Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Lanaudière Festival
The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin perform Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Morning classical
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
09:00
Essential Classics—Great classical music for your morning
Sara Mohr-Pietsch plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—José Maurício Nunes Garcia (1767-1830), Decline into Poverty
5/5Kate Molleson explores Garcia’s final years in poverty.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2023
West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2023.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Brahms's Violin Concerto in D, Op 77
Leonidas Kavakos performs Brahms's Violin Concerto in D, Op 77.
16:30
The Listening Service—Strange Tuning
An odyssey through the musical universe, presented by Tom Service.(R)
17:00
In Tune—Start your evening with live classical music from the BBC
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Switch up your listening with classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Oramo conducts Mahler
Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's famed Fifth Symphony.
22:00
The Verb—The Verb at Contains Strong Language Festival
Ian McMillan presents The Verb from the Contains Strong Language Festival in Leeds.
22:45
The Essay—Rainsong in Five Senses, England and the Touch of Rain
5/5Nandini Das curates essays from across the globe on differing sensory responses to rain.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Dancing ghosts and remixed frogs
Verity Sharp with another ear-opening musical journey into the furthest reaches of sound.
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Late
01:00
Ultimate Calm—Ólafur Arnalds: Series 1, Blissful body-related music feat. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
8/13Take a deep breath and tune in to the sound of your body with Ólafur Arnalds.(R)
02:00
Happy Harmonies with Laufey—Vol 11: Soothing harmonies for mellow days
Tracks from Billie Eilish, Enya and The Beatles to soundtrack those mellower days.(R)
03:00
Through the Night—A Pair of Pavels
Pavel Haas Quartet and Pavel Nikl play Brahms and Dvořák at the Festival Musique et Neige.
