Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—MacMillan and Beethoven from Cologne
Violinist Aylen Pritchin joins the WDR Symphony Orchestra and conductor Maxim Emelyanychev
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Classical music to set you up for the day
Hannah French presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.
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—A musical journey from Edinburgh to Italy: Seong-Jin Cho plays Liszt
A musical journey at the Edinburgh International Festival.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Schubert and Vienna, A divided city
1/5Donald Macleod explores the Vienna Schubert was born into
17:00
New Generation Artists—Winter Showcase Episode 3
Recordings at the BBC from stars of the future.
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Evening
18:15
Words and Music—Long Life
Timothy West and Eileen O’Brien perform readings exploring old age set alongside music.(R)
19:30
BBC Proms—Proms at Christmas 2024, Prom 62: Rattle conducts Mahler’s Sixth
BBC Proms 2024: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Simon Rattle perform Mahler 6.
21:00
New Generation Artists—Winter Showcase Extra
Music from Romantic Paris by Fauré, Ravel and Augusta Holmès
22:00
Night Tracks—Music for the darkling hour
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.(R)
23:30
'Round Midnight—Nubya Garcia sits in for Soweto
Saxophonist and band leader Nubya Garcia sits in for Soweto.(R)
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs & Symphonia domestica
From Romania, a concert from the Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra of Cluj-Napoca.









