Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—New Year's Eve Concert from Lugano
Cellist Mischa Maisky joins the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc's classical mix
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Georgia Mann
Listen to the best classical music, specially selected for your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Pauline Viardot and Her Circle, The New Sensation
2/5Donald Macleod explores how Pauline Viardot was aided by Alfred de Musset and George Sand.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Ryedale Festival (1/4) - Hugh Cutting and Christopher Glynn
Hugh Cutting and Christopher Glynn perform songs by Monteverdi, Mussorgsky and Schubert.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Vilde Frang plays Robert Schumann
Vilde Frang performs Schumann's Violin Concerto with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
17:00
In Tune—Emma Smith, Kathryn Tickell
Sean Rafferty with Emma Smith and Kathryn Tickell.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music to inspire you
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Wigmore Soloists Go French
The star-studded ensemble perform works by Fauré, Debussy and Ravel.
22:00
Free Thinking—Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe
Historian Hetta Howes, novelists Claire Gilbert and Victoria MacKenzie join Shahidha Bari.
22:45
The Essay—Artists and the Spirit World, Wassily Kandinsky’s Composition V
The roles of spiritualism and women artists at the beginning of western abstraction.(R)
23:00
Night Tracks—The constant harmony machine
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Dutilleux, Chausson and Ravel
Bertrand de Billy conducts the Suisse Romande Orchestra in 20th-century French repertoire.
