Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Francesco Piemontesi plays piano sonatas by Schubert and Liszt
Swiss-Italian pianist Francesco Piemontesi performs piano sonatas by Schubert and Liszt.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Brighten your day 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—The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perform Mahler's First Symphony
Live performance and exclusive concerts from home and abroad.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Samuel Barber (1910-1981), Barber joins the Army
2/5Donald Macleod delves into Barber’s time during and after the Second World War.(R)
17:00
In Tune—Live classical performance and interviews
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Proms special: orchestral favourites
Take time out with 30-minutes of classical favourites, previewing this year's BBC Proms.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—The dazzling cosmos of Scriabin’s The Divine Poem
Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Rachmaninov, Scriabin and Hisaishi
21:45
The Essay—The Dawn of Music, Whispers of Wood
When did we learn to make music from plants? Brenna Hassett unearths our musical origins.
22:00
Night Tracks—Reflective music for the day’s end
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—New from Chassol
Soweto shares a new release from the highly explorative French composer and pianist.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Ligeti, Szymanowski and Stravinsky from Oslo
Fedor Rudin joins the Norwegian Radio Orchestra in Szymanowski's 2nd violin concerto.
