| 00:00 | 00:30John Shea presents pianist Vitaly Pisarenko in a recital of music by Ravel and Liszt.
| 00:30John Shea with an all-Bach concert from Concerto Koln and the Regensburg Cathedral Choir.
| 00:30John Shea presents a concert by recorder player Bolette Roed and Arte dei Suonatori.
| 00:30Olivier Latry in a recital given at St James's Basilica in Prague.
| 00:30John Shea presents a concert of voice and recorder: Ensemble 1700 in Scarlatti and Handel.
| | 00:00Geoffrey Smith surveys the influence of early masterpieces by the great Louis Armstrong.
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| 01:00 | | | | | | 01:00Presented by John Shea. David Zinman conducts the Orchestre National de France.
| 01:00With Radio France Philharmonic under Vladimir Ashkenazy in Prokofiev, Strauss and Roussel.
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| 06:00 | 06:30Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
| 06:30Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
| 06:30Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
| 06:30Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
| 06:30Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
| 07:00Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
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| 09:00 | 09:00With Rob Cowan. Rob's Essential Choice: Chopin: Mazurkas.
| 09:00With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Chopin: Piano Concerto No 1.
| 09:00With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Bartok: Violin Concerto No 2.
| 09:00With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Mozart: Coronation Mass.
| 09:00With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Brahms: String Sextet in B flat, Op 18.
| 09:00With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Gesualdo on disc.
| 09:00James Jolly presents music by Debussy, Britten and Strauss plus a Bach cantata.
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| 12:00 | 12:001/5With Donald Macleod. Music from the 1520s by Cornysh, Damett, Fayrfax and King Henry VIII.
| 12:002/5Donald Macleod on the music at a royal party that took place at Kenilworth Castle in 1575.
| 12:003/5Donald Macleod focuses on a period in 1623, and the building of a new Catholic chapel.
| 12:004/5Donald Macleod charts the fortunes of a new master to the royal musicians.
| 12:005/5Donald Macleod introduces music composed for the coronation of King George II.
| 12:15Tom Service reflects on the career of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
| 12:00Michael Berkeley's guest is novelist Tessa Hadley.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Robin Tritschler (tenor) and Julius Drake (piano) perform music by Schubert and Britten.
| 13:001/4The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment performs music by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
| 13:002/4The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in music by Haydn, Danzi and Pleyel.
| 13:003/4Soloists of the OAE in Haydn chamber works, including an arrangement of Symphony No 101.
| 13:004/4Katie Derham presents the OAE performing music by Haydn and Danzi.
| 13:00Lucie Skeaping explores the 'stylus fantasticus' genre of baroque music.
| 13:00Catherine Bott presents three cantatas Handel wrote in Italy in the early 18th century.
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| 14:00 | 14:001/4Katie Derham presents the BBC NOW in Brahms, Strauss, Shostakovich, Mathias and Dvorak.
| 14:002/4Katie Derham presents the BBC NOW in music by Delius, Sibelius, Hoddinott and Elgar.
| 14:003/4Matthias Bamert leads the BBC NOW in Mozart, Hindemith and Brahms at BBC Hoddinott Hall.
| 14:00Katie Derham presents a rare chance to hear a performance of Verdi's first opera Oberto.
| 14:004/4Katie Derham presents BBC NOW performing Tchaikovsky, Bruch, Dvorak, Bridge and Weber.
| 14:00Robin Tritschler (tenor) and Julius Drake (piano) perform music by Schubert and Britten.(R)
| 14:00The BBC Symphony Orchestra under Alexander Vedernikov in Shostakovich, Aho and Sibelius.
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| 15:00 | | | 15:30From St Pancras Church, as part of the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music.
| | | 15:00Pianist Kathryn Stott introduces her favourite music, by Poulenc, Chausson and Debussy.
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| 16:00 | 16:30Presented by Sean Rafferty. With music from pianists Lars Vogt and Kasparas Uinskas.
| 16:30Music from Mark Bebbington, Erica Eloff, Mark Forkgen, Sacconi Quartet and Tom Poster.
| 16:30Sean Rafferty presents music and guests, including viol player and conductor Jordi Savall.
| 16:30With music from the Feinstein Ensemble and Onyx Brass.
| 16:30Sean Rafferty presents music from the Allegri Quartet, the Gould Piano Trio and Alva.
| | 16:00From St Pancras Church, as part of the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music.(R)
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| 17:00 | | | | | | 17:00Alyn Shipton presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.
| 17:00Aled Jones meets four Americans with a passion for the vocal music of Sardinia.
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| 18:00 | 18:301/5With Donald Macleod. Music from the 1520s by Cornysh, Damett, Fayrfax and King Henry VIII.
| 18:302/5Donald Macleod on the music at a royal party that took place at Kenilworth Castle in 1575.
| 18:303/5Donald Macleod focuses on a period in 1623, and the building of a new Catholic chapel.
| 18:304/5Donald Macleod charts the fortunes of a new master to the royal musicians.
| 18:305/5Donald Macleod introduces music composed for the coronation of King George II.
| 18:00Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents a performance of Judith Weir's opera Miss Fortune.
| 18:30Texts and music on the theme of good women. Readers: Oliver Dimsdale and Sian Thomas.
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| 19:00 | 19:30Stile Antico performs Tudor and Jacobean sacred music written for domestic performance.
| 19:301/2Valery Gergiev conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.
| 19:301/2Mark Elder conducts the Halle. Borodin: Overture (Prince Igor); Symphony No 2.
| 19:30The Britten Sinfonia and baritone Roderick Williams in music inspired by Viennese song.
| 19:30Jordi Savall and his orchestra perform Lully, Corelli, Handel, Biber and Boccherini.
| | 19:45Matthew Sweet looks back at the life and career of playwright Arnold Wesker.
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| 20:00 | | 20:10Stephen Johnson explores Stravinsky's take on the ancient tale of Oedipus Rex. 20:302/2Valery Gergiev conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex.
| 20:10Children from Amersham Music Centre prepare to perform Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. 20:402/2Mark Elder conducts the Halle. Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasy, Op 56; 1812 Overture.
| | | 20:00Gerald Barry's opera based on the Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest.
| 20:30Arnold Wesker's landmark play portraying the age-old battle between realism and idealism.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Rana Mitter reads a new collection of poetry from the Taliban. 22:451/5Poonam Trivedi explains how Bollywood helped to make Shakespeare's reputation in India.
| 22:00Matthew Sweet meets screenwriter Paul Laverty. Plus a first-night review of Falstaff. 22:452/5Narguess Farzad explores how Iranians fell under the spell of Shakespeare.
| 22:00Samira Ahmed attends the reopening of the Photographers' Gallery. 22:453/5Eldred Jones explores the mutual attraction between Shakespeare and Africa.
| 22:00Anne McElvoy discusses a new production of Neil Simon's comedy The Sunshine Boys. 22:454/5Aimara Resende focuses on the power and influence of Shakespeare in Latin America.
| 22:00Ian McMillan presents the cabaret of the word. Guests include Gary Numan and Ros Barber. 22:455/5Yong Li Lan describes how popular Shakespeare remains in China and south east Asia.
| 22:00Jonathan Davidson's adaptation of WS Graham's poem about a fishing trip.(R) 22:30Tom Service with music by Robert Keeley and 20X12 pieces by Joe Cutler and Jason Yarde.
| 22:10Moshe Morad presents a performance given by oud player Taiseer Elias.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Jez Nelson presents pianist John Taylor in concert at the 2012 Cheltenham Festival.
| 23:00Fiona Talkington with music from Lisa Knapp, the Hilliard Ensemble and Spin Marvel.
| 23:00Fiona Talkington presents music from Dennis McGee, Philip Glass and Hans Reichel.
| 23:00Fiona Talkington's selection includes music by Messiaen, Dowland and Duke Ellington.
| 23:00Mary Ann Kennedy presents new world music and a session with folk musician Jim Moray.
| | 23:10Julian Joseph presents saxophonist Martin Speake in concert at Kings Place in London.
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