Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Rudolf Buchbinder
With pianist Rudolf Buchbinder performing works by Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert in Warsaw
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents the breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Rob Cowan with Monica Galetti
With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Brahms: Piano Trio No 1 in B, Op 8.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Andre Previn (1929-), Guest Star: 'Andrew Preview'
4/5Including Previn's famous appearance on the 1971 Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Young Pianists at LSO St Luke's, Federico Colli
3/4Federico Colli (piano) in Beethoven: Sonata in A flat and Schubert: Impromptus, D935.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Performing Groups Live, BBC Symphony Orchestra
4/5BBC SO in Nielsen: Maskarade Overture. Sibelius: Violin Concerto. Klami: Kalevala Suite.
16:30
In Tune—Maxim Vengerov, John Rutter, Piers Lane, Cerys Matthews
Sean Rafferty with violinist Maxim Vengerov, Piers Lane and choral composer John Rutter.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Andre Previn (1929-), Guest Star: 'Andrew Preview'
4/5Including Previn's famous appearance on the 1971 Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Temple Winter Festival, Temple Church Choir and Temple Brass: Gloria
4/5The Temple Church Choir and Temple Brass perform 20th- and 21st-century choral music.
22:00
Free Thinking—Clive James
Poet, critic and broadcaster Clive James is in conversation with Philip Dodd.
22:45
The Essay—Living Abroad, Italy
4/5Writer Frederic Raphael recalls living in early 1960s Italy.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Silk Rhodes, Peter Broderick, Nostalgia 77
Nick Luscombe plays more tracks with sleigh bells and music written for the BBC test card.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Poulenc's Organ Concerto
Includes the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Olivier Latry in Poulenc's Organ Concerto.










