Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2015: Sibelius Symphony Cycle - Symphonies Nos 5, 6 and 7
Catriona Young presents Proms performances of Sibelius's Symphonies Nos 5, 6 and 7.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Sarah Walker with Adrian Lester
Artist of the Week: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, featured conducting Brahms's Symphony No 2.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—William Byrd (1543-1623), Retirement
5/5Byrd attends Elizabeth I’s funeral and looks to his own legacy. With Donald Macleod.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—BBC Proms Australia 2016, Episode 4
4/4From BBC Proms Australia, music by Elizabeth Younan and Shostakovich.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Proms Australia, Episode 4
4/4From BBC Proms Australia, music by Dvorak, Grainger, Parry, Britten, Sculthorpe and Elgar.
16:30
In Tune—Sounds of Shakespeare
Sean Rafferty launches Radio 3's Sounds of Shakespeare weekend from Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Evening
18:30
The Sounds of Shakespeare
Tom Service on the chemistry between Shakespeare's language and the music it has created.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Sounds of Shakespeare
Shakespeare-inspired music. Arne: The Garrick Ode and Sally Beamish: A Shakespeare Masque.
21:45
Sonnets in the City—Baba Ganoush
1/5Short contemporary drama in response to Shakespeare's Sonnet 29. With Maxine Peake.
22:00
The Verb—Sounds of Shakespeare
Live from Stratford, Ian McMillan with a Shakespearean edition of the cabaret of the word.
22:45
Sonnets in the City—Tattered Heart
2/5Francesca Martinez's drama in response to Shakespeare's Sonnet 61. Music by Nina Whiteman.
23:00
World on 3—Sounds of Shakespeare
Verity Sharp celebrates Shakespeare with English folk music inspired by the Bard.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—Zelenka and Handel at the 2014 Wratislavia Cantans International Festival in Poland
Catriona Young presents a concert from Poland's Wratislavia Cantans International Festival
