Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—17/08/2012
Jonathan Swain presents the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra in Beethoven and Ligeti.
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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.
11:00
Edinburgh International Festival—2012, Leonidas Kavakos
Leonidas Kavakos (violin) performs sonatas by Janacek, Brahms, Stravinsky, Respighi.
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Afternoon
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—LSO St Luke's Beethoven Piano Sonata Series, Khatia Buniatishvili
4/12Khatia Buniatishvili performs Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 17, 19 and 23.(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Proms 2012 Repeats, Prom 32 - Bernstein Mass
A host of young Welsh musical talent joins the BBC NOW to perform Bernstein's Mass.(R)
16:30
In Tune—I Fagiolini, Simon Bainbridge, Retorica, Amy Dickson & Catherine Milledge, George Vass
Suzy Klein presents music and guests from the arts world, including violin duo Retorica.
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Evening
18:45
Composer of the Week—English Pastoralists, Something Old or Something Very New
5/5Donald Macleod discusses the revival of interest in the music of the Tudor period.
19:45
BBC Proms—2012, Prom 47, John Cage Centenary Celebration - Part 1
1/2Part of a concert celebrating the centenary of John Cage, with Ilan Volkov and the BBC SSO
20:50
Twenty Minutes—How to Play a Cactus
Robert Worby explores the adventures undertaken by performers tackling John Cage's music.
21:10
BBC Proms—2012, Prom 47, John Cage Centenary Celebration - Part 2
2/2Andrew McGregor presents the conclusion of a Prom celebrating the centenary of John Cage.
23:30
World on 3—Nation Beat in Session
Lopa Kothari presents new world music and a session with Nation Beat.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—18/08/2012
Jonathan Swain presents a concert from the Chopin and his Europe Festival in Warsaw.












