Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Schumann and Strauss
Lio Kuokman conducts Strauss's Oboe Concerto and Schumann's 3rd Symphony.
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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—Great classical music for your morning
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music for your morning.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Elena Urioste and Tom Poster live at Wigmore Hall
Linton Stephens showcases superb performances from the UK and beyond.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Tania León, Musical Beginnings
1/5Kate Molleson journeys into the early life and musical influences of Cuban-born Tania León
17:00
In Tune—Segun Akinola
Composer Segun Akinola on his new piece for The Music is Black.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The Music is Black
A special mix curated by Segun Akinola celebrating Black British composers and artists.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Piano Mondays: Yulianna Avdeeva
Pianist Yulianna Avdeeva plays the music of Chopin and Wladyslaw Szpilman at the Alhambra.
21:45
The Essay—Three hundred metres in Montparnasse, The Rue Boissonade
A street in the Montparnasse area of Paris has been home to important artists for decades.
22:00
Night Tracks—A bewitching night time soundtrack
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—Celebrating pioneering black musicians in British jazz
Soweto spotlights some of the influential black musicians in British jazz.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Joan Tower, Erich Korngold, Florence Price and Duke Ellington from Switzerland
Liza Ferschtman joins the Biel-Solothurn Symphony Orchestra in Korngold's Violin Concerto.
