Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Music for the Queen of Heaven
The Swedish Radio Choir and acclaimed British conductor Harry Bradford.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Classical music to brighten your morning
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—Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli, High Office
Donald Macleod explores the Gabrielis’ groundbreaking music for St Mark’s Basilica
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Natalie Clein and Friends (1/4)
Cellist Natalie Clein and friends perform music by Schubert, Beethoven and Bloch.(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Mozart's Symphony No. 40
Malin Broman and the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra perform Mozart's 40th Symphony.
17:00
In Tune—Live classical performance and interviews
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The eclectic classical mix
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, Kapustin and Borodin
Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall.
22:00
Free Thinking—Free speech, censorship and modern China
The writings of Chinese women, from Ding Ling to coming of age in the 1990s
22:45
The Essay—New Generation Thinkers 2023, Germany’s Mary Wollstonecraft
Andrew Cooper on the school teacher who tried to ignite a feminist revolution in Germany.
23:00
Night Tracks—A little night music
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—The Heavenly Life
Bach and Mahler from the Musikdorf Ernen Festival with Musikdorf Ernen Festival Orchestra.
