Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—2017 BBC Proms: Shostakovich
Jonathan Swain presents a 2017 BBC Proms concert of works by Shostakovich.
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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—Wednesday with Suzy Klein - Cockaigne, Chopin's Grande Valse Brillante, Lucy Worsley
Suzy Klein with the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), The heights of success
3/5Donald Macleod explores the hugely popular operas Verdi wrote in the early 1850s.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—East Neuk Festival 2017, East Neuk Festival. 2/4
2/4Festival artists Belcea Quartet, Malcolm Martineau and Thomas Oliemans perform Schubert.(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Wednesday - BBC Philharmonic LIVE in Salford
Tom Redmond presents a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic's home at MediaCityUK.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Norwich Cathedral
Live from Norwich Cathedral.
16:30
BBC Young Musician—2018, Young Musician Woodwind Finalists
Tom Redmond presents highlights from this year's Young Musician woodwind finalists.
17:00
In Tune—Yeol Eum Son, Caitlin Hulcup, Alessandro Fisher, Anna Tilbrook, Sir Richard Armstrong and Jennifer Holloway
Katie Derham presents, with live music from Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Purcell, Janacek, Gesualdo
In Tune's specially curated playlist, including music by Purcell, Janacek and Gesualdo.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—The LPO and Vladimir Jurowski play Debussy, Stravinsky and Shostakovich
The LPO and Vladimir Jurowski play Debussy, Stravinsky and Shostakovich.
22:00
Free Thinking—Shakespeare, Creativity and the Role of the Writer
Warwickshire words in the Bard's verse + the real Cleopatra. And playwright Ella Hickson.
22:45
The Essay—Secret Admirers, Kathryn Tickell on Percy Grainger
Radio 3 presenter Kathryn Tickell celebrates composer and folksong fanatic Percy Grainger.
23:00
Late Junction—Eric Chenaux and Ashley Paul in session
Eric Chenaux and Ashley Paul meet for the first time for a day of musical experimentation.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—2017 Music in Paradise Festival: Early music
Jonathan Swain presents a concert of Rosenmuller, Corelli and Telemann.
