Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Broja plays Beethoven and Brahms
Polish pianist Jan Krzysztof Broja plays at the Kaunas Pažaislis Festival, Lithuania.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Classical music to start the day
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring your requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Celebrating classical greats
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Edward Elgar (1857-1934), A Catholic in an Anglican Country
2/5Donald Macleod explores how Elgar's Catholicism set him apart from other British artists.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Baroque Fancies: Lucie Horsch
Rising star, Lucie Horsch, performs music from the golden age of the recorder.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Gliere's Horn Concerto
With soloist Richard Watkins and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Martyn Brabbins.
17:00
In Tune—The biggest names in classical music
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Switch up your listening with classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Messiaen's Turangalîla Symphony with pianist Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang joins the La Scala Orchestra in Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie.
22:00
Free Thinking—Game playing
Shahidha Bari finds out how to win at rock, paper, scissors and to make a Windrush game.
22:45
The Essay—That's Entertainment...? Variety and Me, Gokkle o’ Geer: Ventriloquists and their Dummies
Traditional Variety through the lens of a writer’s childhood fascination.
23:00
Night Tracks—Music for midnight
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Chamber music from Stavanger
Pieter Wispelwey, Christian Ihle Hadland & friends perform Mahler, Haydn and Schubert.
