Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—The Sebastian String Quartet in Croatia
Catriona Young presents string quartets by Niksa Njiric, Papandopulo and Shostakovich.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Saturday - Elizabeth Alker
Elizabeth Alker presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Record Review—Building a Library: Beethoven: String Quartet No 12
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Beethoven: String Quartet No 12.
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Afternoon
12:15
Music Matters—John Adams: An American optimist
Tom Service interviews composer and conductor John Adams. Plus Brexit and the arts.
13:00
Saturday Classics—Jessica Cottis
Australian conductor Jessica Cottis presents a selection of music from her homeland.
15:00
Sound of Cinema—1963 - The Year Everything Happened
Matthew Sweet presents an anthology of film music from the year 1963.
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—21/01/2017
Alyn Shipton presents listeners' requests, including Fats Waller's Rump Steak Serenade.
17:00
Jazz Line-Up—Kandace Springs
Claire Martin presents a performance given by American vocalist/pianist Kandace Springs.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Live from the Met, Gounod's Romeo et Juliette
Live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, a performance of Gounod's Romeo et Juliette.
21:30
Between the Ears—We Are Writing a Poem about Home
A radio poem from Kate Clanchy and the Very Quiet Foreign Girls.(R)
22:00
Hear and Now—Donaueschingen New Music Festival 2016, Episode 2
2/2World premieres by Franck Bedrossian, Peter Ablinger, Bernhard Gander and Martin Smolka.
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Late
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Mose Allison
Geoffrey Smith celebrates pianist Mose Allison, known as 'the sage of Tippo, Mississippi'.(R)
01:00
Through the Night—Paganini and Tchaikovsky from the Romanian Radio National Orchestra
Jonathan Swain presents a concert of Paganini and Tchaikovsky from Romanian Radio.
