Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Hand in Hand - the Mozarts and the Smetanas
GAIA Music Festival from Church Scherzligen, Thun. Jonathan Swain presents.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Ease into the day with classical music
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring your requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Classical soundtrack for your morning
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), At a Crossroads
3/5Mendelssohn's second visit to London in 1832 and his first paid commissions as a composer
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Verbier Festival (2/4) - Brahms and Bach
Sarah Walker presents music by Brahms and Bach recorded at the 2023 Verbier Festival.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Stravinsky's Firebird
Fiona Talkington presents music from BBC and international orchestras.
16:00
Choral Evensong—Croydon Minster
Live from Croydon Minster.
17:00
In Tune—Discover classical music and artists
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music for focus and inspiration
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—The Ulster Orchestra and Schumann's 'Rhenish' Symphony No. 3
The Ulster Orchestra perform works by Dohnányi, Bartok and Schumann.
22:00
Free Thinking—Shakespeare's Women
The women who crop up in Shakespeare's life, his plays and who helped conserve his legacy.
22:45
The Essay—Reading Ulysses, Colm Tóibín on Sirens
Colm Tóibín explains singing in Ulysses, exploring a passage from the Sirens episode.(R)
23:00
Night Tracks—The constant harmony machine
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Love songs by Brahms
Christiane Karg, Patricia Nolz, Benjamin Bruns & Michael Nagy sing Brahms.
