Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—11/12/2015
Catriona Young introduces a piano recital given by Maria Joao Pires and Julien Brocal.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with a musical advent calendar.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Sarah Walker, plus Rob Cowan with guest Eddie Izzard
With Sarah Walker. Includes Britten's A Boy Was Born and Stenhammar's Serenade in F, Op 31
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Sibelius the Finn, Independence
5/5With Sibelius's most controversial work, plus perhaps his greatest symphonic statement.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—St Magnus Festival 2015, Ciurlionis Quartet
4/4With the Ciurlionis Quartet performing Schubert's Death and the Maiden Quartet.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Performing Groups Live, BBC National Orchestra of Wales Live from Hoddinott Hall
4/4The BBC National Orchestra of Wales performs music by Ellington and Gershwin.
16:30
In Tune—Royal Northern College of Music
Suzy Klein with a special edition from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Sibelius the Finn, Independence
5/5With Sibelius's most controversial work, plus perhaps his greatest symphonic statement.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—BBC Symphony Orchestra - Hovhaness, Andrew Norman, Strauss
Live from the Barbican, the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Hovhaness, Andrew Norman and Strauss
22:00
The Verb—Northern Lights
Ian McMillan celebrates the writing of the northernmost parts of the world.
22:45
The Essay—Cornerstones, Northern Lights - Cornerstones: Alaska
5/5Jason Mark visits northern Alaska and reflects on the impact of our lust for hydrocarbons.
23:00
World on 3—Northern Lights: Nanook of the North
Tanya Tagaq's soundtrack to the classic 1922 silent film Nanook of the North.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—12/12/2015
Catriona Young presents a concert given by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra.
