Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Esa-Pekka Salonen's 'kínēma' and Sibelius's Second Symphony
The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs works by Esa-Pekka Salonen and Sibelius.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Start the day with classical music
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—Your perfect classical playlist
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Ades, Ravel and Respighi live from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Linton Stephens showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Trinity College, Cambridge
Live from the Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Max Bruch (1838-1920), Love and Liverpool
3/5Donald Macleod follows Bruch as he grapples with a new life chapter on British shores.
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—Music for Solitariness
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Budapest Festival Orchestra
Brahms' Piano Concerto No 2 and Symphony No 2
21:45
The Essay—The Song Detectorists, 3. Cornwall
Matthew Bannister travels across England finding out about music discovered in archives.
22:00
Night Tracks—Sublime sounds for nightfall
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—Fresh Josephine Davies
New music from the saxophonist's group Satori
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Gershwin's Piano Concerto and Dvořák's 'New World' Symphony
Pietari Inkinen conducts the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in Dvořák and Gershwin
