Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Schubert, Schumann and Mendelssohn
Antje Weithaas and soloists from the Pau Casals Festival Orchestra play chamber works.
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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—Celebrating classical greats
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Shostakovich's Suite for Variety Orchestra from the BBC Proms
Elizabeth Alker showcases unique recordings from the UK and beyond.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Salisbury Cathedral
From Salisbury Cathedral during the Southern Cathedrals Festival.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), The lost decade 1878-1888 (Part 1)
3/5Donald Macleod explores Tchaikovsky’s busy life away from home.
17:00
In Tune—Discover classical music and artists
Katie Derham welcomes pianist Julia Hamos and chats to Adam Szabo.
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Evening
18:30
BBC Proms—2025, French Night with the Orchestre National de France
Cristian Macelaru conducts the Orchestre National de France in an all-French programme.
21:00
Night Tracks—A meditative moonlight soundtrack
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
22:15
BBC Proms—2025, Boulez and Berio: 20th-Century Giants
Sonic theatre with live electronics in music by Pierre Boulez and Luciano Berio.
23:45
'Round Midnight—One from Amy Winehouse
Soweto shares a tender track by the late great UK jazz vocalist.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Mozart from Warsaw
Mozart's Late Symphonies with the Polish Radio Orchestra and conductor Michał Klauza.
