Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Messiaen the Synaesthete
Piano music as a response to hearing colour. Olivier Messiaen performed by Alberto Rosado.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Georgia’s classical alternative
Georgia Mann presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday with Ian Skelly - Lawnmowers, Dobrinka Tabakova, Sibelius - Lemminkainen's Return
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704), A Grand Day Out
5/5Donald Macleod on Biber. Today, the focus is on Biber’s magnificent Salzburg Mass.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Romantic songs by Schumann and Brahms
Eqyptian soprano and NGA Fatma Said sings love songs of the German Romantics.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Philharmonic
Elgar, Walton and Britten given by the BBC Philharmonic and presented by Tom McKinney.
17:00
In Tune—Free Thinking festival at the Sage, Gateshead
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 mix of music taking you on a varied and emotional journey
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Cathedral of Sound
Bruckner Symphony No 6 live from Radio 3's Free Thinking Festival.
22:00
Free Thinking—Feelings, and feelings, and feelings
Thomas Dixon, first director of the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.
23:00
Music Planet—Kathryn Tickell at Free Thinking
Kathryn Tickell from Free Thinking Festival at Sage Gateshead.
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Late
00:30
Music Planet World Mix—Love and Loss
Global beats and roots music from every corner of the world.
01:00
Through the Night—Dvorak, Zelenka and a cantata for flute
Pavel Haas Quartet and La Cetra Baroque Orchestra, Basle, in concert.
