Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—British Symphonies: Elgar's Second and Vaughan Williams's London
With Proms performances of Elgar's Second and Vaughan Williams's London symphonies.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker with Martin Shaw
With Sarah Walker. Including Essential Choice: Schubert: Prometheus. Wolf: Prometheus.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Dissatisfied in Vienna
4/5Donald Macleod considers why, disheartened in Vienna, Mozart considered moving to London.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Glasgow RCS - Poulenc, Episode 3
3/4Jonathan Lemalu and Joseph Middleton in Poulenc songs, plus Faure, Ibert and Duparc.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Paisiello - The Barber of Seville
Katie Derham presents a rare performance of Paisiello's comic opera The Barber of Seville.
16:30
In Tune—Toby Spence, Mike Leigh and David Parry, Steven Osborne, Jean Johnson
Sean Rafferty with live music from tenor Toby Spence. Plus Mike Leigh discussing opera.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Dissatisfied in Vienna
4/5Donald Macleod considers why, disheartened in Vienna, Mozart considered moving to London.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—BBC SSO - Janacek, Shostakovich
The BBC SSO and conductor Alpesh Chauhan in Shostakovich's 15th Symphony.
22:00
Free Thinking—Anne Enright, The Economics of Psychological Therapy, Christopher Hampton
Anne McElvoy is joined by novelist Anne Enright and playwright Christopher Hampton.
22:45
The Essay—Forgiveness, David Starkey
4/5Dr David Starkey delves into the past as well as the present for examples of forgiveness.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Mara Carlyle
With studio guests Richard Reed Parry from Arcade Fire and Bryce Dessner of The National.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Wagner's The Feast of Pentecost and other rarities
Jonathan Swain presents a concert of rarities, including Wagner's The Feast of Pentecost.
