Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Jörg Widmann's Babylon Suite and Schumann's Second Symphony
A concert from Cologne by the WDR Symphony Orchestra featuring the "Babylon Suite".
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Embrace the morning calm of classical music and birdsong
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 for your morning.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Wigmore Hall 125: Igor Levit performs Liszt
Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Arthur Bliss (1891 - 1975), Creativity and Conflict
1/5Donald Macleod with biographer Paul Spicer journey into the early life of Arthur Bliss.
17:00
In Tune—In session with stellar classical artists
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The perfect classical half hour
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Wigmore Hall 125: William Christie and Les Arts Florissants
Handel's Acis and Galatea as part of Wigmore Hall’s 125th Anniversary Festival.
21:45
The Essay—The Other Shostakoviches, Nikolai Roslavets: Doomed Radical
Chris Addison unravels the story of doomed musical revolutionary Nikolai Roslavets.
22:00
Night Tracks—Nocturnal music to bewitch the senses
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—01/06/2026
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—HOPE - Helsinki Chamber Choir 20th Anniversary Concert
The Helsinki Chamber Choir and the Finnish Baroque Orchestra play music on a theme of Hope
