Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Mozart Chamber music from the 2016 RheinVokal Festival
John Shea presents a programme of Mozart Chamber music from the 2016 RheinVokal Festival.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Clive Myrie
Rob Cowan's guest is BBC News presenter and correspondent Clive Myrie.
11:00
Edinburgh International Festival—2017 Queen's Hall Series, Mikhail Pletnev, piano
4/17Russian pianist Mikhail Pletnev returns to the Festival with a feast of solo Rachmaninov.
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Afternoon
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Edinburgh 70, Clara Haskill and Steven Osborne
2/12Archive gems, Clara Haskill plays Mozart and Steven Osborne presents Joplin to Peterson.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Prom 28 repeat: National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.
15:30
Choral Evensong—St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh
Live from St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, during the Edinburgh International Festival.
16:30
In Tune—Dave Holland, Julian Joseph and Norma Winstone, John Wilson and Rachel Kavanaugh
Sean Rafferty's guests include Dave Holland, Julian Joseph and Norma Winstone.
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Evening
18:00
Composer of the Week—Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Edvard and Nina
3/5Donald Macleod introduces music written at a time of crisis in Grieg's life.
19:00
BBC Proms—2017, Prom 32: Britten, Brian Elias, Purcell and Elgar
BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales perform Britten, Elias, Purcell and Elgar.
21:15
New Generation Artists—Esther Yoo in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto
Former BBC NGA Esther Yoo plays Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Philharmonia Orchestra.
22:00
Free Thinking—Festival 2017, Writing Life
13/16Poet Simon Armitage and writer Alexandra Harris explore time and place in modern Britain.(R)
22:45
The Essay—Cornerstones, Cornerstones: Siberia
4/5Daniel Kalder conjures the vast landscapes east of the Urals, where taiga becomes tundra.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Verity Sharp with an Edinburgh Festival 2017 concert
Verity presents musicians including Alasdair Roberts and Aidan O'Rourke.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Songs by Wagner and Mahler with Agata Zubel
Catriona Young presents songs by Wagner and Mahler with soprano Agata Zubel.
