Schedule
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Early
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00:30
On airThrough the Night—National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain at the 2022 BBC Proms
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein joins the NYO & Andrew Gourlay in Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Ease into the day with classical music
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
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09:30
Essential Classics—Relax into the day with classical
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
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13:00
Classical Live—Purcell, Schubert and Beamish from Edinburgh and the Farewell from Mahler's Song of the Earth
Purcell, Schubert and Beamish from Edinburgh and the Farewell from the Song of the Earth
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16:00
Composer of the Week—Marianna Martines (1744-1812), Death of Metastasio
5/5 Donald Macleod looks at Martines’s final years when she became fully independent. (R)
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17:00
In Tune—Classical artists live in the studio
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
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19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music for your journey
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
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19:30
Friday Night is Music Night—From Saffron Hall
Gabriella Teychenné conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in music with a Spanish flavour.
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21:45
The Essay—Journeys to the Grave, Paterson Joseph on Ignatius Sancho
Five writers go in search of the final resting places of their literary heroes. (R)
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22:00
Late Junction—Keiji Haino’s mixtape
Jennifer Lucy Allan shares a special mixtape by genre-defying artist Keiji Haino.
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23:30
'Round Midnight—Femi Koleoso in conversation
The drummer and bandleader of Mercury Prize winners Ezra Collective joins Soweto Kinch.
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Late
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00:30
Tearjerker—AURORA, Music of Grief and Rebirth
AURORA seeks out songs of loss, hope and new chapters.
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01:30
Essential Classics Mix—Essential Classics for study and focus
Brain boosting classical tracks to help you stay focused.
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02:30
Through the Night—Brahms and Pejacevic at the 2023 BBC Proms
Pianist Martin Helmchen joins BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Sakari Oramo.
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