Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Clara and Robert Schumann from Madrid
Baritone Samuel Hasselhorn and pianist Julius Drake on works by Clara and Robert Schumann.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Start your day with 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 for your morning.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Wigmore Hall 125: Schumann Piano Quintet
Highlights from the current anniversary festival from Wigmore Hall.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Tewkesbury Abbey
Live from Tewkesbury Abbey.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Arthur Bliss (1891 - 1975), Domestic Bliss
3/5Donald Macleod with biographer Paul Spicer explore the early years of marriage for Bliss.
17:00
In Tune—The classical soundtrack for your evening
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Switch up your listening with classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Wigmore Hall 125: Belcea Quartet and Tabea Zimmermann
Quintets by Mozart and Brahms as part of Wigmore Hall’s 125th Anniversary Festival.
21:45
The Essay—The Other Shostakoviches, Galina Ustvolskaya: Violence and Ritual
Chris Addison tries to make sense of the brutal, strange music of Galina Ustvolskaya.
22:00
Night Tracks—A meditative moonlight soundtrack
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—03/06/2026
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—Mariam Batsashvili at London's Wigmore Hall
Pianist Mariam Batsashvili performs Bach's Third Concerto and Chopin's Andante spianato.
