Schedule
Early
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.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Sam Neill
Artist of the Week: The Lindsay String Quartet, featured in Janacek's String Quartet No 1.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975), The Unwilling Communist
3/5Donald Macleod explores Shostakovich's String Quartets No 7 and 8.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Rudolf Buchbinder at the 2015 Edinburgh International Festival, Episode 2
2/4Rudolf Buchbinder performs Beethoven piano sonatas including his Op 13 (Pathetique).
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Southern Hemisphere, Episode 3
3/4Penny Gore presents the BBC Philharmonic performing Lilburn, Ginastera and Prokofiev.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Old Royal Naval College Chapel, Greenwich
From the Old Royal Naval College Chapel, Greenwich, featuring the chapel choir.
16:30
In Tune—Tallis Scholars, Ngawang Lodup, Katherine Bryan
Sean Rafferty presents. Live music from The Tallis Scholars and flautist Katherine Bryan.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975), The Unwilling Communist
3/5Donald Macleod explores Shostakovich's String Quartets No 7 and 8.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Edinburgh International Festival 2015, Philharmonia Orchestra - Ravel, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky
2/4The Philharmonia and Pierre-Laurent Aimard in music by Ravel, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky.
22:00
Free Thinking—Frederick Forsyth, Emotion in Art
Presented by Matthew Sweet. With novelist Frederick Forsyth and a discussion on emotions.
22:45
The Essay—A Short History of Indian Art, Ibrahim Adil Shah with Castanets
3/5William Dalrymple examines a 17th-century miniature portrait of the Sultan of Bijapur.
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Nick Luscombe
Nick Luscombe has tracks from Nicolas Godin, Lloyd Cole, Arvo Part, John Renbourn and more
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Beethoven and Chopin from the Orchestra of the 18th Century
Catriona Young presents a concert from the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century.
