Schedule
Early
00:00
Classical Fix—Michael James Wong
Linton Stephens mixes a classical playlist for Michael James Wong.(R)
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 - Hannah's classical rise and shine
Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring New Year, New Music.
09:00
Essential Classics—Georgia Mann
A great selection of classical music for your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Max Richter (b 1966), Doorstep Discovery
1/5Donald Macleod speaks to trailblazing composer Max Richter about his musical beginnings.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Paul Watkins and Huw Watkins
Live from Wigmore Hall, the talented Watkins brothers perform Debussy, Schumann and Fauré.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Monday - Rachmaninov's Second Symphony
Music by Bacewicz, Bach and Rachmaninov.
17:00
New Generation Artists—Winter Showcase - Programme 9
New Generation Artist María Dueñas performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.
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Evening
18:15
Words and Music—Truth
'The truth is rarely pure and never simple.' Readings by Morfydd Clark and Neil Dudgeon.(R)
19:30
BBC Proms—Proms at Christmas 2022, Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko – Mahler’s Seventh Symphony
From the BBC Proms 2022: the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Kirill Petrenko.
21:15
Northern Drift—Michael Pedersen and Hayley Suviste
Poet Michael Pedersen and sound artist Hayley Suviste at the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge.
22:00
Music Matters—Vaughan Williams Today
Tom Service with a Vaughan Williams special to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth.
22:45
The Essay—Behind the Veil: The story of Irish nuns, Chastity and Lots of Praying
Convent-educated, lapsed Catholic Olivia O'Leary asks where all the Irish nuns have gone.
23:00
Night Tracks—Immerse yourself
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.(R)
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Shostakovich's Violin Concerto and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, with conductor Cristian Măcelaru and violinist Karen Gomyo
