Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Kebyart Saxophone Quartet: Glass meets Stravinsky
Jazzik from the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra fusing jazz, classical and minimal music.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wake up with classical music
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—The ideal mix of classical music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Sibelius' Second Symphony
Specially recorded music from the BBC Performing Groups, the EBU and more.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Amy Beach (1867-1944), Macdowell
4/5Donald Macleod explores Amy Beach's experiences at the MacDowell Colony.
17:00
In Tune—Cambridge Handel Opera Company and author Jeremy Cooper
Cambridge Handel Opera Company singers perform live, and Jeremy Cooper on his latest book.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The perfect classical half hour
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Howells' Hymnus Paradisi
The BBC Singers and BBC Concert Orchestra live from Milton Court.
21:45
The Essay—Full Moon on Progress St, Ma Rainey, 'The Mother of the Blues'
Revealing the real lives of iconic Black female musicians.
22:00
Night Tracks—Dissolve into a nocturnal soundworld
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—A new Jessica Williams release
Soweto shares a track from the late sonically explorative jazz pianist.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Haydn, Mendelssohn, Cowell, Liszt and Nielsen from Switzerland
Barbara Hannigan conducts the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra.
