Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Much Ado about Pahud
Emmanuel Pahud joins the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra for Jacques Ibert's Flute Concerto.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wake up with classical music
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring your requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Your perfect classical playlist
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—John and Alice Coltrane, A New Journey
4/5Kate Molleson and Kevin Le Gendre chart Alice’s creative response to grief.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Essentially Strauss: Elena Urioste and Tom Poster
Elena Urioste and Tom Poster perform Strauss's Violin Sonata and music by Kreisler.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Strauss's Ein Heldenleben
The Vienna SO perform Strauss's Ein Heldenleben, plus Ensemble Polyharmonique in concert.
17:00
In Tune—Classical music live from the BBC
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The perfect classical half hour
A 30-minute soundscape of classical music with Glass, Dunstaple, Glass, Brahms, Puccini.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Strauss and Mahler
Alpesh Chauhan conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a concert from Glasgow.
22:00
Free Thinking—Ursula Le Guin and The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
Naomi Alderman, Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson and others discuss the politics of this 1973 fable.
22:45
The Essay—Ways of Being, Kate Davis on Thomas Hardy
1/5Poet Kate Davis explores her fascination with Thomas Hardy's poem Afterwards.(R)
23:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for late-night listening
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—Shards of light
Elizabeth Alker shares ambient and experimental sounds to keep the darkness at bay
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Knoxville in Ljubljana
Soprano Theresa Plut performs Barber's Knoxville with the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra.
