Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Contemporary choral music from Stockholm
Jonathan Swain presents contemporary choral music from the Swedish Radio Chorus.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Sound Frontiers: Monday - Petroc Trelawny
Live from London's Southbank Centre, Petroc Trelawny presents the Radio 3 breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Sound Frontiers: Monday - Sarah Walker with John Finnemore
Artist of the Week: Andrew Manze, featured in Bach's Double Violin Concerto, BWV1043.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Oliver Knussen (1952-), Sound Frontiers: Early Notoriety
1/5Donald Macleod explores Knussen's early steps towards the composer he would become.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Wigmore Hall Mondays: Doric String Quartet
From Wigmore Hall, London, the Doric Quartet performs music by Debussy and Bartok.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Sound Frontiers: The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Episode 1
1/5Katie Derham with music from Vaughan Williams, Matthews, Pritchard, Matthias and Debussy.
17:00
In Tune—Sound Frontiers: Steve Reich, Tcha Limberger and the Budapest Gypsy Orchestra, BBC Singers, Derek Paravicini
Sean Rafferty's guests include Steve Reich, Budapest Gypsy Orchestra and the BBC Singers.
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Evening
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Sound Frontiers: The Philharmonia plays Stravinsky
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in an all-Stravinsky concert.
22:00
Music Matters—Sound Frontiers: Who Cares If You Listen?
Tom Service considers the relationship between modern composers and audiences in 1946.(R)
22:45
The Essay—The Birthday Treat, Lisa Appignanesi: A Visit to the Savoy Hotel
1/5Lisa Appignanesi visits the Savoy Hotel, where she reflects on the glamorous Belle Epoque.
23:00
Jazz Now—Sound Frontiers
Soweto Kinch presents historic Radio 3 jazz, including Elton Dean and Betty Carter.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Brahms and Strauss from the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
Jonathan Swain presents a concert from the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano.










