Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Gorecki's Canticum Graduum and Symphony No 3
Catriona Young introduces a concert given by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with a musical advent calendar.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker, plus Rob Cowan with guest Eddie Izzard
Including Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor and Nielsen's Symphony No 2, Op 16.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Sibelius the Finn, War
4/5Three of Sibelius's most powerful - and unusual - evocations of the Finnish character.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—St Magnus Festival 2015, The Ciurlionis and Engegard Quartets
3/4Ciurlionis and Engegard Quartets feature in music by Pakalnis, Thommessen and Mendelssohn.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Performing Groups Live, BBC Singers and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Live from Glasgow
3/4The BBC SSO and BBC Singers perform five cantatas from Bach's Christmas Oratorio.
17:00
In Tune—Inon Barnatan, Angelique Kidjo, Tabea Debus
Guests include pianist Inon Barnatan and recorder player Tabea Debus, plus Angelique Kidjo
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Sibelius the Finn, War
4/5Three of Sibelius's most powerful - and unusual - evocations of the Finnish character.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Northern Lights: Helsinki Philharmonic
The Helsinki Philharmonic and John Storgards play Sibelius from Birmingham.
22:00
Free Thinking—Must the Arts Be Relevant? A Free Thinking BASCA Debate
Mark Baldwin, Catherine Wood, Jennifer Walshe, Sarah Kent and Vayu Naidu debate the arts.
22:45
The Essay—Cornerstones, Cornerstones: Siberia
4/5Daniel Kalder conjures the vast landscapes east of the Urals, where taiga becomes tundra.
23:00
Late Junction—Late Junction Sessions, Thomas Stronen and Hilmar Jensson
Thomas Stronen and Hilmar Jensson in session, as part of Radio 3's Northern Lights season.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—11/12/2015
Catriona Young introduces a piano recital given by Maria Joao Pires and Julien Brocal.
