Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—28/12/2015
Jonathan Swain presents a piano recital from Poland of Chopin nocturnes.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Monday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Monday - Sarah Walker with Alec Baldwin
Including Poulenc: Concerto in G minor and Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Part 1).
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Starting Out in Venice
2/5Donald Macleod on how Vivaldi took on a prestigious teaching job and delved into opera.(R)
13:00
Pick of the Year
Katie Derham reviews some of the highlights of 2015 on BBC Radio 3.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Performing Groups Best of 2015, Episode 1
1/4Ian Skelly presents music by Stravinsky, Borodin, Elgar, Rachmaninov, Haydn and Schubert.
16:30
Words and Music—Featherbrained
A sequence of texts and music on the theme of birds and the human imagination.(R)
17:45
New Generation Artists—Ilker Arcayurek, Alec Frank-Gemmill, Annelien Van Wauwe, Armida Quartet
Radio 3 New Generation Artists perform Schubert, Franz Strauss, Schumann and Brahms.
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Evening
19:00
BBC Proms 2015—Prom 11: Fiddler on the Roof
Bryn Terfel, Grange Park Opera and the BBC Concert Orchestra perform Fiddler on the Roof.(R)
22:00
BBC Proms 2015—Prom 52: Thierry Escaich
Thierry Escaich perforns organ music by Bach and responses to it by Mendelssohn and Brahms(R)
23:00
Jazz on 3—Best of 2015
Jez Nelson and studio guests review some of the best new jazz of 2015.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—29/12/2015
Jonathan Swain introduces a concert given by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
