Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Vivaldi from Romania
From the Brașov Early Music Festival, the SEMPRE Early Music Ensemble performs Vivaldi.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—20/05/2026
Radio 3's breakfast show, waking the UK up with the finest classical music.
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—The Berlin Philharmonic perform music by Grainger, Dvořák and Schumann
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad.
15:00
Choral Evensong—St Paul's Knightsbridge, London
From St Paul’s Church Knightsbridge, London, with the BBC Singers.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594), Saving Music
3/5Close to the Pope's ear, Palestrina helps define the new rules of music writing.(R)
17:00
In Tune—Classical artists live in session
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—20/05/2026
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Ulster Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan conducts the Ulster Orchestra in Stravinsky and Schubert.
21:45
The Essay—Full Moon on Progress St, Billie Holliday in Love at MoMA
Dr Rommi Smith examines a turning-point moment in the life of five Black female musicians.(R)
22:00
Night Tracks—Music for the still of night
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—20/05/2026
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—Mahler's Kindertotenlieder and Fourth Symphony
Kent Nagano conducts the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin in Mahler's Fourth Symphony.
