Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—2025 Banff International String Quartet Competition
String quartets by Beethoven, Bartók and Hindemith.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Ease into the day with classical music
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday 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—13/02/2026
Specially recorded music from the BBC Performing Groups, the EBU and more.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672), A Sudden Windfall
5/5Donald Macleod explores the final years for the celebrated composer Heinrich Schütz.
17:00
In Tune—13/02/2026
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—13/02/2026
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Friday Night is Music Night—Chichester Festival Theatre
Michael Seal and BBC Concert Orchestra featuring composers with other strings to their bow(R)
21:45
The Essay—Vivaldi in a Warming World, Anthropocene
Kate Molleson hears from composers writing seasonal music in an era of climate change.
22:00
Late Junction—13/02/2026
Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners.
23:30
'Round Midnight—13/02/2026
Saxophonist Soweto Kinch picks jazz from all eras, with a focus on new British artists.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Opera from Puccini, Lehár and Johann Strauss II
Polish soprano Magdalene Lucjan joins the WDR Symphony Orchestra for an evening of opera.
