Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Vox Luminis at the 2016 Rheinvokal Festival in Germany
Jonathan Swain presents Vox Luminis singing religious works by members of the Bach family.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Monday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Monday - Sarah Walker with Joan Bakewell
With Artist of the Week: Dinu Lipatti, featured performing Chopin's Piano Sonata No 3.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016), Farewell to Stromness
1/5Donald Macleod on how the landscape and myths of Orkney impacted Maxwell Davies's music.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Wigmore Hall Mondays: Kungsbacka Trio
Live from Wigmore Hall, London. The Kungsbacka Trio performs Schumann and Ravel.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Monday - Ulster Orchestra
The Ulster Orchestra plays music by Britten, Rachmaninov, Holst, Walton, Ades and Sibelius
16:30
In Tune—Joseph Tawadros, Vladimir Ashkenazy, St Catharine's College Choir
Suzy Klein's guests include Vladimir Ashkenazy, and the Choir of St Catharine's College.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016), Farewell to Stromness
1/5Donald Macleod on how the landscape and myths of Orkney impacted Maxwell Davies's music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—BBC NOW - Britten, Shostakovich, Rimsky-Korsakov
Xian Zhang conducts the BBC NOW in music by Britten, Shostakovich and Rimsky-Korsakov.
22:00
Music Matters—Dinu Lipatti: a life at the piano
Sara Mohr-Pietsch interviews conductor Simone Young. Plus a tribute to Dinu Lipatti.(R)
22:45
The Essay—A Body of Essays: Series 2, William Fiennes - The Bowel
1/5Author William Fiennes, a sufferer of Crohn's disease, discusss the bowel.(R)
23:00
Jazz Now—Avishai Cohen
Soweto Kinch with a concert given in Hamburg by trumpeter Avishai Cohen and his quartet.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Maria Joao Pires and Julien Brocal at the 2014 Chopin and His Europe festival
Jonathan Swain presents a piano recital featuring Maria Joao Pires and Julien Brocal.
