Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Andrea Bernasconi's L'Huomo at the Herne Early Music Days Festival
Ensemble 1700 perform a tragicomedy commissioned by Princess Wilhelmine of Bayreuth
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Start the day with classical music
Breakfast with Petroc Trelawny, including shortlisted entries from the Carol Competition.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Classical soundtrack for your morning
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—A Vaughan Williams Christmas, At War
3/5 Kate Molleson explores what Christmas was like for Vaughan Williams during World War I.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—LSO St Luke's: Saint-Saens's Circle (2/4)
Hannah French presents Ashley Riches and Joseph Middleton performing French songs. (R)
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Brahms Symphony no.1
Brahms's Symphony no.1 performed by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.
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16:00
Choral Evensong—Norwich Cathedral
Live from Norwich Cathedral.
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17:00
In Tune—Christmas Special
Top-class live Christmas music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
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19:00
Classical Mixtape—Half an hour of the finest classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Bach's Magnificat
Solomon's Knot perform an all-Bach concert at Wigmore Hall, including Cantatas 60 and 70.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Greek myth, goddesses and art
From classic myths rewritten by Natalie Haynes to the art of John Craxton in Crete.
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22:45
The Essay—The Story of Puddings, Cr猫me Br没l茅e
Essays about our favourite puddings. A rich French classic with surprises: Cr猫me br没l茅e.
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23:00
Night Tracks—Christmas at Night
Hannah Peel with an immersive festive radio experience.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Three Haydn Symphonies
Concerto Copenhagen and Lars Ulrik Mortensen perform Haydn's Symphonies Nos 47, 43 and 44.
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