Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Rachmaninov and Sibelius from Slovenia
Yeol Eum Son joins the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra in Rachmaninov's 3rd Piano Concerto
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Breakfast with the best classical music
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—A classical soundtrack for your morning
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—The London Symphony Orchestra perform Vaughan Williams' A London Symphony
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Anonymous, Collective Creativity
2/5Donald Macleod explores how the label ‘Anon.’ can give disparate works a shared identity.
17:00
In Tune—Classical music live in the studio
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 favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Haydn's Creation
Dinis Sousa conducts Royal Northern Sinfonia and Chorus in Haydn's choral masterwork.
21:45
The Essay—Musicians on the Couch, Music, Madness and Unusual Ways of Seeing…
An eclectic look at music and the mind, from Liszt to Gould to Taylor Swift.(R)
22:00
Night Tracks—Dissolve into a nocturnal soundworld
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—09/06/2026
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—Mozart and Bruckner from London
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20.
