Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Dvořák, Widmann and Stravinsky from Stockholm
Stefan Dohr joins the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Jörg Widmann's Horn Concerto.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wake up your senses with classical music
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—Your perfect classical playlist
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Schubert F minor Fantasie live from Wigmore Hall
A joint piano recital from Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Thomas Adès, A Meteoric Rise
1/5Donald Macleod talks to Thomas Adès about the music that first propelled him to stardom.
17:00
In Tune—23/03/2026
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Your daily classical soundtrack
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Sinfonia of London
John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London in concert from Gatehead's Glasshouse.
21:45
The Essay—Erland Cooper's Cities of the Imagination, Kitezh: The Invisible City Beneath the Waves
Composer Erland Cooper journeys through the soundscapes of mythical cities.
22:00
Night Tracks—Immersive music for late-night listening
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—23/03/2026
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—Brahms, Mendelssohn and Dvořák from Vilnius
Violinist Anne Luisa Kramb and the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra play Mendelssohn.
