian Skelly opens a week of symphonic recordings from Denmark.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Alexander Gadjiev plays Chopin
Alessandro Fisher sings Dowland and Alexander Gadjiev plays Chopin's Barcarolle Op. 60.
17:00
In Tune—Live from Armagh, Northern Ireland
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—An eclectic mix of classical music, Capturing Twilight: Before Dawn
Capturing Twilight with an eclectic mix of classical music, focusing on before dawn.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Fin-de-siecle Vienna, in Paris
Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Orchestre de Paris in Mahler and Berg.
22:00
Music Matters—Life, Music, Silence
Bernard Haitink, higher education in music, Nathalie Stutzmann and Sibelius.
22:45
The Essay—The Lost Hours, Elevenses
1/5Novelist Andrew Martin makes the case for cherishing our endangered mid-morning ritual.
23:00
Night Tracks—Music for the evening
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra and Alexander Vedernikov
A programme of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov from 2008. Catriona Young presents.
