Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Organ Special from Prague
Organ music by Messiaen, Vierne, Grigny and Bach played at St James's Basilica, Prague.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Bill Evans (1929-1980), Bill Evans and Helen Keane
4/5Donald Macleod focuses on the impact on Bill Evans of his manager, Helen Keane.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—NI Opera Festival of Voice 2013, Claire Booth
3/4Claire Booth (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano) perform Wolf, Debussy, Poulenc and Messiaen.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Verdi 200: Jerusalem (Acts 1 and 2)
Katie Derham presents a 1998 performance of Acts 1 and 2 of Verdi's opera Jerusalem.
16:30
In Tune—Valerie Solti, South Iceland Chamber Choir, James Gilchrist, Anna Tilbrook
Sean Rafferty's guests include the South Iceland Chamber Choir.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Bill Evans (1929-1980), Bill Evans and Helen Keane
4/5Donald Macleod focuses on the impact on Bill Evans of his manager, Helen Keane.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Philharmonia - Mahler
Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in Mahler's epic Seventh Symphony.
22:00
Free Thinking—2013 Festival, Whose Strife Is It Anyway?
Who has the right to depict the experiences of the powerless? Rana Mitter chairs a debate.
22:45
The Essay—The Existential Me, Gary Walkow
4/5Film-maker Gary Walkow reflects on how existential thinking has influenced his work.
23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Nick Luscombe
Nick Luscombe presents music for Zen meditation and songs from the Caucasus.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Aldeburgh World Orchestra
Mark Elder conducts the Aldeburgh World Orchestra in Britten, Mahler, Stravinsky and Bray.
