Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—27/04/2012
Jonathan Swain presents the LPO and conductor Vladimir Jurowski from the 2011 Proms.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Sibelius: Symphony No 2.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949), I'll Go Away to Araby
5/5Donald Macleod explores the sad end to Skalkottas's ill-starred life.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—NGA Spring Programmes 2012, Igor Levit, Francesco Piemontesi, Veronika Eberle
4/4Performances by Igor Levit, Francesco Piemontesi and Veronika Eberle.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Philharmonic - Reflections on Debussy, Episode 4
4/4Louise Fryer presents music by Chausson, Saint-Saens, Debussy, Ravel, Casella and Lalo.
16:30
In Tune—BBC Singers, Royal College of Music Students, Semyon Bychkov
With music from the BBC Singers and Royal College of Music students, plus Semyon Bychkov.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949), I'll Go Away to Araby
5/5Donald Macleod explores the sad end to Skalkottas's ill-starred life.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from City Halls, Glasgow, Gluck, Vivaldi
1/2Christian Curnyn conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in music by Gluck and Vivaldi.
20:10
Discovering Music—Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Stephen Johnson explores the roots of Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
20:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from City Halls, Glasgow, Rameau, Vivaldi
2/2Scottish Chamber Orchestra in Rameau: Suite (Les paladins). Vivaldi: The Four Seasons.
22:00
The Verb—Inua Ellams, Cate Le Bon, Ira Lightman, Carrie Etter
Ian McMillan is joined by Inua Ellams, Cate Le Bon, Ira Lightman and Carrie Etter.
22:45
The Essay—Shakespeare and Love, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
5/5Writer and journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown examines interracial love in Shakespeare.
23:00
World on 3—Lucas Santtana in Session, Songlines Awards
Lopa Kothari presents new music from around the world, plus Lucas Santtana in session.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—28/04/2012
Jonathan Swain with a concert from the 2011 Proms, featuring Bax, Barber and Prokofiev.
