Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—20 years of the Amaryllis Quartet
The Quartet celebrate their anniversary with a concert in Solothurn, Switzerland.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Birdsong and Bach to banish those morning blues
Join Al Ryan this Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—The very best of classical music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Beethoven’s Symphony No.2 from Rotterdam
Rotterdam Philharmonic plays Beethoven’s Symphony No.2 & Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.1
16:00
Composer of the Week—Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943), Leaving Ivanovka
2/5Rachmaninov finds himself having to take on the running of the Ivanovka estate.(R)
17:00
In Tune—Live classical music for your drive
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music for your journey
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Black Dyke Band
Highlight from the RNCM International Brass Band Festival in Manchester.
21:45
The Essay—Uchronias, 2:2. A Souvenir from Staffa
Startling counterfactual story. How Felix Mendelssohn was blessed and blighted by a curse.
22:00
Night Tracks—Blissful sounds for night owls
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—Richie’s 4/4
The South London vocalist, trombonist and producer takes us round her record collection.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Handel and Mozart from Switzerland
Countertenor Iestyn Davies joins the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in classical eras.
