Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Totally Trumpet from Auckland
Aleksandra Pakhmutova's Trumpet Concerto and Penderecki's Trumpet Concertino.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Wake up your senses with classical music
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—The best classical morning music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue from the BBC Proms
Mark Forrest celebrates summer music-making in the UK and beyond.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Sally Beamish, Composer (and viola player)
4/5Sally Beamish makes a publisher-less Proms debut. With Donald Macleod.
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
18:00
BBC Proms—2026, The Met Orchestra Plays Mahler
Live at the BBC Proms: The Met Orchestra under Yannick Nézet‐Séguin performs Mahler.
20:10
BBC Proms—2026, 27/08/2026
Highlights from a mini choral convention at The Glasshouse in Gateshead, last month.
22:15
BBC Proms—2026, Ultimate Calm
Live from the BBC Proms, Erland Cooper & City of London Sinfonia in a late-night concert.
23:45
'Round Midnight—One from Ria Moran
Soweto shares music from the Liverpool-raised, London-based songwriter and vocalist.(R)
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Mozart from the Belcea Quartet
Mozart's "Dissonance" String Quartet and Beethoven's String Quartet No 16.
