Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Brahms from Budapest
Simon Trpčeski and the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra play Brahms' 2nd piano concerto.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—The best classical music wake-up call
Join Hannah French every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
09:00
Saturday Morning—A Christmas party with superstar organist Anna Lapwood
Tom hosts a Christmas party! With organist Anna Lapwood and choir Siglo de Oro.
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Afternoon
12:00
Earlier... with Jools Holland—Jools and Lady Glenconner choose their festive favourites
Jools hosts a Christmas Special with his guest Anne Glennconner.
13:00
Music Matters—In the Beginning, The Cosmos
James MacMillan explores how composers have interpreted the biblical story of creation.
14:00
Record Review—Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.1 'Winter Daydreams' in Building a Library with Jonathan Cross and Andrew McGregor
Navigating the best new classical albums of music for Christmas and the festive period.
16:00
Sound of Cinema—Christmas at the Movies
Edith Bowman presents a festive programme of magical, seasonal music from the movies.
17:00
This Classical Life—Guy Barker (This Classical Christmas)
Jess Gillam and conductor, composer and trumpeter Guy Barker share festive favourites.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Gustave Charpentier's Louise
Elsa Dreisig stars as the seamstress, Louise at the Aix-en-Provence Festival.
21:30
Music Planet—Wassail!
Kathryn Tickell curates a dazzling selection of roots-based music for the festive season.
22:30
New Music Show—Lights and Places
On the eve of the Winter Solstice, Kate Molleson has some tracks for the long dark nights.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Bruckner Symphony no 8
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs Bruckner's final symphony, his 8th.
