Schedule
Early
00:00
The Music & Meditation Podcast—Series 1, Ease your anxiety with Jambo Truong
3/8Give yourself some space with an insightful chat followed by a calming meditation.
00:30
Through the Night—Croatian Statehood Day
Beethoven's Fourth Symphony and music by Stanko Horvat and his student, Berislav Šipuš.
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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—Handel and the Crown, Divided Loyalties
1/5Handel finds himself in demand at rival royal courts. With Donald Macleod.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Beethoven and Borodin Quartets
Live from Wigmore Hall: the Škampa Quartet play Beethoven and Borodin.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Monday - Enigma Variations
Antonio Pappano conducts Elgar's Enigma Variations, Britten's Violin Concerto and more.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Alexander Gadjiev plays Beethoven
New Alexander Gadjiev plays Beethoven's 'Waldstein' Sonata.
17:00
In Tune—Joby Talbot, Ed Lyon and Laurence Cummings
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Da Vinci's viola organista
The silver lyre invented by Leonardo da Vinci heaves in a frozen Black Lake by Bjork.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra play Wagner, Poulenc and Tchaikovsky
The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra perform works by Wagner, Poulenc and Tchaikovsky.
22:00
Music Matters—Freddie De Tommaso, Andre J Thomas
Tom Service talks to tenor Freddie De Tommaso and choral director André J Thomas.(R)
22:45
The Essay—Composers and Their Dogs, Newfoundlands
1/5Famous composers devoted to certain dog breeds. Wagner’s turbulent life with Newfoundlands(R)
23:00
Night Tracks—Music for midnight
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Barokkanerne perform Bach's two Missae breve
From Oslo Cathedral, Bach's two Missae breve performed by Barokkanerne.













