Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—15/05/2013
John Shea presents a concert of operatic music by Stanislaw Moniuszko.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Rob Cowan
With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Goldmark: The Queen of Sheba (excerpts).
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837), Hummel and Beethoven
3/5Donald Macleod focuses on Hummel's career in Vienna, where he met Beethoven.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Clandeboye Festival 2012, Clandeboye Festival 2012
2/4Sean Rafferty introduces music by Poulenc and Faure, including Dolly Suite.(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Philharmonic on Tour, Episode 3
3/4Katie Derham presents the BBC Philharmonic in music by Britten, Schubert and Tchaikovsky.
15:30
Choral Evensong—St Pancras Church
From St Pancras Church, as part of the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music.
16:30
In Tune—Jonathan Biss, Milos Karadaglic, John Hurt
Live music from pianist Jonathan Biss, guitarist Milos Karadaglic plus actor John Hurt.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837), Hummel and Beethoven
3/5Donald Macleod focuses on Hummel's career in Vienna, where he met Beethoven.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Faure, Chopin
1/2Christian Zacharias and the Halle in Chopin's Piano Concerto No 2 and music by Faure.
20:25
Discovering Music—Bizet's Symphony in C
Stephen Johnson explores the colourful world of Bizet's Symphony in C.
20:45
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Ravel, Bizet
2/2The Halle in Ravel's Pavane pour une infante defunte and Bizet's Symphony in C.
22:00
Free Thinking—Peter Brook
Peter Brook 1925-2022: the theatre director in conversation with Matthew Sweet in 2013.
22:45
The Essay—Living Abroad, Spain
3/5Writer Frederic Raphael recalls living in Franco's Spain during the late 1950s.
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Nick Luscombe
Nick Luscombe plays music from Alice Wylde, Billy Gault and Yann Tomita.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—16/05/2013
John Shea presents a concert with Philippe Herreweghe and the Royal Flemish Philharmonic.
