Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Slovakia National Day
A concert from Bratislava featuring Slovak composers Ilja Zeljenka and Ján Zimmer.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Ease into the day with classical music
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
09:30
Essential Classics—A classical soundtrack for your morning
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Sibelius's Second Symphony from the BBC Proms
Great summer music-making.
16:00
Composer of the Week—The Harlem Renaissance, Making Strides
1/5Donald Macleod celebrates the explosion of jazz and blues in New York after World War I.(R)
17:00
In Tune—Music news and live classical music
Petroc Trelawny with live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians
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Evening
18:30
BBC Proms—2025, Shostakovich’s ‘Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District’
John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic and English National Opera Orchestra & Chorus
22:00
Night Tracks—Music for night owls
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.(R)
23:30
'Round Midnight—James Mason’s 4/4
The American jazz-funk legend takes us round his record collection this week.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—A Wagner Feast with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Ólafur Sigurðarson sings majestic arias from some of Wagner's most well-known operas.
