Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture. Prokofiev's oratorio 'Ivan the Terrible'
John Shea presents an archive performance of Prokofiev's Oratorio 'Ivan the Terrible'.
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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 with Rob Cowan - Vladimir Jurowski, Onfim, Shostakovich's Romance from The Gadfly
Conductor Vladimir Jurowski lists his inspirations and influences.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Soviet Russia (1953-1991), After Stalin: The Thaw
1/5Donald Macleod presents music from 1953, the year of Stalin's death.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Wigmore Hall Mondays: Gabriela Montero
Live from Wigmore Hall, London, pianist Gabriela Montero plays Schumann and Shostakovich.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Breaking Free: A century of Russian Culture
Verity Sharp introduces Rozhdestvensky conducting Symphonies Nos 1 & 15 by Shostakovich.
17:00
In Tune—Valery Gergiev, Abdullah Ibrahim, Lawrence Brownlee
Sean Rafferty presents, with guests including Russian maestro Valery Gergiev.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Chopin, Reich, Ravel
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix, including Beethoven and Handel.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—BBC Philharmonic: Messiaen and Shostakovich
The BBC Philharmonic perform Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time and Shostakovich.
22:00
Music Matters—Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture
Tom Service meets conductor Teodor Currentzis.(R)
22:45
The Essay—Ten Artists that Shook the World, 6 Mosolov
6/10Musicologist Tamsin Alexander considers the industrially inspired music of Mosolov.
23:00
Jazz Now—Tomasz Stanko
Soweto Kinch presents Tomasz Stanko's Quartet in concert.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—BBC Proms 2015. Bernard Haitink and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in Schubert 9
With John Shea. BBC Proms 2015 Schubert 9th Symphony. Bernard Haitink conducts.












