Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Grieg, Elgar & Brahms with Solistes Europeens and Renaud Capucon
Jonathan Swain presents a concert with Solistes Europeens and violinist Renaud Capucon.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill with Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday with Suzy Klein - Mozart Symphony No.40, Joshua Bell, Ah Sing the Opium Master
Conductor and violinist Joshua Bell discusses his cultural influences.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994), Branching out
3/5Donald Macleod focuses on the different strands of Lutoslawski's work in the 50s and 60s.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Radio 3 Big Chamber Weekend, Episode 2
2/4Chamber music by Beethoven and Shostakovich played by Christian Ihle Hadland and friends.(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Wednesday - BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Afternoon Concert
Penny Gore presents a week of concerts and recordings from the BBC NOW.
15:30
Choral Evensong—St Paul's Cathedral
From St Paul's Cathedral, London, on the Eve of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle.
16:30
New Generation Artists—New Generation Artists in Saint-Saens, Bizet and Vieuxtemps and Eric Coates
New Generation Artists in music by Saint-Saens, Bizet and Vieuxtemps and Eric Coates.
17:00
In Tune—Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Francois-Xavier Roth, Anna Bonitatibus
Katie Derham presents, with live music from Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Anna Bonitatibus.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Borodin, Sandstrom, Piazzolla
A specially curated playlist including Gershwin, Bach and a traditional Finnish song.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—London Sinfonietta 50th Anniversary Concert
The London Sinfonietta 50th Anniversary Concert, live from the Royal Festival Hall.
22:00
Free Thinking—Royalty, art and patronage
Craig Brown, Afua Hirsch, Joe Moshenska and Philip Dodd discuss Charles I's art.
22:45
The Essay—Forgetting, The Missing Teenager
3/5Writer Mark Illis explores why he has forgotten much of his teenage years.
23:00
Late Junction—Verity Sharp
Griots from Mauritania, harp music from Peru, zips, velcro & synth pioneer Suzanne Ciani.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—BBC Proms 2013: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Swain presents a performance of Mahler's 5th Symphony at the 2013 BBC Proms.
