Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—20/06/2012
Jonathan Swain presents Verdi's Requiem performed by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker and her guest Dame Wendy Hall, a leading expert in computer science.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), Episode 3
3/5Donald Macleod discusses Monteverdi's work towards a revolutionary new form called opera.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—New Generation Artists at The Sage Gateshead, Benjamin Grosvenor
2/4Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor plays Bach, Chopin and Rachmaninov at The Sage Gateshead.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—20/06/2012
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales play Honegger and Stravinsky live in Cardiff.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Magdalen College, Oxford
From the Chapel of Magdalen College, Oxford.
16:45
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from Leeds Town Hall, Wagner's Die Walküre
1/3Adam Tomlinson presents Opera North's production of Wagner's "Walküre" at Leeds Town Hall.
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Evening
18:10
Discovering Music—Wagner: Die Walkure
Stephen Johnson explores Wagner's orchestra and how he used it to evoke profound emotions.
18:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from Leeds Town Hall, Wagner's Die Walkure
2/3Adam Tomlinson presents Opera North's production of Wagner's "Walkure" at Leeds Town Hall.
20:15
Night Waves—Veep, Charlotte Blease
Samira Ahmed on Armando Iannucci's new political comedy, Veep.
21:00
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from Leeds Town Hall, Wagner's Die Walkure
3/3Adam Tomlinson presents Opera North's production of Wagner's "Walkure" at Leeds Town Hall.
22:45
The Essay—Strange Justice, Episode 3
3/5Lawyer Albie Sachs considers the issue of equality in the new South Africa.
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Fiona Talkington
Fiona Talkington presents a varied selection of music.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—21/06/2012
The Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra in Haydn, Bottesini and Mozart.












