Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra performs Ives, Barber and Schumann
The Berlin RSO play Ives' The Unanswered Question plus Barber and Schumann.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wake up your senses with classical music
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
09:30
Essential Classics—Great classical music for your morning
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Mendelssohn’s Octet
Specially recorded music from BBC performing groups, the EBU and more.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Johann Strauss the younger, Revolution
2/5Donald Macleod sees Johann Strauss II take sides, as revolution sweeps across Europe.
17:00
In Tune—World-class classical music – live
Live music from accordionist Sofia Ros, violinst Johan Dalene and Jeneba Kanneh-Mason.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Power through with classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Schubert's Schwanengesang from East Neuk Festival 2025
Music by Schubert and Janáček from East Neuk Festival 2025
21:45
The Essay—The Song Detectorists, 7. Lincolnshire
Matthew Bannister travels across England finding out about music discovered in archives.
22:00
Night Tracks—Music for the still of night
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—New from anaiis
Soweto spins a hypnotic track from the London based French-Senegalese singer-songwriter.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky from Ljubljana
Rok Zaletel Černoš and the RTVSSO play Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and Tchaikovsky 5.
