Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—A Journey through German Romanticism: Beethoven, Bruch and Mendelssohn
Violinist Renaud Capuçon performs with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Spring: Four Seasons in One Day
Petroc Trelawny celebrates Spring in Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—Summer: Four Seasons in One Day
Georgia Mann plays the best classical music to remind you of Summer.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Autumn: Four Seasons in One Day
Elizabeth Alker marks Autumn in the seasonal cycle of Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Max Richter (b 1966), Four Seasons in One Day
Presenting Richter's reimagining of Vivaldi's concerto, Autumn, plus his iconic work SLEEP
17:00
In Tune—Winter: Four Seasons in One Day
The finale of our seasonal cycle with the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—30 minutes of classical inspiration
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Rachmaninov's 3rd Symphony
The BBC NOW and Conductor Emeritus Tadaaki Otaka perform Williams, Bruch, and Rachmaninov.
21:45
The Essay—Vivaldi - A Man for All Seasons, Let's murder Vivaldi
Phil Hebblethwaite uncovers how a lost composer returned to fame.
22:00
Night Tracks—Immersive music for late night listening
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—Spring is here!
Jamie Cullum marks the Spring equinox with a selection of fresh tracks.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Alfvén, Mahler and Strauss from Vienna
Baritone Christian Gerhaher performs with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
