Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Quatuor Ebéne play quartets by Haydn, Bartók and Schubert
The French quartet performs in the Parco della Musica in Rome. Presented by Penny Gore.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Classical sunrise
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—Classical soundtrack for your morning
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Accordionist Ryan Corbett live from Wigmore Hall plus recent recordings from Hay
Specially recorded music and great performances from the UK and beyond.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), What Is Our Life? 1583-1603
1/5Gibbons’s early life in Cambridge and Oxford, amidst Britain’s political turbulence.
17:00
In Tune—The biggest names in classical music
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The perfect classical half hour
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Brahms Piano Quartets at Wigmore Hall
The Pavel Haas Quartet and Boris Giltburg play Brahms's First and Second Piano Quartets.
21:45
The Essay—Bohemians in T-Shirts, Actors
Michael Goldfarb on why Marlon Brando and Stanley Kowalski took to wearing T-shirts.(R)
22:00
Night Tracks—Blissful sounds for after-hours
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—Alina Bzhezhinska picks her Flowers
Alina Bzhezhinska is Soweto's guest on our weekly feature, Flowers.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—James Ehnes plays Prokofiev
The Canadian violinist joins the Zurich Philharmonia with conductor Gianandrea Noseda.
