Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Haydn, Mozart and Schubert quartets
The Marmen Quartet and Chiaroscuro Quartet perform at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival
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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—A feast of great music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—29/06/2026
Live performance and exclusive concerts from home and abroad.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), Helping Hands
1/5Donald Macleod explores Bernstein’s early years and the influential contacts he made.
17:00
In Tune—Live from Maida Vale
Petroc Trelawny presents a special live programme from BBC Maida Vale studios.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Half an hour of the finest classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Death and Transfiguration
The BBC NOW perform Strauss's evocative tone poem with conductor Alexandre Bloch.
21:45
The Essay—Our Island Music, 29/06/2026
Colin McIntyre in conversation with fellow musicians shaped by the islands they live on.
22:00
Night Tracks—Bewitching sounds for after dark
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—Yazmin Lacey’s 4/4
The soulful British vocalist is sharing four albums that have influenced her this week.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Prokofiev from Shanghai
Mario Alonso Herrero performs Prokofiev's second piano concerto.
