Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—2013 Proms: BBC Philharmonic and Juanjo Mena
Jonathan Swain presents a Prom performed by the BBC Philharmonic under Juanjo Mena in 2013
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Stella Rimington
With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 4.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Ethel Smyth (1858-1944), Troubles with Henry
3/5Donald Macleod on Smyth's relationships with writer Henry Brewster and Empress Eugenie.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Russian Romantics, Yevgeny Sudbin
2/4Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) performs music by Scriabin, Shostakovich, Rachmaninov and Mozart.(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Nordic and Baltic Music, Episode 3
3/4Penny Gore presents music by Nielsen, Onute Narbutaite, Britten and Strauss.
15:30
Choral Evensong—St John's College, Cambridge
A service for Ash Wednesday from St John's College, Cambridge.
16:30
In Tune—Josephine Knight, David Miller, Alexander Shelley
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Ethel Smyth (1858-1944), Troubles with Henry
3/5Donald Macleod on Smyth's relationships with writer Henry Brewster and Empress Eugenie.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—BBC Symphony Orchestra - Sibelius, Zemlinsky, Ravel, Nielsen
Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius, Zemlinsky, Ravel and Nielsen
22:00
Free Thinking—Buddhism, Therapy, Violence and Rationality
Rana Mitter explores Buddhism in therapy and politics.
22:45
The Essay—The Five Photographs that (You Didn't Know) Changed Everything, The Dogon
3/5Jeanne Haffner discusses how aerial photography changed the spaces we live in.
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt with South African jive from the TY Boys and Verdi's Ave Maria.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—2014 Proms: Vaughan Williams and Alwyn
Jonathan Swain presents a programme of Vaughan Williams and Alwyn from the 2014 Proms.
