Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Two masses separated by 600 years
John Shea presents masses from a concert by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir.
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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 - Paul Whitehouse, Colour Therapy, The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Suzy Klein with the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), Success at last
4/5Donald Macleod dips into Gounod's comic opera, La Colombe, and Romeo et Juliette.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Liverpool Philharmonic Chamber Music Series 2018, Beethoven and Schubert
3/4Stephen Hough plays piano music by Beethoven and Roderick Williams sings Schubert.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Opera Matinee: Franz Schreker's Die Gezeichneten
Kate Molleson presents Franz Schreker's Die Gezeichneten from the Bavarian State Opera.
17:00
In Tune—Beatrice Rana, John Powell, Ian Bostridge
Sean Rafferty presents with guests including composer John Powell and tenor Ian Bostridge.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Music for Football Fans
In Tune's specially curated playlist, marking the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—The Britten Sinfonia in Beethoven and Barry
The Britten Sinfonia perform Beethoven and Barry.
22:00
Free Thinking—The Piano and Love
Debbie Wiseman, Fern Riddell, Frank Tallis and Tiffany Watt Smith join Matthew Sweet.
22:45
The Essay—Travels for My Art, Iceland
4/5A perplexed Martin Gayford is in Iceland to look at artist Roni Horn's Library of Water.
23:00
Late Junction—Max Reinhardt with a Circuit des Yeux mixtape
Max features a 30-minute mixtape from American songstress Circuit des Yeux.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Music for two emperors and a fairytale symphony
John Shea presents a concert of music by Lutoslawski and Kodaly.
