Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Arctic Elements
Arctic Light and the Hamburg Girls' Choir perform contemporary vocal music from Sweden.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc's classical alternative
Petroc presents Radio 3's classical Breakfast show with a daily musical love affair.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday with Suzy Klein - Shostakovich’s 'Leningrad' Symphony, Ben Schott
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Max Bruch (1838-1920), A rock and a hard place
Donald Macleod explores Max Bruch’s violin works. Today his Scottish Fantasy.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Cheltenham Festival 2017, Rachmaninov and Schubert
2/4Fiona Talkington introduces works by Rachmaninov and Schubert.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—The BBC Philharmonic perform Chaminade, Ravel and Dukas live from Salford
Moritz Gnann and the BBC Philharmonic perform works by Chaminade, Ravel and Dukas.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Leeds Cathedral
Choral Vespers live from Leeds Cathedral.
16:30
New Generation Artists—The Aris Quartet in Mozart's 'The Hunt'
The Aris Quartet plays Mozart's 'The Hunt' String Quartet.
17:00
In Tune—Tasmin Little, Eliza Carthy, Elim Chan
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The Perfect Classical Half Hour
In Tune's specially curated playlist: Bach dances with Rachmaninov and a Swedish folk duo.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Iconic Minimalism
London Sinfonietta brings an all-Reich programme to Birmingham's Symphony Hall.
22:00
Free Thinking—Africa, Babel, China
Histories of West Africa, 20th-century China, and the art of translation.
22:45
The Essay—Five Screen Gods, Charles Boyer
3/5Sarah Churchwell celebrates various stars of the silver screen from the 1930s and 1940s.
23:00
Late Junction—Musical adventures - hot and cold, new and old
Max Reinhardt blows hot and cold with his musical choices tonight.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—The course of true love never did run smooth
Music on the complexities of love.
