Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—01/06/2012
Susan Sharpe presents a concert given by the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Louise Fryer
Louise Fryer presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker. Including Essential Choice: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excpts).
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Irving Berlin (1888-1989), The Song Is Ended
5/5Donald Macleod explores Irving Berlin's final years.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Hay Festival 2012, Elias Quartet, Xuefei Yang
4/4The Elias Quartet and guitarist Xuefei Yang in a recital given at the 2011 Hay Festival.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Episode 4
4/4Acts 4 and 5 of Handel's opera Teseo. Plus BBC SSO in music by Weill and Schoenberg.
16:30
In Tune—Friday - Sean Rafferty
Sean Rafferty presents a special diamond jubilee-themed edition.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Irving Berlin (1888-1989), The Song Is Ended
5/5Donald Macleod explores Irving Berlin's final years.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from Dorchester Abbey, Parry, Curtis, Vaughan Williams, Ireland
1/2Martin Yates conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in music by Parry, Curtis and Ireland.
20:20
Discovering Music—Moeran's Symphony No 2
Conductor Martin Yates joins Stephen Johnson to discuss EJ Moeran's Second Symphony.
20:40
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from Dorchester Abbey, Delius, Moeran
2/2BBC CO/Martin Yates. Delius: Over the Hills and Far Away. Moeran: Symphony No 2.
22:00
The Verb—Jackie Kay, Jean Sprackland, Jane Feaver, Tom McRae
Ian McMillan's guests include Jackie Kay, Jean Sprackland, Jane Feaver and Tom McRae.
22:45
The Essay—The Life Cycle of a Fictional Character - An Alternative History of the Novel, Death
5/5Critic James Wood explores how the novel deals with death.(R)
23:00
World on 3—Lopa Kothari
Lopa Kothari presents new world music and a studio session by Cypriot group Trio Tekke.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—02/06/2012
Susan Sharpe presents a recital of early organ music given by Andrea Marcon.
