Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Nikolai Lugansky and the Luxembourg Symphony Orchestra
Including Nikolai Lugansky (piano) and the Luxembourg Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Ian Skelly
Ian Skelly presents the breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker with Shami Chakrabarti
With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Allegri: Miserere.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991), Recognition
4/5Donald Macleod focuses on works from the 1970s and 80s as Panufnik's popularity grew.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Ryedale Festival 2014/RNCM, Episode 3
3/4Featuring music by Monteverdi, Willaert, Gabrieli, Bach, Schubert, Schnittke and Bartok.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Strauss 150: Friedenstag
Verity Sharp presents a rare performance of Strauss's one-act opera Friedenstag.
16:30
In Tune—Tine Thing Helseth, Leslie Howard
Sean Rafferty's guests are trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth and pianist Leslie Howard.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991), Recognition
4/5Donald Macleod focuses on works from the 1970s and 80s as Panufnik's popularity grew.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—BBC SSO - Mussorgsky, Scriabin, Shostakovich
Donald Runnicles conducts the BBC SSO in music by Mussorgsky, Scriabin and Shostakovich.
22:00
Free Thinking—Thomas Ostermeier, Joseph O'Neill, Ali Smith
Thomas Ostermeier's Ibsen adaptation, Joseph O'Neill and Man Booker nominee Ali Smith.
22:45
The Essay—Music in Its Time, Bach: St Matthew Passion
4/10Exploring the impact of Bach's St Matthew Passion on its first audiences in Leipzig.
23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Nick Luscombe
Nick Luscombe presents a varied selection of music.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Rudolf Buchbinder
Pianist Rudolf Buchbinder performs Beethoven's Appassionata and Schubert's final sonata.
