BBC Radio 3 Schedule Thursday 12 June 2025

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:30
  
  Through the Night—Mystery: Bruckner's Eighth Symphony
  
  The WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne performs Bruckner's Eighth Symphony.
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Morning
1. 06:30
  
  Breakfast—Ease into the day with classical music
  
  Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
2. 09:30
  
  Essential Classics—Great classical music for your morning
  
  Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
1. 13:00
  
  Classical Live—Dvorak’s ‘New World’ Symphony in St Davids Cathedral
  
  Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond.
2. 16:00
  
  Composer of the Week—Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847), Possible Sibling Rivalry
  
  4/5 Donald Macleod explores Fanny’s wish to publish her own music, and her brother’s response.
3. 17:00
  
  In Tune—Wind down from the day with classical
  
  Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
1. 19:00
  
  Classical Mixtape—Half an hour of the finest classical music
  
  Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
2. 19:30
  
  Radio 3 in Concert—BBC NOW perform Widmann, Mozart, and Mendelssohn
  
  Jörg Widmann conducts his 2nd Violin Concerto in Cardiff with Carolin Widmann as soloist.
3. 21:45
  
  The Essay—Instrumental, 4. Gurdain Rayatt, tabla
  
  Conversations with musicians about their chosen instrument.
4. 22:00
  
  Night Tracks—A bewitching night time soundtrack
  
  Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
5. 23:30
  
  'Round Midnight—One for Chick Corea’s birthday
  
  Soweto shares a track from the late great Chick Corea's iconic band Return to Forever.
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Late
1. 00:30
  
  Through the Night—Debussy and Saint-Saëns from Switzerland
  
  The Basel Symphony Orchestra play French composers and premiere a work by Dieter Ammann.

Friday 13 June 2025

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