Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Vasily Petrenko conducts Rachmaninov and Mahler
Jonathan Swain presents Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto and Mahler's First Symphony.
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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 - Rob Cowan with Lee Child
With Rob Cowan. Includes Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld and Schumann's Dichterliebe
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Johann Strauss I and II, On the Stage
4/5Donald Macleod focuses on Johann Strauss II's giving up the dance hall for the operetta.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Portico Festival, Episode 3
3/4Music by Schubert performed at the Portico arts centre in Northern Ireland.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Puccini - Tosca
Ian Skelly presents a performance of Puccini's Tosca given at the Vienna State Opera.
16:30
In Tune—Jamie Barton, Gabriel Jackson, Vanessa Benelli Mosell
Suzy Klein's guests include Jamie Barton, Gabriel Jackson and Vanessa Benelli Mosell.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Johann Strauss I and II, On the Stage
4/5Donald Macleod focuses on Johann Strauss II's giving up the dance hall for the operetta.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales performs music by Saint-Saens and Tchaikovsky.
22:00
Free Thinking—Nottingham Contemporary Art Debate
Anne McElvoy is joined by curators, artists and an audience at Nottingham Contemporary.
22:45
The Essay—The Shopping News, Tirana
4/5Joanna Robertson on buying dreams of wealth in Tirana in the aftermath of communism.
23:00
Late Junction—Nick Luscombe with Pauline Oliveros's Mixtape
Nick Luscombe presents an exclusive mixtape from electronic music pioneer Pauline Oliveros
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2015: Nielsen's Aladdin and Mahler's Fourth Symphony
Jonathan Swain presents the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at the 2015 Proms.
