Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Mäkelä and Lozakovich play Brahms's Double Concerto
Conductor Klaus Mäkelä returned to his cello in Brahms's touching Double Concerto.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Your classical commute
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—The best classical morning music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Schubert's 'Trout' Quintet in Concert
Fiona Talkington with specially recorded music by the Nash Ensemble.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Llandaff Cathedral
Live from Llandaff Cathedral.
16:00
Composer of the Week—JS Bach at Christmas, Cöthen, 1721
3/5A new job means Bach's Christmases will now feel very different. With Donald Macleod.(R)
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—Half an hour of the finest classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Christmas with the BBC Singers and Abel Selaocoe
A sequence of choral music for Christmas.
21:45
The Essay—Full Moon on Progress St, Billie Holliday in Love at MoMA
Dr Rommi Smith examines a turning-point moment in the life of five Black female musicians.
22:00
Night Tracks—Harmonious music for nighttime listening
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.(R)
23:30
'Round Midnight—Another live highlight from Billy Cobham
One more piece from the fusion drummer's recent show with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—The Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra's 80th Jubilee Concert
From Budapest, Liszt, Mendelssohn and Strauss. Penny Gore presents.
