Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2015: Yo-Yo Ma performs Bach's solo cello suites
Catriona Young presents Bach's solo cello suites performed by Yo-Yo Ma at the 2015 Proms.
- Back to top
Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Rob Cowan with Kirsty Wark
Including Menuhin 100: featuring Yehudi Menuhin in Paganini's Violin Concerto No 1.
- Back to top
Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—William Sterndale Bennett (1816-1875), Bennett and Moscheles
4/5How Bennett became firmly established as a teacher, performer and composer in London.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Leeds International Chamber Series 2016, Episode 3
3/4Chamber music by Brahms and Shostakovich from the 2016 Leeds International Chamber Series.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Bartok - Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Penny Gore introduces a concert performance of Bartok's opera Duke Bluebeard's Castle.
16:30
In Tune—Neville Marriner, Till Fellner, Juanjo Mena, Ex Cathedra
Guests include Sir Neville Marriner, Till Fellner, Juanjo Mena and Ex Cathedra.
- Back to top
Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—William Sterndale Bennett (1816-1875), Bennett and Moscheles
4/5How Bennett became firmly established as a teacher, performer and composer in London.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—London Symphony Orchestra - Bruckner, Messiaen
Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in music by Bruckner and Messiaen.
22:00
Free Thinking—Syrian buildings, Judging Book Prizes, Georgian Literature
Architect Marwa Al-Sabouni talks to Anne McElvoy about Syria's built environment.
22:45
The Essay—Minds at War: Series 3, Minds at War: Father Browne's Photograph of a Wounded Soldier
4/5Photographer John D McHugh explores one of the war photos of Father Francis Browne.
23:00
Late Junction—Max Reinhardt - Stewart Lee's Mixtape
Adventures in music, ancient to future: Stewart Lee's debut Late Junction Mixtape.
- Back to top
Late
00:30
Through the Night—Berg and Martinu from the Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Catriona Young presents a concert given by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra.
