Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Brahms' German Requiem from Poland
Michał Klauza conducts Brahms's longest composition and largest-ensemble work.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 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 best classical morning music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade from the Netherlands
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Franz Schubert - The Final Years, The Final Years - 1825
2/5Kate Molleson journeys through the last five years of Franz Schubert’s life.
17:00
In Tune—Classical music live from the BBC
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
18:45
Radio 3 in Concert—Coleridge-Taylor’s The Song of Hiawatha
Coleridge-Taylor’s cantata The Song of Hiawatha from the Edinburgh International Festival.
21:45
The Essay—In Voice, Vocal variety
Tenor Nicky Spence explores what shapes the unique sounds of voices around the world.
22:00
Night Tracks—Reflective music for the day’s end
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—15/09/2026
Saxophonist Soweto Kinch picks jazz from all eras, with a focus on new British artists.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Mendelssohn, Rosauro, and Rodrigo from Switzerland
Matthias Würsch plays in Ney Rosauro's Concerto No 1 for Marimba and String Orchestra.
