Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—The First Romanian Symphony
The Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra perform music by George Stephănescu.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc's classical mix
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—Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), A Classicist at War
3/5Donald Macleod explores Ravel’s early war years and military service.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—LSO St Luke's Artist Focus: Annelien Van Wauwe
Annelien Van Wauwe performs clarinet trios by Beethoven and Brahms.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Wednesday - Bruckner with the BBC Philharmonic
The BBC Philharmonic's first Prom of the 2022 season, featuring Bruckner's Sixth Symphony.
16:00
Choral Evensong—Lambeth Palace
From Lambeth Palace Chapel with St Martin’s Voices, led by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
17:00
In Tune—Bruno Philippe and Tanguy de Williencourt, Catrin Finch and Sally Beamish
Katie Derham with Bruno Philippe, Tanguy de Williencourt, Catrin Finch and Sally Beamish
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Half an hour of the finest classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
BBC Proms—2022, Russian romance and Icelandic elements
Live at BBC Prom 8: BBC Symphony Orchestra & BBC Singers conducted by Dalia Stasevska.
22:00
Free Thinking—Satyajit Ray's films
Tariq Ali, Sarah Jilani, Sangeeta Datta and Chandak Sengoopta and Rana Mitter discuss Ray.
22:45
The Essay—Women Writers to Put Back on the Bookshelf, Margaret Oliphant
3/5The Scottish writer whose comic heroine Miss Marjoribanks bucks 19th-century conventions.(R)
23:00
Night Tracks—The music garden
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—A Beethoven Journey
Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto and Caroline Shaw's Watermark, which was inspired by it.
