Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Elgar and Holst from the 2024 BBC Proms
Cellist Senja Rummukainen with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Elgar's Cello Concerto.
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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—Your perfect classical playlist
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Brahms live from Wigmore Hall
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Michael Haydn (1737-1806), The Other Haydn
1/5Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the often overlooked younger Haydn brother
17:00
In Tune—Trumpeter Matilda Lloyd plays live
Petroc Trelawny is joined by composer Neil Martin who plays the Uilleann pipes live.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The perfect classical half hour
A 30-minute soundscape of classical music with Glass, Dunstaple, Glass, Brahms, Puccini.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Mahler's Fourth Symphony
Hans Abrahamsen's modern classic, Let me tell you, plus Mahler's Fourth Symphony.
21:45
The Essay—Empty Spaces, Liz Berry - Selly Oak Library, Birmingham
Poet Liz Berry mourns the abandoned Selly Oak Library in Birmingham.
22:00
Night Tracks—Bewitching sounds for after dark
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—Sarathy Korwar’s 4/4
The captivating drummer and percussionist shares four albums that have influenced him.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice performs Saint-Saëns, Britten, Debussy and Salonen
Paolo Bortolameolli conducts the Polish NRSO in a concert in Katowice.
