Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Mozart at the 2016 Rheinvokal Festival
John Shea presents Mozart chamber music from the 2016 Rheinvokal Festival.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Rob Cowan with Angela Rippon
Artists of the Week: Borodin Quartet, featured playing Shostakovich's String Quartet No 8.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), Genius Cut Tragically Short
5/5Donald focuses on Ravel's masterpieces of the 1920s and early 30s.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Malcolm Martineau: A Life in Song, Episode 4
Pianist Malcolm Martineau performs music by Wolf, Strauss and Mahler.(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Symphony Orchestra, Episode 3
3/3The BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Richard Rodney Bennett, Philip Moore and Sibelius.
16:30
In Tune—Ben Johnson, Wallis Giunta, Xavier Phillips, Francois-Frederic Guy
Sean Rafferty's guests include Ben Johnson, Xavier Phillips and Francois-Frederic Guy.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), Genius Cut Tragically Short
5/5Donald focuses on Ravel's masterpieces of the 1920s and early 30s.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—BBC Symphony Orchestra - Schreker, Nicola Lefanu and Rachmaninov
Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Schreker, Nicola Lefanu and Rachmaninov
22:00
The Verb—Helen Dunmore Special
Ian McMillan celebrates the work of poet and novelist Helen Dunmore.
22:45
The Essay—Being Orson, Some Kind of Genius
5/5Film critic David Thomson explores Orson Welles's complicated relationship with failure.(R)
23:00
World on 3—Kathryn Tickell - Shanghai's Festival on the Green
Kathryn Tickell presents new world music, plus music from Shanghai's Festival on the Green
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—2014 Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival in Poland
John Shea presents a gala concert from the Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival in Warsaw.
