Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Beethoven and Berlioz from Romania
Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique and Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Rise and shine with classical music
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—Relax into the day with classical
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Pierre-Laurent Aimard plays Ravel's Piano Concerto in G
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Christ Church Cathedral. Oxford.
Live from Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), Love and War
3/5Donald Macleod follows Saint-Saëns as teaching, ambition and politics reshape his world.
17:00
In Tune—Classical music live from the BBC
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 favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Korngold The Sea Hawk
BBC Symphony Orchestra Fabien Gabel in Herrmann, Latimer, Blanchard and Korngold.
21:45
The Essay—The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe, Mad About the Boy
8/10Jerry Brotton explores Marlowe's taboo-breaking play Edward II.
22:00
Night Tracks—A bewitching night time soundtrack
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—Fresh from Rachel Duns
Soweto Kinch shares a track from Glasgow jazz saxophonist Rachel Duns's new EP.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Brahms and Mahler from Stockholm
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Brahms's Piano Concerto No 1.











