Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Nielsen and Rachmaninov from the Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Swain presents Nielsen's Symphony No 6 and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 4.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Georgia Mann
Georgia Mann presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Sarah Walker with Hugh Sykes
Artists of the Week: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, featured in Brahms's Symphony No 4.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), Back Home
5/5Donald Macleod explains how Britten's Peter Grimes heralded a new dawn in British opera.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival 2016, Episode 4
4/4Vilde Frang (violin) and Julia Fischer (piano) feature in music by Handel and Ravel.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Celtic Connections Concert
4/4The BBC SSO performs music by Brahms and Schubert as part of Celtic Connections.
16:30
In Tune—Paavo Jarvi, Gerald Finley, The Hot Club of Jupiter
Guests include Paavo Järvi, Gerald Finley and The Hot Club of Jupiter.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), Back Home
5/5Donald Macleod explains how Britten's Peter Grimes heralded a new dawn in British opera.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—BBC Philharmonic: Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saens and Debussy
Ben Gernon conducts the BBC Philharmonic in music by Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saens and Debussy.
22:00
The Verb—On Form
Ian McMillan literary form with writers Claudia Rankine, Don Paterson and AL Kennedy.
22:45
The Essay—Black and White, Skin
5/5Poet and writer Salena Godden explains her relationship with her skin.
23:00
World on 3—Lopa Kothari at Celtic Connections 2017
Lopa Kothari presents sessions from Celtic Connections 2017 in Glasgow.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—Igor Levitt plays Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich
Jonathan Swain presents pianist Igor Levit in music by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich.
