Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2014: Thomas Sondergard conducting the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Catriona Young presents a concert featuring music by Strauss, Mozart and Nielsen.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Ian Skelly
Ian Skelly presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with a musical advent calendar.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday - Sarah Walker, plus Rob Cowan with guest Eddie Izzard
With Sarah Walker. Includes Perotin's Viderunt omnes and Sibelius's Night Ride and Sunrise
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Sibelius the Finn, Symposium
2/5Donald Macleod explores Sibelius's decadent life in 1890s Helsinki.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—St Magnus Festival 2015, Christian Ihle Hadland
1/4With pianist Christian Ihle Hadland performing Bach's Goldberg Variations.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Performing Groups Live, BBC Symphony Orchestra Live from Maida Vale
1/4The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs music by Saeverud, Wennakoski and Wiren.
16:30
In Tune—Choir of Royal Holloway, Michael Nyman, Giovanni Nesi
Suzy Klein presents live music from the Choir of Royal Holloway and pianist Giovanni Nesi.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Sibelius the Finn, Symposium
2/5Donald Macleod explores Sibelius's decadent life in 1890s Helsinki.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—BBC NOW - Handel's Messiah
Laurence Equilbey conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Handel's Messiah.
22:00
Free Thinking—2015 Festival, Northern Lights: Joanne Harris on the Norse God Loki
Joanne Harris and Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough discuss the god Loki and Norse beliefs.
22:45
The Essay—Cornerstones, Cornerstones - The Canadian Arctic
2/5Travel writer Sara Wheeler recalls her time visiting Canada's Arctic region.
23:00
Late Junction—Tuesday - Fiona Talkington
Fiona Talkington presents music from Frifot, Wimme Saari and Rautavaara.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Schumann's Das Paradies und die Peri
Catriona Young presents a performance of Schumann's oratorio Das Paradies und die Peri.
