Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Rachel Podger at Wigmore Hall
Rachel Podger plays Biber and Froberger with Elizabeth Kenny and Marcin Świątkiewicz.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Boost your morning with 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—Chausson's Poème de l'amour et de la mer
This week’s sea inspired thread continues with music by Chausson.
16:00
Composer of the Week—A Medieval Christmas, The Cult of the Virgin
4/5Donald Macleod presents songs for Mary and lullabies to the infant Jesus.(R)
17:00
In Tune—Junyan Chen and John Wilson in studio
Petroc Trelawny with conductor John Wilson and live music from pianist Junyan Chen.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Thirty minutes of classical inspiration
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—French visionaries
The BBC SSO performs music by Debussy, Ravel, Elsa Barraine and Maurice Ohana.
21:45
The Essay—Scotland in Song, Marjory Kennedy-Fraser
Poet Kenneth Steven chooses to explore the stories of five different Scottish composers.
22:00
Night Tracks—A bewitching night time soundtrack
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—New from Nubiyan Twist with Fatoumata Diawara
The groove-filled ensemble team up with one of Mali’s leading vocalists.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Dvořák and Richard Strauss
Pablo Ferrández plays Dvořák's cello concerto with the RAI National Symphony Orchestra.
