Schedule
Early
00:00
The Music & Meditation Podcast—Series 1, Heal your heart with Alex Elle
7/8Soothing the pain of relationship troubles with meditation and a calming music mix.
00:30
Through the Night—Prokofiev's Cinderella
Vladimir Jurowski conducts ballet music performed by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Monday - Petroc's classical picks
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.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Billy Strayhorn (1915-67), Something to Live For
1/5Donald Macleod looks at the life and work of American jazz musician Billy Strayhorn.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Elisabeth Leonskaja plays Mozart and Beethoven
Legendary pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja plays Mozart and Beethoven, live from Wigmore Hall.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Monday - Gil Shaham plays Brahms
Music by Brahms, Fauré, Connesson, Marais, Purcell and James MacMillan.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Alexander Gadjiev plays Tcherepnin
Alexander Gadjiev plays piano music by Alexander Tcherepnin.
17:00
In Tune—With Katie Derham
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music to inspire you
An eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—RTVE Symphony Orchestra perform Berlioz and Beethoven
The RTVE Symphony Orchestra, Madrid, perform Berlioz and Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony.
21:30
Northern Drift—Mike Garry and Carmel Smickersgill
Poet Mike Garry and composer Carmel Smickersgill at the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge.
22:00
Music Matters—Max Richter
Max Richter, the WNO production of Migrations and a new book on Inca music reimagined.(R)
22:45
The Essay—Bohemians in T-Shirts, Actors
Michael Goldfarb on why Marlon Brando and Stanley Kowalski took to wearing T-shirts.
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—Lugano 2021
Maurice Steger is soloist and conductor with the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana.














