Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—New Year's Concert from the Liszt Academy, Budapest
To celebrate the New Year, masterpieces from different generations, styles and genres.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc's classical commute
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, A Break with the Past
4/5Handel decides his career needs a change of direction. Presented by Donald Macleod.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—2022 Hay Festival – Dvořák Plus performed by the Mithras Piano Trio
Sarah Walker presents Dvořák Plus performed by the Mithras Piano Trio.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday - Katya Kabanova, Act 2
Janacek's opera in Rome, and the BBC Philharmonic plays Sibelius's Third Symphony.
17:00
In Tune—Doric String Quartet
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The perfect Classical Jubilee mixtape
A musical mix to celebrate the Queen's platinum jubilee.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
I Was Glad: the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra plays Parry, Tchaikovsky and Walton.
22:00
Free Thinking—Get Carter
Digging beneath the surface of the classic Brit noir film with director Mike Hodges.(R)
22:45
The Essay—Composers and Their Dogs, Dachshunds
4/5Famous composers’ devotion to dogs. Britten and Bernstein were obsessed with dachshunds.(R)
23:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for the evening
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—New sounds in ambient music
Elizabeth Alker selects new sounds in ambient music.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Ravel and Prokofiev
The Lausanne Chamber Orchestra join forces with the Lausanne Conservatory Orchestra.
