Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Il Giardino Armonico performing Bach and Handel
John Shea presents a concert of Parallel Lives with works by Bach and Handel.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Max Richter
Including Haydn: String Quartet and Pierre Monteux conducting Stravinsky's Petrushka.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007), Adventures in Electronica
3/5Donald Macleod on Stockhausen's time in the electronic studio at Cologne Radio Station.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—New Year New Music, Alexei Ogrintchouk and the Psophos Quartet
2/4Alexei Ogrintchouk and the Psophos Quartet perform works by Britten, Debussy and Alberga.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—New Year New Music, Episode 3
3/4Jonathan Swain presents recordings of orchestral works by Escaich, Penderecki and Berio.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Clare College, Cambridge
From the Chapel of Clare College, Cambridge.
16:30
In Tune—Pierre Boulez Tribute, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Louise Welsh, Stuart MacRae, Peter Wiegold and Notes Inegales, New Year New Music
Sarah Walker presents, with composers and artists paying tribute to Pierre Boulez.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007), Adventures in Electronica
3/5Donald Macleod on Stockhausen's time in the electronic studio at Cologne Radio Station.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Brahms, Beethoven, Haydn
Alan Gilbert directs the Academy of St Martin in the Fields in Brahms, Beethoven and Haydn
22:00
Free Thinking—Lorraine Hansberry
Philip Dodd explores the writing of Lorraine Hansberry and its continuing resonance.
22:45
The Essay—Five Seismic Moments in New Music, Ivan Hewett on Brian Eno's Music for Airports
3/5Ivan Hewett reflects on Brian Eno's creation of a new genre, which he named ambient music.
23:00
Late Junction—New Year New Music: Janek Schaefer
Max Reinhardt is joined by sound artist and composer Janek Schaefer.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—New Year New Music: Chinese Music from the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
John Shea presents a programme of Chinese music by Qigang Chen, Unsuk Chin and Zhao Jiping
