Schedule
Early
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Billie Holiday and Lester Young
Highlights from the duo of revered vocalist Billie Holiday and saxophonist Lester Young.
02:00
Through the Night—Stevan Hristic's The Resurrection
For Easter Sunday, John Shea presents a performance of Stevan Hristic's The Resurrection.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Sunday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Sunday Morning—James Jolly - Easter Sunday
James Jolly plays music for Easter Sunday, from medieval songs to Rachmaninov.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Melanie Reid
Michael Berkeley's guest is Melanie Reid, who writes about her life as a tetraplegic.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Wigmore Hall Mondays: Esther Yoo and Zhang Zuo
From Wigmore Hall, London. Violinist Esther Yoo and pianist Zhang Zuo in March 2016.(R)
14:00
The Early Music Show—European Day of Early Music
Christophe Coin and Richard Boothby perform English and French viol music in York.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Live from Worcester Cathedral
Easter Day Festal Evensong live from Worcester Cathedral.
16:00
Choir and Organ—Puccini's Messa di Gloria, Adele Anderson
Adele Anderson from Fascinating Aida talks to Sara about her favourite choral music.
17:30
Words and Music—Rooms
A sequence of poetry, prose and music on the theme of rooms.(R)
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Evening
18:45
Sunday Feature—The Women Who Staged the Rising
Marie-Louise Muir on the Irish women of theatre who fought in the 1916 Easter Rising.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Maurizio Pollini and Leonidas Kavakos - Schumann, Brahms, Chopin
Maurizio Pollini in Chopin's Piano Concerto No 1. Plus Leonidas Kavakos in music by Brahms
21:00
Drama on 3—The News from Home
Nick Dear's play, which was written for the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin.
22:35
Early Music Late—Pieter Wispelwey Plays Bach
Pieter Wispelwey performs Bach's Cello Suites Nos 5 and 6, BWV1011 and BWV1012.
23:35
The Quiet in the Land
Glenn Gould's documentary about the Mennonite community at Red River, Manitoba.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2015: Bernard Haitink conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Europe
John Shea presents a performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 with Maria Joao Pires.
06:30
Breakfast—Monday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
