Schedule
Early
00:00
Classical Fix—Dean McCullough
Linton Stephens tries out a classical playlist on Radio 1 presenter Dean McCullough.(R)
00:30
Through the Night—Leif Ove Andsnes performs Mozart
Petr Popelka conducts the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra in Kurtág, Rachmaninov & Mozart.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Your classical alarm call
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—Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Social Misfit
1/5Donald Macleod explores Elgar's own belief that he was an outsider in British society.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Chloë Hanslip & Danny Driver
Live from Wigmore Hall, a violin and piano recital of 20th-century works.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major
With soloist Denis Kozhukhin and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Simone Menezes.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Geneva Lewis plays Ravel's dazzling Tzigane
Radio 3's New Generation Artists: Music by Chopin, Strozzi and Ravel
17:00
In Tune—Wind down from the day with classical
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—30 minutes of classical inspiration
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Schubert Symphony No. 9
Nicholas Collon conducts the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
22:00
Music Matters—Meredith Monk
Sara Mohr-Pietsch speaks to the American composer and performance artist Meredith Monk.(R)
22:45
The Essay—That's Entertainment...? Variety and Me, Singing, Dancing and Having a Laugh: The Backbone of Variety
Traditional Variety through the lens of a writer’s childhood fascination.
23:00
Night Tracks—The music garden
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Broja plays Beethoven and Brahms
Polish pianist Jan Krzysztof Broja plays at the Kaunas Pažaislis Festival, Lithuania.
