Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Finnish Independence Day Gala Concert
Works by Sibelius and contemporary Finnish composers Jouni Kaipainen and Lotta Wennäkoski.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc's classical rise and shine
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tom McKinney
The best classical music, specially selected for your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—César Franck (1822-1890), Escape
2/5Romance and the 1848 revolution coincide for César Franck. With Donald Macleod.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—One Pianist, One Composer, at LSO St Luke's in London (1/4)
Hannah French presents Christian Ihle Hadland performing a sequence of works by Chopin.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Tuesday - Nielsen's Fifth Symphony
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Nielsen, and Mozart's Bassoon Concerto.
17:00
In Tune—Renée Fleming, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, perform live in the studio.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The eclectic classical mix
An eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Landscapes in Sound
Sir Simon Rattle conducts Sibelius tone poems and Bruckner’s radiant Seventh Symphony.
22:00
Free Thinking—Language, the Victorians, and Us
From Lancashire dialect protest poetry to Hardy's Dorset vowels. John Gallagher hosts.
22:45
The Essay—A Landscape for Recovery, Katharine Norbury on Companionship on the Thames
Writer Katharine Norbury explores our relationship with the non-human world.
23:00
Night Tracks—Night music
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—A Celebration of Iván Fischer's 70th Birthday
András Schiff joins the Budapest Festival Orchestra and Iván Fischer for Bach and Bartók.
