Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Andrew Manze and Tabea Zimmermann
Andrew Manze conducts the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra in Walton and Elgar.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Start the day right with classical music
Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring your requests.
09:30
Essential Classics—The very best of classical music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Performances from pianist Bertrand Chamayou plus a focus on French classical music
Specially recorded music from the BBC Performing Groups, the EBU and more.
16:00
Composer of the Week—CPE Bach (1714-1788), A home in Hamburg
4/5After thirty years in the same job, Bach makes a fresh start. With Donald Macleod.
17:00
In Tune—Wind down from the day with classical
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—The London Symphony Orchestra
Ravel's jazz age Piano Concerto and Vaughan Williams' wartime Fifth Symphony from the LSO.
21:45
The Essay—Dietrich in Five Songs, Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Paul Morley marks Dietrich's dive into a Pete Seeger anti-war folk song she transformed.
22:00
Night Tracks—Music after dark
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—Harpist Amanda Whiting selects Ella Fitzgerald
Today's guest is Amanda Whiting. Soweto plays new music from Bex Burch and KOKOROKO.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Days of Early Music Festival 2023 from Bratislava
Members of the Lotz Trio and Musica Florea in music by Telemann and his contemporaries.
