Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—23/04/2013
Susan Sharpe presents a recital from the Chopin International Piano Festival.
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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 - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Debussy: Images for orchestra.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), An Idyllic Childhood
2/5Donald Macleod explores Nielsen's childhood, fondly recalled in Springtime in Funen.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Britten Sinfonia at Lunch, Episode 1
1/4The Britten Sinfonia performs music by Britten, Lutoslawski and Dobrinka Tabakova.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Episode 2
2/4The BBC NOW performs music by Liszt, Shostakovich, Lyadov, Schumann and Debussy.
16:30
In Tune—Juan Diego Florez, Alamire, Charlie Edwards
Live music from Juan Diego Florez, Alamire and Charlie Edwards.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), An Idyllic Childhood
2/5Donald Macleod explores Nielsen's childhood, fondly recalled in Springtime in Funen.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Royal Festival Hall, London, Lyadov, Tchaikovsky
1/2Vasily Petrenko conudcts the Philharmonia Orchestra in music by Lyadov and Tchaikovsky.
20:10
Twenty Minutes—The Squire's Daughter
Pushkin's story about the enmity between two landowners and the antics of their children.(R)
20:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Royal Festival Hall, London, Prokofiev
2/2Vasily Petrenko conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in Prokofiev's Symphony No 5.
22:00
Night Waves—Othello, Richard Holmes, Insects, The Middle Classes
Rana Mitter presents a first-night review of the National Theatre's production of Othello.
22:45
The Essay—Unknown Cities, Kunming
2/5Romesh Gunesekera on Kunming, considered to be unlike any other modern Chinese city.
23:00
Late Junction—23/04/2013
Fiona Talkington with music from Afghanistan, Scotland and Portugal.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—24/04/2013
Susan Sharpe presents a concert performance of Poniatowski's opera Pierre de Medicis.
