Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Romania Night
Radio Romania 95th Birthday Concert: Dumitrescu, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Start the day right with classical music
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
09:30
Essential Classics—The ideal mix of classical music
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Dvorak's 7th Symphony from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Chaos Quartet in Oxford
Specially recorded music from the UK and beyond.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Wanderer
5/5Donald Macleod explores Liszt’s rootlessness and nomadic nature.
17:00
In Tune—Classical artists live in session
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Friday Night is Music Night—Fly Me to the Movies
The BBC Concert Orchestra with film and classical music on the theme of flying.(R)
21:45
The Essay—Classical Deceptions, Mamoru Samuragochi
Phil Hebblethwaite explores hoaxes and controversies in classical music.
22:00
Late Junction—Kraftwerk’s Autobahn at 50: Music for Motorways
Jennifer Lucy Allan celebrates Kraftwerk’s Autobahn at 50 with Drexciya’s DJ Stingray.
23:30
'Round Midnight—Kraftwerk's Autobahn: Rainer Trüby's Mixtape
The legendary DJ curates half an hour of classic German jazz-fusion
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Strauss, Mahler and Tchaikovsky from Bucharest
Romanian Radio National Orchestra & Sascha Goetzel are joined by baritone Liviu Holender.
