Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—27/12/2012
Jonathan Swain presents a concert from the 2012 Martha Argerich Project in Lugano.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with festive music and surprises.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 1.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), Episode 4
4/5Donald Macleod explains how Offenbach's success was affected by the Third Republic.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Schwetzingen Festival 2012, Episode 8
8/9Music from the 2012 Schwetzingen Festival, by Liszt, Gershwin and Ives.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—European Music Festivals, Episode 4
4/5From European music festivals: Bach, Stravinsky, Samaniego, CPE Bach, Mozart and Elgar.
16:30
Opera on 3—Wagner's Ring, Die Walkure, Act 3
3/3Act 3 of Wagner's Die Walkure performed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.(R)
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Evening
18:00
New Generation Artists—Ruby Hughes, Veronika Eberle, Apollon Musagète Quartet
Performances by Ruby Hughes (mezzo), Veronika Eberle (violin) and Apollon Musagete Quartet
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—BBC Proms 2012, Prom 63: Berlin Philharmonic
Proms 2012: Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle in Ligeti, Wagner, Sibelius, Debussy, Ravel.(R)
21:10
Belief—Elif Shafak
Elif Shafak talks to Joan Bakewell about the influence of Sufism on her writing.
21:40
Radio 3 Live in Concert—BBC Proms 2012, Prom 65: Spirit of Django
From Proms 2012: Martin Taylor, Britten Sinfonia and Guy Barker celebrate Django Reinhardt(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt presents music from Steve Adey, Graham Fitkin and Lazan' I Maroantsetra.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—28/12/2012
Jonathan Swain presents the second concert from the 2012 Martha Argerich Project, Lugano.












