Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Carnival - A Musical Portrait of Brahms and Saint-Saëns
Cellist Andrei Ioniţă and friends play Brahms and Saint-Saëns in Bucharest.
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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 feast of great music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Shostakovich's Frst Symphony
Linton Stephens showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Richard Rodgers (1902-1979), The Curtain Lowers
5/5Donald Macleod delves into the later career of Broadway giant, Richard Rodgers.
17:00
In Tune—Aïda Lahlou performs live in the studio
Aïda Lahlou performs live and Petroc speaks to RNS Moves Clarence Adoo and Tristan Gurney.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music for your journey
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, from Puccini to Max Richter.
19:30
Friday Night is Music Night—Puttin' on the Ritz
Classic American show tunes with the BBC Concert Orchestra live from the Poole Lighthouse.
21:45
The Essay—Symphony of the Wild, 5. The Hominid Score
Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod uncovers melodies and rhythms across the natural world.
22:00
Late Junction—Radiophonic lullabies and distorted dreams
Jennifer Lucy Allan presents your weekly dose of adventurous explorations in sound.
23:30
'Round Midnight—Theo Croker in conversation
Soweto sits down with the US trumpeter.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Bach, Vasks, Britten and Silvestrov
Latvian pianist Reinis Zariņš features in a chamber music concert from Riga.
