Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Orlando di Lasso: The song of the Sibyls
Ensemble Irini explore the mystical through Lasso's chromatic Prophecies of the Sibyllines
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Ease into New Year's Day with classical music
Hannah French presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.
09:30
New Year's Day Concert—New Year's Day 2025
Live New Year's Day Concert given by the Vienna Philharmonic and conductor Riccardo Muti.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Radio 3's European Roadtrip: the Vienna Symphony Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky
Linton Stephens showcases unique performances from the UK and beyond
15:00
Choral Evensong—St James’s Church, Sussex Gardens, London
From St James’s Church, Sussex Gardens, London, with the Rodolfus Choir.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Schubert and Vienna, Secret Police
3/5Donald Macleod explores the role of police surveillance in Schubert’s Vienna.
17:00
Radio 3's European Roadtrip—From Vienna to Reykjavik - via Paris, Budapest and Cologne
Georgia Mann looks ahead to the next stops on Radio 3's European Roadtrip.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—01/01/2025
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Beethoven 9 from Vienna
Riccardo Muti and the Vienna Philharmonic perform Beethoven's 9th Symphony.
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—Dissolve into a nocturnal soundworld
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.(R)
23:30
'Round Midnight—Celebrating Alice Coltrane
Nubya Garcia plays Alice Coltrane's Wisdom Eye.(R)
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Rachmaninov young and old
Rachmaninov's first Piano Concerto, followed by his final work, the Symphonic Dances.
