Main content

Through the Night Episodes

  1. Tomorrow 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.

  2. Tuesday 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Slovakia National Day

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

  3. Wednesday 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Brahms and Shostakovich from Cologne

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

  4. Thursday 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.

  5. Friday 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.

  6. Next Saturday 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".

  7. Next Sunday 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.

  8. Next Monday 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    John Storgårds conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony

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

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

    Iberian Jubilate

    The Cantoría vocal ensemble performs music from the Iberian Renaissance.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. Sun 13 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    A Declaration of Love - Mahler's 5th Symphony

    Cristian Măcelaru conducts the WDR Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's 5th Symphony.

  15. Mon 14 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610

    From the Baltic Sea Festival, La fonte musica performs Vespro della Beata Vergine.

  16. Tue 15 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Brahms' German Requiem from Poland

    Michał Klauza conducts Brahms's longest composition and largest-ensemble work.

  17. Wed 16 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Mendelssohn, Rosauro, and Rodrigo from Switzerland

    Matthias Würsch plays in Ney Rosauro's Concerto No 1 for Marimba and String Orchestra.

  18. Thu 17 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Chamber works by Smetena, Poulenc and Bacewicz

    Smetana's Piano Trio in G minor, Poulenc's Flute Sonata and Bacewicz's Piano Quintet No 1.

  19. Fri 18 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Mozart's Piano Concerto No 9 from Zurich

    The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields play Mozart's Piano Concerto No 9.

  20. Sat 19 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Schoenberg and Zemlinsky from the BBC Proms

    From the 2024 BBC Proms, Schoenberg and Zemlinsky.

  21. Sun 20 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Rimsky-Korsakov and Mussorgsky from Budapest

    Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death and Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite

  22. Mon 21 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Sibelius and Simpson from Switzerland

    Mark Simpson's Hold Your Heart in Your Teeth and Sibelius' Symphony No 4.

  23. Tue 22 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    La Flamboyance: Festive music of the 15th century

    Franco-Flemish music of the 15th Century from the Musica Antiqua Festival in Bruges.

  24. Wed 23 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Shostakovich and Saint-Saëns from Paris

    Shostakovich's 2nd Violin Concerto and Saint-Saëns' 'Organ' symphony.

  25. Thu 24 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Dúo del Valle in Madrid

    Piano duo Luis and Victor del Valle play Ligeti, Poulenc, Ravel, Gershwin and Milhaud.

  26. Fri 25 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Ann Hallenberg joins Concerto Copenhagen and Lars Ulrik Mortensen to perform Italian arias

    Mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg performs arias by Chelleri, Scalabrini, Uttini and Sarti.

  27. Sat 26 Sep 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 3

    Isabelle Faust and Il Giardino Armonico play Vivaldi

    The German violinist Isabelle Faust plays Vivaldi's set of concertos: L'Estro armonico.