Schedule
Early
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.
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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—05/03/2026
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Charpentier's Missa Assumpta est Maria from Munich
A masterpiece of the French baroque recorded especially by Berlin's Academy of Early Music
16:00
Composer of the Week—Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), A Depiction of Swans
4/5Kate Molleson delves into the iconic Fifth Symphony by Jean Sibelius.
17:00
In Tune—Classical music live in the studio
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Your daily classical soundtrack
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Shostakovich's 2nd Cello Concerto with Alban Gerhardt
Ryan Bancroft conducts the BBC NOW in Hillborg, Shostakovich and Sibelius.
21:45
The Essay—You Me and the Wireless, Episode 4
A life in radio - a memoir from critic and journalist Gillian Reynolds.
22:00
Night Tracks—Music for the still of night
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—A classic from Elaine Delmar
Soweto presents a release from the seminal British vocalist and friend of the show.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—The Romantic Violin
Carolin Widmann and Gabriele Carcano play violin sonatas by Schumann, Brahms and Fauré
