Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1 and Symphony No 5
Including an all-Tchaikovsky programme of music from the Greek National Symphony Orchestra
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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 - Sarah Walker with Greg Doran
Including Artists of the Week: Tenebrae, featured peforming Britten's Hymn to St Cecilia.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Doing Business
4/5Donald Macleod discovers Telemann's brilliant entrepreneurial skills.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Schwetzingen Festival 2017, Casals Quartet, Artemis Quartet, Martin Helmchen
3/4From the 2017 Schwetzingen Festival, music by Mozart, Webern, Schubert and Lachenmann.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee: Verdi's Rigoletto
Verity Sharp introduces a performance of Verdi's opera Rigoletto, with Dimitri Platanias.
16:30
In Tune—Peter Donohoe, Michael Spyres, Fflur Wyn
Suzy Klein is joined by pianist Peter Donohoe, tenor Michael Spyres and soprano Fflur Wyn.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Doing Business
4/5Donald Macleod discovers Telemann's brilliant entrepreneurial skills.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Vox Luminis at Aldeburgh
Ian Skelly presents a concert given by Vox Luminis at the 2017 Aldeburgh Festival.
22:00
Free Thinking—Man and Machine, Wyndham Lewis, Simon Beard
Philip Dodd explores AI with Garry Kasparov. Plus vorticism and overpopulation.
22:45
The Essay—Minds at War: Series 4, Mata Hari's Final Performance
4/5Elif Shafak on the elaborate and provocative performances and photo shoots of Mata Hari.
23:00
Late Junction—Max Reinhardt with a Canada 150 Preview
Music to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday, plus Magnus Granberg and Breathing Space.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Asasello Quartet: Mozart, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky
The Asasello String Quartet play Mozart, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky. With John Shea.
