Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—BBC Proms 2023: Paradise and the Peri
A rare chance to hear Schumann's opera-oratorio, conducted by Simon Rattle.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wake up your senses with classical music
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—Your perfect classical playlist
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—A clarinet recital live from Wigmore Hall
Clarinettist Michael Collins and pianist Wu Qian live from Wigmore Hall.
16:00
Composer of the Week—New Zealand Composers, Grandfather of New Zealand Music
1/5Donald Macleod explores five classical composers from New Zealand - today Douglas Lilburn.
17:00
In Tune—Experience classical music live in session
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Half an hour of the finest classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Poulenc's Gloria
The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales perform Górecki, Dvorák, and Poulenc.
21:45
The Essay—Music Rediscovered, The influential Italian singing master
Brianna Robertson-Kirkland demonstrates the fashionable singing style in 1780s Edinburgh.
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—09/03/2026
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
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana play Ney Rosauro's concerto for marimba and strings.
