Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Francesco Piemontesi plays piano sonatas by Schubert and Liszt
Francesco Piemontesi plays Liszt's B minor sonata and Schubert's Sonata D.850 in Austria
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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—A classical soundtrack for your morning
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Flautist Elizaveta Ivanova live from Wigmore Hall
Specially recorded performances from home and abroad
16:00
Composer of the Week—A Medieval Christmas, Blowe, Northerne Wynd
1/5Mediaeval carols and the story of St. Nicholas, with Donald Macleod.(R)
17:00
In Tune—Live music from Apollo5
Vocal ensemble Apollo5 performs and Antoine Tamestit also is live in studio.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The perfect classical half hour
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Shostakovich from Manchester
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
21:45
The Essay—Scotland in Song, Robert Carver
Poet Kenneth Steven looks at the lives of Scottish composers.
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—Tina Edwards sits in
The DJ, broadcaster, and music journalist, is back sitting in for Soweto this week.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Rachmaninov and Mahler at the 2023 BBC Proms
The BBC Philharmonic with Stephen Hough performing Rachmaninov's piano concerto no 1.
