Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Music from Copenhagen celebrating spring
Lars Ulrik Mortensen directs Concerto Copenhagen from the harpsichord.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Embrace the morning calm of classical music and birdsong
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
09:30
Essential Classics—The very best of classical music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Dvorak’s 8th Symphony
Song from Glenarm plus the BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Dvorak’s Bohemian masterpiece.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Elfrida Andrée (1841-1929), Lobbying the King
2/5Andrée battles to become the only female cathedral organist in Europe. With Donald Macleod
17:00
In Tune—Star cellist Gautier Capuçon, and the Tim Kliphuis Trio play live
Katie Derham chats to one of the Ivors Classical 2025 winners on the night of the ceremony
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music for your journey
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Schumann's Piano Quintet
The Chiaroscuro Quartet play Haydn plus Schumann's Piano Quintet with Cédric Tiberghien.
21:45
The Essay—A Different Way to Listen, Nigel Braithwaite
Hard of hearing musician Nigel Braithwaite takes a wry look at his musical career.(R)
22:00
Night Tracks—Meditative music for night owls
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—A classic from Duke Ellington and Mahalia Jackson
Soweto shares a track from one of Ellington’s seminal suites.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Mahler's Ninth Symphony from Helsinki
Legendary Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
