Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Schoenberg's Gurrelieder in Poland
Jonathan Swain presents a performance of Schoenberg's cantata Gurrelieder from Warsaw.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker with David Gower
Including Artist of the Week Martin Frost, in Debussy's Premiere rapsodie.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894), Touring the USA
4/5Donald Macleod focuses on Rubinstein's tours of the USA and the UK.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—East Neuk Festival 2015, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Maxim Rysanov
3/4Violin and viola duo Alexander Sitkovetsky and Maxim Rysanov play Mozart, Bach and Bartok(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Puccini's Il Trittico, Puccini - Il Tabarro
1/3Ian Skelly presents a Royal Opera House performance from 2011 of Puccini's Il Tabarro.
16:30
In Tune—Richard Moore, Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, Villiers Quartet, Simon McBurney
Suzy Klein talks to Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, announced as CBSO's new music director.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894), Touring the USA
4/5Donald Macleod focuses on Rubinstein's tours of the USA and the UK.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—RNCM Brass Band Festival 2016
Tom Redmond presents two performances from the RNCM Brass Band Festival in Manchester.
22:00
Free Thinking—Joseph Crawhall, Madame Bovary, The James Plays
Anne McElvoy profiles painter Joseph Crawhall. Plus Madame Bovary and The James Plays.
22:45
The Essay—The Secret Mathematician, Literature
4/5Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy reveals the maths that inspires the work of writers.
23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Mara Carlyle
Mara Carlyle presents music by Bach, Hermeto Pascoal and Matmos.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2015: Vaughan Williams's Sancta Civitas and Elgar's Second Symphony
Jonathan Swain presents music by Vaughan Williams and Elgar from the 2015 BBC Proms.
