Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Conductor Andrew Manze and violist Tabea Zimmermann in Berlin
Walton's Viola Concerto & Elgar's First Symphony from the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Boost your Boxing Day morning with classical
Hannah French presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—Your perfect classical playlist
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Bach, Wagner and Prokofiev plus music for the big screen.
Performance to suit the festive period.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Christmas in Latvia, Winter Lights
4/5Donald Macleod meets composer, Ēriks Ešenvalds, and Latvian folklorist, Ilona Dzērve.
17:00
New Generation Artists—Winter Showcase Episode 1
Radio 3's current New Generation Artists in music by Mozart, Schubert, Bach and Messiaen.
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Evening
18:15
Words and Music—Maria Callas and the power of singing
Clarke Peters and Anastasia Hille with prose and poetry about singing(R)
19:30
BBC Proms—Proms at Christmas 2024, Prom 72: Mozart, Farrenc and Beethoven’s 'Eroica' Symphony
BBC Proms 2024: the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with Antonello Manacorda.
21:15
The Lebrecht Interview—Sir David Pountney in conversation with Norman Lebrecht
Norman Lebrecht in conversation with opera and theatre director Sir David Pountney.
22:00
Night Tracks—A meditative moonlight soundtrack
An immersive sound track for Boxing Day, with Hannah Peel.
23:30
'Round Midnight—BADBADNOTGOOD on Boxing Day
Soweto spins new music from the Canadian group.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Beethoven, Smetana & Schubert piano trios at the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg in Austria
With violinist Tobias Feldmann, cellist Harriet Krijgh and pianist Lauma Skride.
