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—Schnittke and Mahler from Poland
Gidon Kremer performs Schnittke's Fourth Violin Concerto.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Monday - Petroc's classical alarm call
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tom McKinney
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Social Misfit
1/5Donald Macleod explores Elgar's own belief that he was an outsider in British society.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Stuart Jackson and Kathryn Stott
Live recital from London's Wigmore Hall, with songs by Gurney, Tosti and Rachmaninov.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Monday - Widmann conducts Schumann
Jorg Widmann conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Schumann's Second Symphony.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Tom Borrow plays Chopin
Twenty-one-year-old piano sensation Tom Borrow plays Chopin.
17:00
In Tune—Olivia Jageurs, Nigel Short and Barnabás Kelemen
Sean Rafferty is joined live in the studio by harpist Olivia Jageurs.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music for focus and inspiration
An uninterrupted eclectic mix of classical, folk and film music, inspired by the sea.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Classics from the Schwetzingen Festival
The Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin, perform Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
22:00
Music Matters—Andreas Ottensamer, Sarah Kirby, Walter Susskind
Tom Service talks to Sarah Kirby about her book Exhibitions, Music and the British Empire.
22:45
The Essay—Reading Ulysses, Anne Enright on Telemachus
Anne Enright gives us a close reading of the opening pages of James Joyce's Ulysses.
23:00
Night Tracks—Adventures in sound
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Bach, Dutilleux and Stravinsky
Cellist Miklós Perényi and conductor Klaus Mäkelä in concert from Stockholm.
