Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—15/02/2013
Jonathan Swain presents the Casals Quartet playing Mozart, Shostakovich and Schubert.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Rob Cowan
With Rob Cowan. Including actress and playwright Imogen Stubbs.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—George Gershwin (1898-1937), Porgy and Bess
5/5Donald Macleod explores the poignant story of George Gershwin's unhappy last months.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Lugano Festival 2012, Episode 4
4/4Music from the 2012 Lugano Festival, by Prokofiev, Schnittke and Tchaikovsky.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Concert Orchestra on Tour, BBC Concert Orchestra in California
2/2Keith Lockhart conduct the BBC CO in music by Britten, Elgar and Butterworth.
16:30
In Tune—Christopher Wheeldon, James Turnbull, Martin Rummel, Stephen De Pledge
Sean Rafferty talks to choreographer Christopher Wheeldon. Plus live music in the studio.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—George Gershwin (1898-1937), Porgy and Bess
5/5Donald Macleod explores the poignant story of George Gershwin's unhappy last months.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Barbican in London, Dieter Schnebel, David Sawer
1/2Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC SO in new works by Dieter Schnebel and David Sawer.
20:30
Discovering Music—Schubert: Symphony No. 9 'Great'
Stephen Johnson explores Schubert's Symphony No. 9 in C 'Great'.
20:50
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Barbican in London, Schubert
2/2Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Schubert's Symphony No 9 in C (Great).
22:00
The Verb—John Bramwell, Simon Rich, Amanda Dalton
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's 'Cabaret of the Word'.
22:45
The Essay—Listener, They Wore It, Patti Smith's Shirt
5/5Susanna Frankel recalls a brilliant white shirt on the cover of an LP by Patti Smith.
23:00
World on 3—Session with Anda Union
Lopa Kothari with new world music and a session with Mongolian throat singers Anda Union.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—16/02/2013
Jonathan Swain presents the Aldeburgh World Orchestra conducted by Mark Elder.
