Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Bruckner's Sixth Symphony
John Shea presents a performance of Bruckner's Sixth Symphony from Dublin.
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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 Simon Callow
Including Artist of the Week: Thomas Beecham, featured conducting Schubert's Symphony No 5
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Alexander Mackenzie (1847-1935), The Royal Academy of Music
4/5Donald Macleod on Mackenzie's being appointed principal of the Royal Academy of Music.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Dartington and Tetbury Festivals 2016, Episode 3
3/4Music by Dvorak, Debussy and Prokofiev from the Dartington and Tetbury Festivals 2016.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Marschner - Der Vampyr
Katie Derham presents Heinrich Marschner's opera Der Vampyr performed in Geneva in 2016.
16:30
In Tune—Maya Beiser, Edward Gregson, Michael Spyres
Sarah Walker's guests include Maya Beiser, Edward Gregson and Michael Spyres.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Alexander Mackenzie (1847-1935), The Royal Academy of Music
4/5Donald Macleod on Mackenzie's being appointed principal of the Royal Academy of Music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Britten Sinfonia - Soler, Scarlatti, Coll and Falla
The Britten Sinfonia performs Soler, Scarlatti, Coll and Falla at Milton Court in London.
22:00
Free Thinking—Professor Paul Gilroy
Philip Dodd is in extended conversation about culture and race with Professor Paul Gilroy.
22:45
The Essay—Strange Beds, John Walsh
4/5Writer John Walsh describes sleeping in a hammock in the jungle in Guyana.
23:00
Late Junction—Fiona Talkington with Peter Cusack's Sounds of Hull
Fiona Talkington features Peter Cusack's Sounds of Hull, part of Hull City of Culture 2017
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Beethoven and Schumann from the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
John Shea presents a concert including Beethoven's Violin Concerto with Isabelle Faust.
