Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Lesquercarde Consort
Continuous broadcast of concert music and opera, recorded in locations around Europe.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday with Ian Skelly - New Year New Music, Harrison Birtwistle, The Stone of Saxagonus
Ian Skelly with music that steps from the old to the new.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Colin Matthews (1946-present), Colin Matthews and Minimalism
1/4Donald Macleod explores works by Colin Matthews inspired by music of the past.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Schubertiade, Episode 5
5/8Ian Skelly presents highlights of the Schubertiade, including music by Dvorak and Schumann
14:00
Afternoon Concert—New Year New Music
Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen talks about conducting John Adams.
17:00
In Tune—Mark Padmore and Andrew West, Gerald Finley, Laura van der Heijden and Petr Limonov
Katie Derham's guests include tenor Mark Padmore and cellist Laura van der Heijden.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Stephen Fry's New Year Mixtape
Stephen Fry introduces his own specially curated classical music mixtape.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—New Year New Music: Open Ear
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents a concert of new music by Catlin Smith, Glass, Weeks and Vuille
22:00
Free Thinking—Rethinking Tradition
Roger Scruton, Kevin Davey, Kirsty Gunn & Haroon Mirza on tradition & experiment.
22:45
The Essay—Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass, Gladstone's Library
Novelist Melissa Harrison on the joy of 'sleeping with books' at Gladstone's Library.
23:00
Late Junction—Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt ushers in the New Year with celebratory sounds around the theme of rebirth.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—BBC Proms 2015: Sibelius Symphony Cycle - Symphonies 1 and 2
Catriona Young presents BBC Proms performances of Sibelius's First and Second Symphonies.
