Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Luis Fernando Perez in Barcelona
Catriona Young presents a recital of piano music by Mompou, Albeniz and Granados.
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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 Kasper Holten
Artist of the Week: tenor Franco Corelli, in music by Stefano Donaudy and Agustin Lara.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), Dvorakmania
4/5Donald Macleod explores how Dvorak's Slavonic Dances set off 'Dvorakmania' in Germany.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Leeds Lieder 2016-17, Episode 3
3/4Songs by Gustav Mahler, Alma Mahler and Liszt from the 2016-17 Leeds Lieder Festival.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee: Purcell - The Fairy Queen
Penny Gore introduces Purcell's Shakespearean The Fairy Queen masque.
16:30
In Tune—Norwegian National Youth Choir, Min Kym, Anna Harvey
Sean Rafferty's guests include the Norwegian National Youth Choir, Min Kym and Anna Harvey
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), Dvorakmania
4/5Donald Macleod explores how Dvorak's Slavonic Dances set off 'Dvorakmania' in Germany.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus - Dvorak's Requiem
Live from the Barbican, London, Martin Handley presents a performance of Dvorak's Requiem.
22:00
Free Thinking—Festival 2017, Taking the Long View with the Animal Kingdom
16/16Tim Birkhead and Phyllis Lee on long-lived animal species and their survival strategies.
22:45
The Essay—I Am, Yours Sincerely, C Bronte, Jane Shilling on I Shall Soon Be Thirty
4/5Jane Shilling explores a letter Charlotte Bronte wrote shortly before beginning Jane Eyre.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Nick Luscombe
Nick Luscombe's selection includes Moor Mother, Aphex Twin, The Analog Girl and Thundercat
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Sven-David Sandstrom's St John Passion
John Shea presents a performance from Denmark of Sven-David Sandstrom's St John Passion.
