Schedule
Early
00:00
Classical Fix—Valerie June
Jules Buckley mixes a classical playlist for singer-songwriter Valerie June.(R)
00:30
Through the Night—Swedish Radio Choir recorded in Stockholm
Peter Dijkstra conducts works by Gustav and Alma Mahler, Brahms, Storm and Schoenberg.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Monday - Petroc's classical rise and shine
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Georgia Mann
The ideal mix of classical music for your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Robert Schumann (1810-1856), 1840-41 - Creative Tensions
How Robert and Clara Schumann reconciled their domestic creative tension.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Christine Rice and Julius Drake
A pair of season-themed song cycles: Berlioz's Les nuits d'été and Britten's Winter Words.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto
Bomsori Kim performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Andrew Manze.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Alexander Gadjiev plays Prokofiev's Visions fugitives
Radio 3 New Generation Artists: Alexander Gadjiev plays Prokofiev's Visions fugitives.
17:00
In Tune—Tenebrae, Alice Coote and Antony Hermus
Vocal ensemble Tenebrae, conducted by Nigel Short, perform live in the studio.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Expand your horizons with classical music
From the energy of Richter’s Vivaldi Recomposed to Holst’s famous Jupiter.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Simon Rattle conducts Mahler's Ninth Symphony in Munich
Mahler's Ninth Symphony conducted by Sir Simon Rattle with the Bavarian RSO.
21:00
Ultimate Calm—Ólafur Arnalds: Series 1, Tune into nature feat. Jon Hopkins
2/13Join Ólafur Arnalds for a musical journey into calm inspired by the natural world.
22:00
Music Matters—Music in Northern Ireland
Kate Molleson and music-making in Northern Ireland.(R)
22:45
The Essay—A Birdsong Garden, The Great Chorus
1/5Redstarts and warblers are the stars in the dawn chorus of May.(R)
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—Camerata Zurich with the Soós-Haag Piano Duo
Bach, Mozart and Staempfli recorded at the Tonhalle in Zurich. With Catriona Young.
