Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Brahms' Lieder from the Polish Radio Choir
Brahms' angelic pieces for choir: Sieben Lieder, Lieder und Romanzen, and Zigeunerlieder.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—The best classical music wake-up call
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—Celebrating classical greats
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music for your morning.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring from the Baltic Sea Festival
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Westminster Abbey
Live from Westminster Abbey to mark the 100th anniversary of BBC Choral Evensong.
16:00
Composer of the Week—The Venetian School, Ceremony and conflict
3/5Donald Macleod explores how friction built between the composers of the Venetian School.
17:00
In Tune—Connaught Brass live in studio
Ensemble Connaught Brass performs live.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music for your journey
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Haydn's 'Farewell' Symphony
The BBC NOW, conducted by Johanna Malangre, in concert at Cardiff's BBC Hoddinott Hall.
21:45
The Essay—Towards Evensong, Composer: Roxanna Panufnik, Westminster Abbey
Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC’s broadcasting of Choral Evensong.
22:00
Night Tracks—Music and Memory
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—A Latin jazz classic
Soweto shares a track by two legends of salsa, Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco.(R)
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Handel and Mozart from Switzerland
Countertenor Iestyn Davies stars in Handel and Mozart arias.
