Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Poulenc's Organ Concerto
Includes the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Olivier Latry in Poulenc's Organ Concerto.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents the breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Rob Cowan with Monica Galetti
With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Sibelius: Symphony No 5 in E flat.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Andre Previn (1929-), From Andre to Anne-Sophie
5/5Previn discusses his personal and musical relationship with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Young Pianists at LSO St Luke's, Alice Sara Ott
4/4Alice Sara Ott (piano) in Beethoven: Sonata (The Tempest). Liszt: Paganini Studies.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Performing Groups Live, Episode 5
5/5The Ulster Orchestra performs live in Belfast and the BBC Philharmonic plays in Salford.
16:30
In Tune—Christmas Special: The Sixteen, Martin James Bartlett, The David Rees-Williams Trio, Laura van der Heijden, Michael Morpurgo
Sean Rafferty and Suzy Klein present a Christmas special, with live music and readings.
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Evening
18:00
Composer of the Week—Andre Previn (1929-), From Andre to Anne-Sophie
5/5Previn discusses his personal and musical relationship with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter.
19:00
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Temple Winter Festival, BBC Singers: Handel's Messiah
5/5From the Temple Church, Handel's Messiah in a version with wind orchestra accompaniment.
22:00
The Verb—The Christmas Verb
Ian McMillan presents a Christmas edition with guests Guy Garvey and John Hamilton May.
22:45
The Essay—Living Abroad, Greece
5/5Writer Frederic Raphael recalls living in Greece in the early 1960s.(R)
23:00
World on 3—WOMAD Unheard - Highlights from WOMAD 2014
Mary Ann Kennedy presents previously unbroadcast highlights from the 2014 Womad Festival.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—Roberto Prosseda plays a Pedal Piano
Catriona Young's selection includes music from the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana.










