Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Casals Quartet in Mozart, Ligeti and Brahms
With Jonathan Swain. Including the Casals Quartet performing Mozart, Ligeti and Brahms.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Rob Cowan, plus Sarah Walker with Rick Wakeman
Artist of the Week: percussionist Evelyn Glennie, featured in Vittorio Monti's Czardas.
11:00
Edinburgh International Festival—2015 Queen's Hall Series, Nash Ensemble
4/15The Nash Ensemble in Vaughan Williams's Piano Quintet in C minor and Schubert's Octet.
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Afternoon
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—RNCM and Leamington International Quartet Series, New Zealand String Quartet, Peter Cropper
3/4Mozart and Brahms from the New Zealand String Quartet and viola player Peter Cropper.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Proms 2015 Repeats, Prom 28: Dukas, Turnage, Schuller and Scriabin
From Proms 2015: The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs Dukas, Turnage, Schuller and Scriabin(R)
16:30
In Tune—Gesualdo Six, Thomas Dausgaard, Osmo Vanska
Presented by Sean Rafferty. Including conductors Thomas Dausgaard and Osmo Vanska.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), Encounters with England
4/5Donald Macleod explores Berlioz's experiences and achievements in England.(R)
19:30
BBC Proms—2015, Prom 38, Prom 38 (part 1): Messiaen - Turangalila Symphony
1/2Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in John Foulds's Three Mantras.
20:00
BBC Proms—2015, Proms Extra, Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony
Nigel Simeone and Caroline Rae introduce Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony.
20:20
BBC Proms—2015, Prom 38, Prom 38 (part 2): Messiaen - Turangalila Symphony
2/2Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony.
22:00
Sunday Feature—A Cultural History of the Plague
Laura Ashe explores how the plague has changed our social and cultural landscape.(R)
22:45
The Essay—The Retreating Roar, Salvation
3/5Madeleine Bunting on the decline of Christianity and the loss of the notion of salvation.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Live from the Edinburgh Festival
With live music from 2015 Edinburgh Festival artists including percussionist Colin Currie.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Mozart, Chaminade and Mendelssohn
Jonathan Swain presents the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Chaminade and Mendelssohn.
