Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Schmelzer, Chédeville and Biber from Romania
The SEMPRE baroque ensemble perform as part of the Bucharest Early Music Season 2025.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Kickstart your day with the best classical music
Join Mark Forrest every Sunday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
09:00
Sunday Morning—Three hours of classical sparkle
Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Shobana Jeyasingh
Michael Berkeley's guest is the choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh.
13:30
Music Map—A journey to Sibelius's Swan of Tuonela
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the sonic connections between music across time and space.(R)
15:00
Choral Evensong—Trinity College, Cambridge
From the Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge.
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—'Tis Autumn
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.
17:00
The Early Music Show—The Four Seasons: Autumn
Hannah French explores the world of Autumn from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
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Evening
18:00
Words and Music—Nobel Prizes
Highlighting the work of Nobel Prize for Literature Laureates.
19:15
Sunday Feature—The Artificial Composer - Music and AI
Composer Tarik O'Regan explores the collision of classical music and AI in Silicon Valley.
20:00
Record Review—05/10/2025
A significant extract from Sarah Lenton's Building a Library recommendation.
21:00
20th Century Radicals—György Kurtág: Brevity, intensity and the past
Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century.
22:00
Night Tracks—Blissful sounds for night owls
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—Phantom Pulse
Elizabeth Alker with brand new music from artists and composers defying genre conventions
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Sacra Partitura: the beginnings of Italian Baroque
Ensemble Daimonion traces the evolution of Italian music from Renaissance to Baroque.
