Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Kammerakademie Potsdam performs works by Bach and by Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn
Justin Doyle conducts RIAS Chamber Chorus and Kammerakademie Potsdam at the Philharmonie.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Morning classical
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring your requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Refresh your morning with classical music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Golden Evenings at Cannons
2/5Kate Molleson explores the home of Handel’s most extravagant employer.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Haydn Plus: Ashley Riches and Joseph Middleton
A concert recorded at LSO St Luke's in London of songs by Haydn and his contemporaries.(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Proms 2023, Les Siècles
François Xavier-Roth conducts Les Siècles at the Proms in music by Ligeti and Mozart.
17:00
In Tune—Music news and live classical music
Conductor Marin Alsop and the BBC Singers join Katie Derham.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Your daily classical soundtrack
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
BBC Proms—2023, Prom 66: Rufus Wainwright – Want Symphonic: Want One
Live at the BBC Proms: Sarah Hicks, the BBC Concert Orchestra and Rufus Wainwright.
21:15
Sunday Feature—I Arrive without Leaving - The Story of Women Surrealist Poets
Alexandra Reza on the early women surrealist poets and writers who shaped the movement.(R)
22:00
The Essay—Five Kinds of Beethoven, Nitin Sawhney
3/5Nitin Sawhney on the origins, evolution and nature of Beethoven’s genius.(R)
22:15
BBC Proms—2023, Prom 67: Rufus Wainwright – Want Symphonic: Want Two
Live at the BBC Proms: Sarah Hicks, the BBC Concert Orchestra and Rufus Wainwright.
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Late
00:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for the evening
Hannah Peel with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.
00:30
Through the Night—Fauré and Debussy in Switzerland
Mezzo Isabel Pfefferkorn sings Fauré's La Bonne Chanson at the Meiringen Music Festival.
