Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—15/01/2013
A recital of Dvorak and Bartok from young American string quartet the Escher Quartet.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday - Rob Cowan
With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Verdi: Requiem (excerpts).
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—John Williams (1932-), Star Wars
2/5John Williams discusses his celebrated music for the Star Wars film series.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Chamber Music in Belfast, Katherine Broderick
1/4Katherine Broderick (soprano) and James Baillieu (piano) perform Debussy, Ravel and Barber
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Best of British with the BBC Orchestras, Episode 2
2/4Music from BBC ensembles, by Elgar, Delius, Holst, Britten, Hadley and D'Erlanger.
16:30
In Tune—Kristian Bezuidenhout, Jonathan Cohen, Anna Prohaska
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With live music from fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—John Williams (1932-), Star Wars
2/5John Williams discusses his celebrated music for the Star Wars film series.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Gerald Finley and Julius Drake - Schubert, Mahler
Gerald Finley sings Schubert and Mahler at the Wigmore Hall with pianist Julius Drake.
22:00
Night Waves—Jude Kelly, Diane Roberts, Nagisa Oshima Obituary
Jude Kelly on the 20th century, Obama's inauguration poet, Nagisa Oshima obituary.
22:45
The Essay—Five Portraits of Science, Galileo
2/5Writer Andrew Brown unpicks the narrative of Galileo's battle with the Roman Inquisition.
23:00
Late Junction—Tuesday - Verity Sharp
Verity Sharp with music by Nancarrow, Brahms and Santiago de Murcia.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—16/01/2013
John Shea presents an all-Schubert concert by the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
