Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts the Gstaad Festival Orchestra in Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony
Gabriela Montero performs her 'Latin' Concerto for piano, alongside Dvořák and Sibelius.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Rise and shine with classical music
Join Mark Forrest every Sunday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
09:00
Radio 3's American Roadtrip—Live from Dallas
Petroc Trelawny presents the third leg of Radio 3's journey across the US.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Vanessa Williams
Michael Berkeley's guest is the singer and actor Vanessa Williams.
13:30
Music Map—A journey to Dvořák's Scherzo Capriccioso
Sara Mohr-Pietsch takes us on a musical journey in search of Dvorak's Scherzo Capriccioso.
15:00
Choral Evensong—St Thomas Church, New York
From St Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York City.
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—Jazz USA
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.
17:00
The Early Music Show—Linlithgow Palace Reborn
Music from Renaissance Scotland as it would have been heard in the now-ruined Chapel Royal(R)
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Evening
18:00
Words and Music—American Ideas of Independence
Ideas of freedom expressed by Willa Cather, Solomon Northup, Walt Whitman, Louise Erdrich.
19:15
Sunday Feature—New Music New York
Richard King explores the conditions for musical creativity in New York City in the 1970s.
20:00
Radio 3 in Concert—Schuman and Bernstein
William Schuman's Fifth Symphony and Leonard Bernstein's Songfest
21:00
20th Century Radicals—Henry Cowell: Shock, scandal and the New York subway
Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century.
22:00
Night Tracks—Eclectic music for after dark
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—Ambient America
Elizabeth Alker with a sonic roadtrip through the USA's rich and varied ambient landscapes
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Freiburg Baroque Orchestra: Bach, Handel & Telemann
Baroque music from the 2025 Saar International Music Festival.
