Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—12/05/2011
John Shea introduces the first of two concerts from the 2010 Proms celebrating JS Bach.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Thursday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Schubert, Faure and Bruckner.
10:00
Classical Collection—Thursday - James Jolly
James Jolly presents music by Smetana, Mahler, Mozart, Beethoven and Dvorak.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Henry Purcell (1659-1695), We'll Try a Thousand Charming Ways to Win Ye
4/5Donald Macleod on Purcell's music for an adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—PerformerPlus, Jack Liebeck, Katya Apekisheva
3/4Jack Liebeck (violin) and Katya Apekisheva (piano) in Schumann, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Puccini - La boheme
Performance of Puccini's opera La boheme, with Stephen Costello and Krassimira Stoyanova.
16:30
In Tune—12/05/2011 Michael Nyman, Cambridge Union Debate, St Pancras Parish Church Choir
With composer Michael Nyman and a performance by the St Pancras Parish Church Choir.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Henry Purcell (1659-1695), We'll Try a Thousand Charming Ways to Win Ye
4/5Donald Macleod on Purcell's music for an adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—BBC SSO - Martin Suckling, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky
Ilan Volkov leads the BBC SSO in music by Martin Suckling, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.
22:00
Night Waves—Ai Weiwei, A Delicate Balance, 1911 Festival of Empire, Iphigenia in Forest Hills
Anne McElvoy discusses the case of the artist Ai Weiwei, currently in prison in China.
22:45
The Essay—The Feast of Language, Michael Donaghy
4/5Michigan-based undertaker and poet Thomas Lynch celebrates the work of Michael Donaghy.
23:00
Late Junction—Verity Sharp - 12/05/2011
Verity Sharp's choices include Seamie O'Dowd, Mairtin O'Connor and Cathal Hayden.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—13/05/2011
John Shea introduces the second of two concerts given by the English Baroque Soloists.
