Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—2017 Music in Paradise Festival: Early music
Jonathan Swain presents a concert of Rosenmuller, Corelli and Telemann.
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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 Suzy Klein - Baron De Geramb, 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), Politics
4/5Donald Macleod charts Verdi's involvement with politics.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—East Neuk Festival 2017, East Neuk Festival. 3/4
3/4The Castalian Quartet and Julian Bliss perform Ades and Mozart from East Neuk Festival.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday - Opera Matinee: Donizetti's 'Maria Stuarda'
Tom Redmond presents Donizetti's opera about the ill-fated Queen of Scots, Mary Stuart.
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—Proms Launch 2018
Tom Service presents a special show featuring guests performing in the 2018 Proms season.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Haydn, Gibbons, Grainger
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Jealousy and Revenge
The BBC Philharmonic performs music by Tchaikovsky, Ginastera and Shostakovich.
22:00
Free Thinking—Learning from Sweden
From IKEA to Bergman and ABBA - Matthew Sweet looks at Sweden's impact on Britain.
22:45
The Essay—Secret Admirers, Andrew McGregor on Thomas Tallis
4/5Radio 3 presenter Andrew McGregor celebrates Thomas Tallis's powerful Lamentations.
23:00
Late Junction—Verity Sharp
Out of this world music for late-night, hypnagogic listeners.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—BBC Proms 2016: Wagner and Tippett
Jonathan Swain presents Wagner and Tippett from the 2016 BBC Proms.
