Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Chamber Symphonies by Franz Schreker and Claude Debussy
Heinz Holliger conducts the Basel Chamber Orchestra. Presented by Catriona Young.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Classical music to set you up for the day
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring your requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Refresh your morning with classical music
Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Greatest Showstoppers, Maria Szymanowska
3/4Donald Macleod follows Polish pianist Maria Szymanowska as she strikes out on her own.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—The Isidore String Quartet at the Edinburgh International Festival
Chamber music by Mendelssohn and Billy Childs.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Mozart's 40th Symphony
Ivor Bolton conducts Mozart's Symphony No 40.
17:00
Slow Radio—Arctic Sound Walk, Being and Belonging
2/3Day two of Horatio Clare's immersive Sound Walk along Greenland's Arctic Circle Trail.(R)
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Evening
18:15
BBC Proms—Proms at Christmas 2023, Prom 55: Gershwin’s Piano Concerto
BBC Proms 2023: Andris Nelsons conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
20:20
New Generation Artists—Performances from Radio 3 New Generation Artists
Bach, Berlioz and Beethoven from Radio 3's New Generation Artists - stars of the future.
21:35
BBC Proms—Proms at Christmas 2023, BBC Proms at Dewsbury
Cellist Laura van der Heijden and pianist Jâms Coleman perform live at Dewsbury Town Hall.
23:15
The Essay—Sounds of Isolation, Voices in the Dark
4/5As wreathes of mist lift from a moorland, birdsong is captured in the darkness.(R)
23:30
Unclassified—Unclassified Live: Erased Tapes x BBC Philharmonic at Fat Out Fest
Elizabeth Alker presents Erased Tapes artists in collaboration with BBC Philharmonic.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—A baroque kind of love
La florida Capella with soprano Federico Fiorio at the Herne Early Music Days festival.
