Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Carl Friedrich Abel
Krzysztof and Anna Firlus perform sonatas by Abel at the Actus Humanus Festival in Gdansk.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Classical rise and shine
Breakfast with Petroc Trelawny, including shortlisted entries from the Carol Competition.
09:00
Essential Classics—The greatest classical music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—A Vaughan Williams Christmas, Christmases in Italy and London
2/5Kate Molleson explores Vaughan Williams’s early Christmases with his wife Adeline.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—LSO St Luke's: Saint-Saens's Circle (1/4)
Hannah French presents the Nash Ensemble in chamber music by Saint-Saens and Faure.(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Sibelius's Violin Concerto
Sibelius's Violin Concerto with Ning Feng, plus more performances from Yulianna Avdeeva.
17:00
In Tune—In session with stellar classical artists
Flautist Brandon Patrick George performs live in the studio.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music for your journey
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Handel–Mozart: Messiah
The BBC Singers perform Mozart's arrangement of Handel's oratorio Messiah.
22:00
Free Thinking—Prize Winners 2023
Nandini Das, Tania Branigan, Halik Kochanski, Ed Yong, John Vallaint talk to Rana Mitter
22:45
The Essay—The Story of Puddings, Summer Pudding
Essays about our favourite puddings. The spectacular summer pudding has many surprises.
23:00
Night Tracks—Night music
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Andrea Bernasconi's L'Huomo at the Herne Early Music Days Festival
Ensemble 1700 perform a tragicomedy commissioned by Princess Wilhelmine of Bayreuth
