Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Where the beautiful trumpets blow
Baritone Andrè Schuen sings lieder by Brahms and Mahler with Daniel Heide at the piano.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Breakfast with the best 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—Michael Tippett's A Child of Our Time
Specially recorded performances from home and abroad.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), But First, Coffee
4/5Donald Macleod follows Bach to Leipzig, where his creativity combines with caffeine.
17:00
In Tune—Guitarist Sean Shibe performs live
Petroc Trelawny presents live music and an interview with operatic soprano Nadine Sierra.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music to inspire you
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Mahler's Ninth Symphony
Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's last completed symphony.
21:45
The Essay—Women of Substance, Andrea Dunbar
At 18 Andrea Dunbar was the youngest playwright ever at the Royal Court Theatre, London.(R)
22:00
Night Tracks—Meditative music for night owls
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—One from EABS
Jamz Supernova shares a track by the award-winning, genre-bending Polish jazz band.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—100 years of the Berlin Radio Chorus
The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus plus soloists perform works for choir.
