Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov in Schumann and Brahms
Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov perform music by Schumann and Brahms.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Sarah Walker with Jonathan Freedland
Artist of the Week: pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, featured in Haydn's Piano Concerto No 11.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Francis Poulenc (1899-1963), Poulenc's Soprano
5/5Donald Macleod explores Poulenc's performing partnership with soprano Denise Duval.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Cheltenham Festival 2015, Mahan Esfahani, Carducci Quartet
4/4Featuring works by Couperin, WF Bach, Marc-Andre Hamelin and Shostakovich.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Proms 2015 Repeats, Prom 07: Delius, Nielsen, Hugh Wood and Ravel
Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestras in Delius, Hugh Wood, Nielsen and Ravel.(R)
16:30
In Tune—Voces8, Quatuor Voce, Leila Josefowicz
With live music from Voces8 and Quatuor Voce, plus violinist Leila Josefowicz.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Francis Poulenc (1899-1963), Poulenc's Soprano
5/5Donald Macleod explores Poulenc's performing partnership with soprano Denise Duval.(R)
19:30
BBC Proms—2015, Prom 10, Prom 10 (part 1): Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
1/2Leif Ove Andsnes directs the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in music by Stravinsky and Beethoven
20:30
BBC Proms—2015, Proms Extra, German Romantic Poetry
Karen Leeder and Robert Vilain on the German Romantic poetry which inspired Beethoven.
20:50
BBC Proms—2015, Prom 10, Prom 10 (part 2): Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
2/2The Mahler Chamber Orchestra under Leif Ove Andsnes in music by Schoenberg and Beethoven.
22:00
Sunday Feature—Thom Gunn: Appropriate Measures
Author Colm Toibin profiles Anglo-American poet Thom Gunn, who died in 2004.(R)
22:45
The Essay—Dylan Thomas Centenary, Dylan's Bardic Heritage
5/5Poet and musician Twm Morys explores links between Dylan Thomas and Wales's poetic past.(R)
23:00
World on 3—WOMAD Live 2015, Souad Massi live plus highlights from the Mahotella Queens
From Womad 2015: Souad Massi, Cambodian Space Project and the Mahotella Queens.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—Concerto Köln
Catriona Young presents a concert given in Warsaw by Concerto Koln.
