Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Mozart and Haydn from the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
John Shea introduces a concert of Mozart and Haydn given by the Radio France Philharmonic.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Rob Cowan with Rebecca Front
Including Artist of the Week: Mikhail Pletnev, featured in Chopin's Piano Sonata No 2.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), A Grand Finale
5/5How, aged 81, Vaughan Williams made a deep impression on a woman 40 years his junior.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Bath Mozartfest 2015, Jerusalem Quartet, Nash Ensemble
4/4The Jerusalem Quartet and Nash Ensemble play Haydn and Dvorak at the 2015 Bath Mozartfest.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Symphony Orchestra, Episode 4
4/4The BBC Symphony Orchestra in Vaughan Williams, Nielsen, Andriessen, Ravel and Strauss.
16:30
In Tune—Cedric Pescia, London Mozart Players, Roger Montgomery
Sean Rafferty presents music and guests, including live music from pianist Cedric Pescia.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), A Grand Finale
5/5How, aged 81, Vaughan Williams made a deep impression on a woman 40 years his junior.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Bach Collegium Japan: Bach's B Minor Mass
Live from the Barbican, Bach Collegium Japan under Masaaki Suzuki in Bach's B Minor Mass.
22:00
The Verb—Julian Barnes
In an extended interview, novelist Julian Barnes joins Ian McMillan to discuss his career.
22:55
The Essay—A Body of Essays: Series 2, Thomas Lynch - Whence and Whither: Some Thoughts on Uteri, on Wombs
5/5Michigan-based undertaker and poet Thomas Lynch reflects on the uterus.
23:10
World on 3—Lopa Kothari with Nepalese band Night in session
With Lopa Kothari plus Nepalese band Night in a live session.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—Mahler and Borodin from the Romanian Radio National Orchestra
John Shea presents a Romanian Radio performance of Mahler's Second Symphony (Resurrection)
