Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Johan de Meij with the Barcelona Symphony Brass Band
Jonathan Swain presents a concert of brass band music from Barcelona.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Suzy Klein
Suzy Klein looks at potential companion pieces for Ravel's Bolero.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Alexander Goehr (1932-present), Middle Years
3/5Donald Macleod talks to Alexander Goehr about his time at the BBC.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2017, Episode 2
2/4Music from the 22nd West Cork Chamber Music Festival spotlights Grieg and Schumann.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Wednesday - Rattle at Radio 3
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic at 2016 New Year's Eve in Berlin.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Recorded in St Alban's Church, Holborn, London by Genesis Sixteen
Recorded in St Alban's Church in Holborn, London, by Genesis Sixteen.
16:30
In Tune—Beatrice Rana, Barry Douglas, Ute Lemper
Sean Rafferty's guests include Beatrice Rana, Barry Douglas and Ute Lemper.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Alexander Goehr (1932-present), Middle Years
3/5Donald Macleod talks to Alexander Goehr about his time at the BBC.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Edinburgh 70: Mariinsky Orchestra, RSNO, Gergiev
Valery Gergiev conducts the joint forces of the Mariinsky Orchestra & RSNO from Edinburgh.
22:00
Free Thinking—Kathe Kollwitz, John Ashbery, Social Conservatism in US and Europe
Art and irony - Philip Dodd and Joanna Kavenna on the Kathe Kollwitz show in Birmingham.
22:45
The Essay—Paradise Lost, Alice Goodman
3/5Poet and priest Alice Goodman explores Milton's epic 350 years after it was published.
23:00
Late Junction—Nick Luscombe with performances by Klein and Xylouris White
Highlights from End of the Road festival from Klein and Xylouris White.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Nikolaj Znaider conducts the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Jonathan Swain presents a concert from the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra.
