Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Rachmaninov and Strauss from Shanghai
The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra plays Rachmaninov and Liszt.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Kick-start your day with the best classical music
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—The best classical morning music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Haydn’s last symphony live from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad.
15:00
Choral Evensong—New College, Oxford
Live from the Chapel of New College, Oxford.
16:00
Composer of the Week—New Zealand Composers, Whale-song and Māori Goddesses
3/5Donald Macleod explores five composers from New Zealand - today Dame Gillian Whitehead.
17:00
In Tune—Live performances from Max Bailie, Alasdair Beatson and Mischa Maisky
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Expand your horizons with classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Royal Scottish National Orchestra
The RSNO, with Thomas Søndergård and Felix Klieser, play Mozart, Strauss and Bruckner.
21:45
The Essay—Music Rediscovered, A composer's South African journey
Leah Broad explains why composer Avril Coleridge-Taylor emigrated to 50s South Africa.
22:00
Night Tracks—Sublime sounds for nightfall
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—Fresh from Airelle Besson and Lionel Suarez
Soweto has a new release from the French jazz trumpet and accordion duo.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Brahms's Clarinet Quintet from Denmark
Nightingale String Quartet and clarinettist Jonas Frølund play Brahms's Clarinet Quintet.
