Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Rameau, Handel, Farrenc and Mozart
The German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin is joined by soprano Anna Prohaska.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Embrace the morning calm of classical music and birdsong
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
09:30
Essential Classics—The very best of classical music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Radio 3 New Generation Artists perform Debussy and Shostakovich
Specially recorded music from concerts from home and abroad.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Love and War
4/5Bizet becomes a soldier. In Act 3 of Carmen, love turns to regret. With Donald Macleod.
17:00
In Tune—Live music and news from the world of classical
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Switch up your listening with classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Richard Strauss's Alpine Symphony from The Hallé in Manchester
Mark Elder conducts Richard Strauss and a world premiere from Huw Watkins.
21:45
The Essay—An Actor's Life - Kenneth Cranham, 4: America
Kenneth Cranham's acting life, in conversation with Neil Dudgeon.
22:00
Night Tracks—Immersive music for moonlight
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—A crooning number from The Peddlers
Soweto presents an optimistic track from the British jazz soul trio The Peddlers.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Storgårds conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony
John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
