Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Mahler's Kindertotenlieder and Fourth Symphony
Kent Nagano conducts the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin in Mahler's Fourth Symphony.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—21/05/2026
Radio 3's breakfast show, waking the UK up with the finest classical music.
09:30
Essential Classics—The ideal mix of classical music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—The Berlin Philharmonic perform Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594), Father of the Chapel
4/5After hard times, a celebrated composer Palestrina is thinking about entering priesthood.(R)
17:00
In Tune—Music news and live classical music
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—21/05/2026
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Bruckner Symphony No. 4
The BBC SSO end their 90th season with music by Bruckner and Ryan Wigglesworth.
21:45
The Essay—Full Moon on Progress St, Nina Simone’s Political Romance
Dr Rommi Smith examines a turning-point moment in the life of five Black female musicians.(R)
22:00
Night Tracks—Immersive music for after-hours
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—21/05/2026
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—Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky from Ljubljana
The RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto.
