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Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Chopin Piano Concertos
Pianists Leonora Armellini and Alexander Gadjiev perform with the Polish Radio Orchestra.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Birdsong and Bach to banish those morning blues
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—The ideal mix of classical music
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Ravel’s Piano Concerto at the BBC Proms
Elizabeth Alker celebrates summer music-making in the UK and beyond.
16:00
Composer of the Week—George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), The Art of Procuring a Patron
1/5Donald Macleod traces Handel’s early search for patronage.
17:00
In Tune—Classical artists live in session
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
BBC Proms—2026, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Live at the BBC Proms: The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Gianandrea Noseda
22:00
Night Tracks—Blissful sounds for night owls
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—Joy Guidry’s 4/4
The American bassoonist and composer Joy Guidry chooses four of her favourite albums.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—The Sound of the North
The St Gallen Symphony Orchestra is joined by violinist Henning Kraggerud in St Gallen.
