Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Haydn and Beethoven from the Takács Quartet
Haydn's 'Sunrise' Quartet and Beethoven's 'Razumovsky' Op 59 no 1 Quartet.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Rise and shine with classical music
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
09:30
Essential Classics—04/03/2026
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Striggio's 40 part Mass from Montpellier
Alessandro Striggio's spectacular mass setting from the Montpellier Festival.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Live from the Chapel of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), A Psychological Symphony
3/5Kate Molleson follows the creation of the Fourth Symphony by Sibelius amid much self-doubt
17:00
In Tune—The biggest names in classical music
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Power through with classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—The Hallé plays Holst's Planets Suite
Holst's The Planets suite from the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester.
21:45
The Essay—You Me and the Wireless, Episode 3
A life in radio - a memoir from critic and journalist Gillian Reynolds.
22:00
Night Tracks—Immersive music for moonlight
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—One for Miriam Makeba’s birthday
A track from the renowned South African singer and activist, also known as 'Mama Africa'.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Leonard Slatkin conducts Mozart, Richard Strauss and Cindy McTee
The National Symphony Orchestra, Ireland perform Mozart, Cindy McTee and Richard Strauss.
