Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Francesco Piemontesi plays Beethoven, Schubert, Debussy and Ligeti
Jonathan Swain introduces a recital by pianist Francesco Piemontesi.
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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, plus Rob Cowan with Philippa Gregory
Proms Artist of the Week: flute player Emily Beynon, featured in Farrenc's Trio, Op 45.
11:00
Edinburgh International Festival—2015 Queen's Hall Series, Zehetmair Quartet
14/15Live from the Queen's Hall, the Zehetmair Quartet performs works by Haydn and Hindemith.
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Afternoon
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Clandeboye Festival 2015, Episode 3
3/4Performances of Brahms and Schubert from the 2015 Clandeboye festival.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Proms 2015 Repeats, Prom 40: Sibelius - Symphonies Nos 1 and 2
BBC SSO performs Sibelius: Finlandia; Symphony No 1 in E minor, Op 39; Symphony No 2 in D.(R)
16:30
In Tune—Thursday - Sean Rafferty: Erzhan Kulibaev, David Watkin, Opera Up Close
Sean Rafferty with a lively mix of music, chat and arts news.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Franz Schubert (1797-1828), The Beginning of the End
4/5Donald Macleod introduces works Schubert wrote with some of his musician friends in mind.(R)
19:30
BBC Proms—2015, Prom 56, Prom 56 (part 1): Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Andrew Litton
1/2Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Andrew Litton in music by Orjan Matre and Mendelssohn.
20:15
BBC Proms—2015, Proms Interval, The Biggest Bonfire in the World
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough investigates the Nordic culture of fire.
20:35
BBC Proms—2015, Prom 56, Prom 56 (part 2): Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Andrew Litton
2/2Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in Firsova: Bergen's Bonfire. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
22:00
BBC Proms—2015, Proms Composer Portraits, Alissa Firsova
Alissa Firsova discusses Bergen's Bonfire and introduces performances of her chamber works
22:45
The Essay—Music in Its Time, Bach: St Matthew Passion
4/10Exploring the impact of Bach's St Matthew Passion on its first audiences in Leipzig.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt presents a varied selection of music.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Adam Fischer conducts the Danish Radio Chamber Orchestra in Mozart
Jonathan Swain presents a concert from the Danish Radio Chamber Orchestra.
