Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—15/07/2011
John Shea presents the Brussels Chamber Orchestra in Concert.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Friday - Ian Skelly
Ian Skelly presents Radio 3's breakfast programme.
10:00
Classical Collection—Friday - James Jolly
James Jolly presents music by Vivaldi, Arban, Puccini, Chopin, Mozart and Strauss.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Camille Saint-Saens, The Conservative
5/5Donald Macleod explores Saint-Saëns's late works and concerns.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—City of London Festival 2011, Elias String Quartet
4/12The Elias String Quartet performs music by Carl Vine and Beethoven.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Wagner's Gotterdammerung, Acts 2 and 3
2/2Louise Fryer introduces Acts 2 and 3 of Wagner's Gotterdammerung, from Paris Opera.
16:30
Composer of the Week—Camille Saint-Saens, The Conservative
5/5Donald Macleod explores Saint-Saëns's late works and concerns.(R)
17:30
In Tune—15/07/2011 First Night of the Proms
A special First Night of the Proms edition, from the Royal College of Music in London.
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Evening
19:30
BBC Proms—2011, Prom 1, Weir, Brahms, Liszt
1/2Jiri Belohlavek conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Weir, Brahms and Liszt.
20:15
Twenty Minutes—Janacek's Beliefs
Paul Allen explores the contradictory nature of Janacek's beliefs.
20:35
BBC Proms—2011, Prom 1, Janacek
2/2The First Night of the 2011 Proms concludes with Janacek's Glagolitic Mass.
22:00
The Verb—Playwright Billy Roche, Chuquai Billy - Native American Comedian, Poet James Davies, Proms Poetry Competition
Simone Kirby reads new work by Billy Roche. Plus Chuquai Billy on Native American comedy.
22:45
The Essay—Architecture: The Fourth R, Architecture and Its Public
5/5Sunand Prasad on how people power can prevent architectural destruction and disaster.(R)
23:00
Sacred Sites—Qari Syed Sadaqat Ali
5/5Lopa Kothari meets Qari Syed Sadaqat Ali, one of the foremost reciters of the Koran.
23:45
World on 3—Yvonne Lyon
Mary Ann Kennedy presents a session with Scottish singer Yvonne Lyon.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—16/07/2011
John Shea presents the second of two programmes focusing on Dinu Lipatti.
