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Through the Night Episodes

  1. Today 00:30
    BBC Radio 3
    On air

    Barocco Italiano

    SEMPRE baroque music ensemble perform music from 17th Century Italy.

  2. Tomorrow 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Piazzolla's Bandoneon Concerto

    Ástor Piazzolla's bandoneon concerto Aconcagua conducted by Simone Menezes.

  3. Monday 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Iberian music from the Ricercar Consort

    Philippe Pierlot explores Correa de Arauxo’s sonic universe.

  4. Tuesday 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Ravel, Salonen & Lutosławski from Sweden

    Conductor Nicholas Collon and soprano Camilla Tilling play Ravel's song cycle Shéhérazade.

  5. Wednesday 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Joshua Bell and Górecki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

    The UK premiere of Thomas de Hartmann's Violin Concerto.

  6. Thursday 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Hungarian National Day

    The Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra celebrate St Stephen's Day in Hungary.

  7. Next Friday 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    2025 Banff International String Quartet Competition

    Music from the Romantic Round of the Banff International String Quartet Competition.

  8. Next Saturday 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Elgar and Brahms from Helsinki

    Cellist Senja Rummukainen stars in Elgar's cello concerto.

  9. Next Sunday 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    The New World of America from Switzerland's Argovia Philharmonic

    The Argovia Philharmonic, with Rune Bergmann, play The New World Symphony by Dvořák.

  10. Mon 24 Aug 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Jeneba Kanneh-Mason with the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason is the soloist in Chopin's second piano concerto.

  11. Tue 25 Aug 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    The Martyrdom of Saint Theodosia

    Alessandro Scarlatti's oratorio in a new version by Al Ayre Español.

  12. Wed 26 Aug 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Isabelle Faust and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra at the BBC Proms

    Isabelle Faust plays Dvořák's folk-inspired violin concerto.

  13. Thu 27 Aug 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Totally Trumpet from Auckland

    Aleksandra Pakhmutova's Trumpet Concerto and Penderecki's Trumpet Concertino.

  14. Fri 28 Aug 2026 00:30
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    Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Mozart from the Belcea Quartet

    Mozart's "Dissonance" String Quartet and Beethoven's String Quartet No 16.

  15. Sat 29 Aug 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Mahler and Bacewicz from Poland

    Bacewicz's Symphony No 1 and Mahler's Symphony No 1 in D 'Titan'.

  16. Sun 30 Aug 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Around the World in 80 Minutes

    A recreation of Phileas Fogg's itinerary for Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days.

  17. Mon 31 Aug 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts the Gstaad Festival Orchestra in Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony

    Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony and Gabriela Montero’s “Latin” Concerto.

  18. Tue 1 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Slovakia National Day

    A concert from Slovakia's Allegretto Žilina festival and more Slovak composers.

  19. Wed 2 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Brahms and Shostakovich from Cologne

    The WDR Symphony Orchestra plays Brahms' Violin Concerto and Shostakovich's 10th Symphony.

  20. Thu 3 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Weber and Beethoven from Slovenia

    Weber's Overture to 'Oberon' and Bassoon Concerto in F, and Beethoven's 1st Symphony.

  21. Fri 4 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Bruckner's 4th Symphony from Stockholm

    Lisa Streich's Flügel, Strauss's Four Last Songs, and Bruckner's 'Romantic' Symphony.

  22. Sat 5 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    The Premiere of Zinovjev's "World Bearer"

    Violinist Nikita Boriso-Glebsky plays in the premiere of Zinovjev's "World Bearer".

  23. Sun 6 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Songs of love from the Danish National Vocal Ensemble

    Messiaen's choral masterpiece Cinq Rechants and Wagner's Im Treibhaus.

  24. Mon 7 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    John Storgårds conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony

    Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 4 and Hans Abrahamsen’s delicate Horn Concerto.

  25. Tue 8 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Iberian Jubilate

    The Cantoría vocal ensemble performs music from the Iberian Renaissance.

  26. Wed 9 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Songs by Richard Strauss, Zemlinsky, and Wagner

    Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder and Strauss' Four Songs at the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg.

  27. Thu 10 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Folklore, Positivity, and Feminine energy

    Sibelius' Finlandia, Dvořák's popular Violin Concerto, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 4.

  28. Fri 11 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Leonard Slatkin conducts Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Cindy McTee

    Young French virtuoso pianist David Fray performs in Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20.

  29. Sat 12 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky from Auckland

    Cellist Julian Steckel plays in Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No 2.