Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Prokofiev from Shanghai
Mario Alonso Herrero performs Prokofiev's second piano concerto.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—30/06/2026
Radio 3's breakfast show, waking the UK up with the finest classical music.
09:30
Essential Classics—Your perfect classical playlist
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—30/06/2026
Live performance and exclusive concerts from home and abroad.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), Wartime success
2/5Donald Macleod explores Bernstein’s meteoric rise to fame as America goes to war.
17:00
In Tune—Live music and news from the world of classical
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music to inspire you
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Sally Beamish 70th Birthday Concert
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields celebrates composer Sally Beamish’s 70th birthday.
21:45
The Essay—Our Island Music, 30/06/2026
Colin McIntyre in conversation with fellow musicians shaped by the islands they live on.
22:00
Night Tracks—A meditative moonlight soundtrack
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—New from anaiis
Soweto spins a hypnotic track from the London based French-Senegalese singer-songwriter.(R)
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Tchaikovsky and Schumann from Auckland
Cellist Johannes Moser joins the Auckland Philharmonia in Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations.
