Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Brahms and Mahler from Stockholm
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Brahms's Piano Concerto No 1.
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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—Celebrating classical greats
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Prokofiev's 2nd Violin Concerto from Hana Chang
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), Triumph and Tragedy
4/5Saint-Saëns faces turmoil as his personal life takes a turn. 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
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Debussy's Images
Thomas Adès conducts The Hallé in music by Ives, Kurtág, Debussy and Adès himself.
21:45
The Essay—The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe, Becoming the Story
9/10Jerry Brotton explores Kit Marlowe's last play The Massacre at Paris.
22:00
Night Tracks—Sublime sounds for nightfall
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—International Jazz Day
Tonight on ‘Round Midnight, Soweto joins in on the annual celebration of the genre.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Elisabeth Leonskaja and Mihály Berecz at Wigmore Hall, London
Georgian pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja performs Schubert's Four Impromptus D.899.
