Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Arensky, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov
John Shea presents performances from the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Ian Skelly
Ian Skelly presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Sarah Walker with Sally Phillips
Including Proms Artist of the Day: Collegium Vocale Gent, featured in music by Purcell.
11:00
Edinburgh International Festival—2016 Queen's Hall Series, Richard Goode
15/15Richard Goode (piano) performs music by Mozart, Janacek, Brahms, Debussy and Beethoven.
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Afternoon
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Lincolnshire International Chamber Music Festival, Episode 4
Music by J Strauss II and Holst, featuring Ashley Wass and Kathryn Stott (pianos).
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Proms 2016 Repeats, Prom 37: Walton, Huw Watkins, Webern and Brahms
Thomas Sondergard conducts the BBC NOW in music by Walton, Huw Watkins, Webern and Brahms.
16:30
In Tune—Alexander Sitkovetsky, Maxim Rysanov
Sean Rafferty's guests include Alexander Sitkovetsky and Maxim Rysanov.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), High Society
5/5Donald Macleod assesses Mendelssohn's abilities as a portraitist.
19:30
BBC Proms—2016, Prom 54: Collegium Vocale Gent and the Budapest Festival Orchestra
An All-Mozart Prom, featuring Per questa bella mano; Clarinet Concerto in A; Requiem.
22:00
Sunday Feature—Freeze: Thaw
Hayden Lorimer discusses ice with poets, musicians, explorers, doctors and physicists.(R)
22:45
The Essay—Swimming Stories, Philip Hoare
5/5Philip Hoare describes how he used to avoid the water before overcoming his reticence.(R)
23:00
World on 3—Mary Ann Kennedy with Kershaw's Appalachian Sessions
Mary Ann Kennedy with new music from around the world plus Kershaw's Appalachian Sessions.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—The Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Copenhagen
John Shea presents a concert of Haydn, Boieldieu, Stravinsky and Ravel from Copenhagen.
