Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Béla Bartók
Ádám Szokolay commemorates the 75th anniversary of Bartok's death.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Classical sunrise
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring your requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—The very best of classical music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Transformation
2/5Donald Macleod focuses on Franz Schubert in the years after 1820.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Schwarzenberg Festival 2023 (1/4)
Schubert's String Quartet in G, D887, from the Schwarzenberg Schubertiade 2023.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2
The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Rachmaninov's Second Symphony.
17:00
In Tune—World-class classical music – live
Sir James MacMillan joins us from Scotland, and the Chooi Brothers perform live.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix
Join us for a journey from joyful exuberance to choral calm.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Celebrating Sir John Tavener
The BBC Singers mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Sir John Tavener.
22:00
Free Thinking—Sam Selvon and The Lonely Londoners
Selvon's evocative 1956 novel discussed at the British Library by Shahidha Bari & guests.
22:45
The Essay—To Odesa, 2. Departure
Ukrainian-American poet Ilya Kaminsky (author of Deaf Republic) on the city of his birth.(R)
23:00
Night Tracks—Music for the evening
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Wolf, Spohr and Beethoven from the Zermatt Music Festival in Switzerland
Chamber music by Wolf, Spohr and Beethoven, recorded at the Zermatt Festival.
