Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra performing Mahler and Frantisek Chaun
John Shea presents the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra playing Mahler and Frantisek Chaun.
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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 Jackie Kay
Artists of the Week: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, in Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Doing Business
4/5Donald Macleod discovers Telemann's brilliant entrepreneurial skills.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Shostakovich on Strings, Hakhnazaryan and Shevchenko
3/4Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello) and Oxana Shevchenko (piano) in Shostakovich and Rachmaninov.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Moniuszko - Verbum nobile
Penny Gore presents a performance of Moniuszko's one-act comic opera Verbum nobil.
16:30
In Tune—Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards Shortlist
Sean Rafferty announces the artists shortlisted for the 2016 RPS Awards.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Doing Business
4/5Donald Macleod discovers Telemann's brilliant entrepreneurial skills.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—CBSO - Webern, Brahms, Mahler
Nicholas Collon conducts the CBSO and Youth Chorus in music by Webern, Brahms and Mahler.
22:00
Free Thinking—Light: Anne Wroe, Dan Flavin at the Ikon, Blackpool Illuminations, The Sun
Ann Wroe joins Anne McElvoy for an exploration of light from Blackpool to the South Downs.
22:45
The Essay—Dawnwalks, Ian Sansom
4/5The attractions of daybreak... when five writers set off on foot - and report back.
23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Fiona Talkington
Fiona Talkington with a varied mix including Eartha Kitt, Diamanda Galas and John Cage.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2013: Tchaikovsky, Szymanowski and Rachmaninov from the Oslo Philharmonic
John Shea presents the Oslo Philharmonic and Vasily Petrenko at the 2013 Proms.
