Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Handel's Chandos Anthems with the Kölner Akademie
The German ensemble play Handel's anthems in the Church of Saint-Michel, Fribourg.
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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—Your perfect classical playlist
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Saint-Saens’s Organ Symphony in Nottingham
Mark Forrest introduces exclusive recordings including the BBC Philharmonic in Nottingham.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Richard Wagner (1813-1883), The Revolutionary
2/5Wagner’s political dreams lead to chaos and exile. Presented by Donald Macleod.
17:00
In Tune—Pianist Ivana Gavrić and art historian and critic Andrew Graham-Dixon
Petroc talks to art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon and the pianist Ivana Gavrić plays live.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Find some headspace in classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Mahler's First Symphony
The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Elena Schwarz.
21:45
The Essay—Opera on a Plate, Puccini
Walter Iuzzolino seeks out the perfect match of food and music, entwined in Italian opera.
22:00
Night Tracks—Sublime sounds for nightfall
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—A nostalgic track from Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
Soweto spins music from the virtuoso Ethiopian pianist and nun.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Bach, Beethoven, Brad Mehldau and Improvisations from Berlin
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and Brad Mehldau play by Bach, Beethoven and Mehldau.
