Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Adam Fischer conducting the Danish National Chamber Orchestra
Catriona Young presents a concert from the reborn Danish National Chamber Orchestra.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Sam Neill
Artist of the Week: The Lindsay String Quartet, featured in Ravel's String Quartet.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975), Music for the Bottom Drawer
2/5Music for two pianos, a work in praise of Stalin and a quartet so subversive it was banned
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Rudolf Buchbinder at the 2015 Edinburgh International Festival, Episode 1
1/4Rudolf Buchbinder performs Beethoven piano sonatas including his Op 57 (Appassionata).
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Southern Hemisphere, Episode 2
2/4The BBC Philharmonic performs music by Albeniz and Ginastera live at MediaCity in Salford.
16:30
In Tune—Bernard Haitink, Nicholas Daniel, Sa Chen
Sean Rafferty with conductor Bernard Haitink, oboist Nicholas Daniel and pianist Sa Chen.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975), Music for the Bottom Drawer
2/5Music for two pianos, a work in praise of Stalin and a quartet so subversive it was banned(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Edinburgh International Festival 2015, BBC SSO - Brahms, Strauss
1/4The Edinburgh Festival Chorus and BBC SSO under Donald Runnicles in Brahms and Strauss.
22:00
Free Thinking—William Kentridge, William Boyd, Photography
South African artist William Kentridge and novelist William Boyd talk to Philip Dodd.
22:45
The Essay—A Short History of Indian Art, Arjuna's Penance
2/5William Dalrymple celebrates a remarkable 7th-century rock carving near the Bay of Bengal.
23:00
Late Junction—Tuesday - Nick Luscombe
Nick Luscombe presents a varied selection of music.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Verdi Gala Concert - Mikhail Pletnev and the Russian National Orchestra
Catriona Young introduces a Verdi gala concert from the Russian National Orchestra.
