Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Rachmaninov and Mahler at the 2023 BBC Proms
Rachmaninov's First Piano Concerto and Mahler's First Symphony 'Titan'.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Start the day with classical music
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—The ideal morning mix of classical music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Pianist Alim Beisembayev live from Wigmore Hall plus the Ryedale Festival
Highlights from the Ryedale Festival plus Alim Beisembayev live from Wigmore Hall
16:00
Composer of the Week—Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787), A Boy from Bohemia
1/5Donald Macleod explores the effervescent music of a composer who changed opera forever
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—Classical music for your journey
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Beethoven's Ninth Symphony from the CBSO
Kazuki Yamada conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
21:45
The Essay—Music Rediscovered, Teresa del Riego's suffrage anthem
Naomi Paxton shares research on a suffrage song with a special performance by Lucy Stevens
22:00
Night Tracks—Music for the evening
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—Kit Downes' Flowers
The pianist selects living legends and unsung heroes to celebrate.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Clara-Jumi Kang plays Tchaikovsky
Pietari Inkinen with the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern.
