Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Mendelssohn and Dvorak from the Romanian National Orchestra
Catriona Young presents Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and Dvorak's Eighth Symphony.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Gerald Scarfe
Artist of the Week: keyboard player George Malcolm, featured in Poulenc's Organ Concerto.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Love and Longing
2/5Donald Macleod introduces music for a friend and a potential love interest of Beethoven's.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Belfast Music Society International Festival of Chamber Music 2017, Episode 1
1/4From the 2017 BMS Festival, music by Bach and Gareth Williams.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Tuesday - 21st-Century European Concert Halls
Verity Sharp presents music by Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Berlioz and Wagner.
16:30
In Tune—English Touring Opera, Victor Aviat, Endellion String Quartet
Sean Rafferty's guests include Timothy Burke and the Endellion String Quartet.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Love and Longing
2/5Donald Macleod introduces music for a friend and a potential love interest of Beethoven's.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—BBC Symphony Orchestra - Rihm and Bruckner
The BBC Symphony Orchestra in Rihm's Piano Concerto No 2 and Bruckner's Symphony No 7.
22:00
Free Thinking—Japan Now Festival at the British Library
Christopher Harding with writers Alex Kerr and Yoko Tawada, and film-maker Momoko Ando.
22:45
The Essay—Burgess at 100, Burgess and the Malay Novels - Tash Aw
2/5An essay by Tash Aw about writer Anthony Burgess.
23:00
Late Junction—Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt's selection includes Arseny Avraamov and Milton Babbitt.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Handel's Tamerlano
Catriona Young presents a performance of Handel's opera Tamerlano from Poland.
