Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Ernest Quartet and Friends
Puccini, Mozart and Chausson from the GAIA Music Festival in Switzerland.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc's classical rise and shine
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday with Suzy Klein - Al Murray, Schumann Papillons Op.2, The Devil's Chord
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), Revolution!
4/5The Revolution can wait – Berlioz has a cantata to finish!
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Radio 3 Cello Festival, Madrid after dark
The Maxwell Quartet and cellist Philip Higham perform Boccherini and Taneyev.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee: Moniuszko's Halka
One of Poland's most loved operas, recorded at last year's Chopin and his Europe festival
17:00
In Tune—Barbara Hannigan, Carolyn Sampson and Joseph Middleton, Ben Goldscheider
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Power through with classical music
In Tune's specially curated playlist of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Spanish scenes
Thomas Dausgaard and the BBC SSO paint a picture of Spain.
22:00
Free Thinking—Partition, colonial power and the voices of 16th-century women
With Hew Locke, Suzannah Lipscomb, Aanchal Malhotra and Anindya Raychaudhuri.
22:45
The Essay—Nothing Is Real - Pop's Struggle with Authenticity, Are DJs doomed?
4/5Writer David Hepworth asks, 'Are DJs doomed?'
23:00
Late Junction—Late Junction Festival - This Is Not This Heat
Nick Luscombe presents live music from avant-garde rock group This Is Not This Heat
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Tchaikovsky's 'Polish' Symphony
Santander Orchestra in concert in Warsaw performing works by Paderewski and Tchaikovsky.
