Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Love conquers all: Madrigali and other Monteverdi works by La Venexiana
The early music ensemble La Venexiana perform motets and madrigals by Monteverdi.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wake up your senses with classical music
Join John Toal this Tuesday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—Refresh your morning with classical music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Bruckner's 4th Symphony with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Specially made concert recordings including performances of music by Viennese composers
16:00
Composer of the Week—Icons of British Light Music, Oh I do like to be beside the seaside
2/5Donald Macleod explores how light music took over the holiday resorts of Britain.
17:00
Words and Music—Portraits
From Elgar, Missy Mazzoli and Mussorgsky's musical images to Darcy and Dorian Gray.
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Evening
18:15
New Generation Artists—Winter Showcase: Brahms and Schumann
Some of the most brilliant young musical talent in exclusive BBC studio recordings.
19:30
BBC Proms—Proms at Christmas 2025, Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky
The Philharmonia and conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali.
21:15
The Lebrecht Interview—Leonard Slatkin
Norman Lebrecht talks to the American conductor Leonard Slatkin about is life and career.
22:00
Night Tracks—Immersive music for after-hours
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—Fresh Kai Reesu
Soweto spins a track by a group from Glasgow’s thriving jazz scene.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Schaghajegh Nosrati plays Shostakovich, Bach, Haydn and Alkan
Schagajegh Nosrati gives a recital at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona.
