Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—National Opera of Ukraine perform Rossini
John Shea presents a Rossini gala concert given by the National Opera of Ukraine.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday with Ian Skelly - Sea Monkeys, Niamh Cusack
Ian Skelly with the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Turning the Tables
4/5Donald Macleod focuses on signs of a decline in Schumann's mental and physical health.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—New Town Concerts. 3/4
Castalian Quartet perform Haydn and Schumann as part of the New Town Concert series.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday - Opera Matinee: Delibes's Lakmé
Penny Gore introduces Léo Delibes's Lakmé.
16:30
BBC Young Musician—2018, Young Musician String Finalists
Penny Gore presents highlights from this year's Young Musician string category finalists.
17:00
In Tune—Jess Gillam, Anthony Parnther, Bertrand Chamayou
Sean Rafferty presents, with live music from rising star of the saxophone Jess Gillam.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Mendelssohn, Dvorak, Doucet
In Tune's specially curated playlist, including music by Mendelssohn, Dvorak and Doucet.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Elizabeth Kenny's Theatre of the Ayre
Theatre of the Ayre perform works by Monteverdi and his contemporaries.
22:00
Free Thinking—Festival 2018 - The One and the Many, Death Comes to Us All
Richard Holloway, Kathryn Mannix and Kevin Toolis debate the end of life with Philip Dodd.
22:45
The Essay—The Book that Changed Me, Alastair Campbell on 'Madame Bovary'
4/5Tony Blair's former spokesman on how Flaubert inspired his love of French culture.
23:00
Late Junction—Max Reinhardt
Resonate, reverberate, shimmer and ascend with Max's choice new musical cuts.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—2014 BBC Proms
Catriona Young presents a programme of Gurney, Sally Beamish and Walton.
