Schedule
Early
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.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Sunny side up classical to start your New Year's Eve
Hannah French presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—Refresh your morning with 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 New Orleans: the Kleio Quartet plays Marsalis
Linton Stephens showcases exclusive recordings from the UK and beyond.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Schubert and Vienna, Centre of the Universe
2/5Donald explores the incredible Congress of Vienna which reignited the city’s fortunes
17:00
New Generation Artists—Winter Showcase Episode 4
Young stars - Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, the Leonkoro Quartet and Geneva Lewis.
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Evening
18:15
Words and Music—Rings
Marriage, motorways and magic: writers on rings, read by Susan Twist and Chris Jack.
19:00
BBC Proms—Proms at Christmas 2024, Prom 73: Last Night of the Proms 2024
BBC Proms 2024: the season closes with star soloists Angel Blue and Sir Stephen Hough.
22:00
Night Tracks—Immersive music for late night listening
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.(R)
23:30
'Round Midnight—New Year's Eve
Soweto sees in 2025 with some friends of the show.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Orlando di Lasso: The song of the Sibyls
Ensemble Irini explore the mystical through Lasso's chromatic Prophecies of the Sibyllines
