Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Chopin Piano Concertos
Leonora Armellini and Alexander Gadjiev perform with the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Your classical alarm call
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
09:30
Essential Classics—The ideal mix of classical music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—American Orchestral Favourites in Concert
BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists in concert and American orchestral favourites.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Tributes
5/5Donald Macleod explores the tributes made to Purcell after his early death.
17:00
In Tune—Live music at drivetime
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 music.(R)
19:30
Friday Night is Music Night—Great Yarmouth
The BBC Concert Orchestra at the Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth.
21:45
The Essay—Scotland Rocks, Amber
5/5Kenneth Steven combines Scottish landscape and geological history with his own poetry.
22:00
Late Junction—Carnival parades and ghostly meditations
Jennifer Lucy Allan dips into the Late Junction mailbag to round up a raft of new releases
23:30
'Round Midnight—Charles Tolliver in conversation
The trumpeter, composer and Strata-East Records co-founder chats to Soweto.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Satie, Dutilleux and Saint-Saëns
Alexander Humala conducts the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice.
