Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Chamber Music from the 2024 Schubertiade, Hohenems
The Modigliani Quartet play Schubert, Beethoven and Brahms.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Roll out of bed into classical music
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.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Grieg's Piano Concerto from the BBC Proms
Great summer music-making from home and abroad.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Robert Schumann (1810-1856), The road to Dusseldorf
2/5Donald Macleod explores the circumstances which led Schumann to Dusseldorf.
17:00
In Tune—Julian Bliss, James Baillieu and pianist Clare Hammond
Live music from Julian Bliss, James Baillieu and pianist Clare Hammond.
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Evening
18:30
BBC Proms—2025, The Vienna Philharmonic plays Tchaikovsky
Franz Welser-Möst conducts symphonies by Mozart and Tchaikovsky.
20:45
Night Tracks—Blissful sounds for night owls
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
22:15
BBC Proms—2025, Avi Avital: Between Worlds
Avi Avital directs Between Worlds and Georgia’s Rustavi Choir in music from the Black Sea.
23:45
'Round Midnight—A hypnotic classic from Alice Coltrane
Soweto shares a track from the expansive and healing repertoire of the legendary harpist.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Music and Poetry of the Spanish Golden Age
The Spanish vocal ensemble Qvinta Essençia showcase 16th century Spanish polyphony.
