Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Chamber music from Barcelona
Music by Figuera, Nielsen and Toldra played by Azahar Ensemble.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc's classical rise and shine
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday with Suzy Klein - Martha Lane Fox, Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata, Tippett's Midsummer Marriage
Suzy Klein with the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Francis Poulenc (1899-1963), The Vineyards at Noizay
3/5Poulenc’s country retreat and the calm he found there.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Verbier Festival 2018, Faure and Prokofiev
The Ebene Quartet performs Faure and Alexandra Conunova plays a Prokofiev violin sonata.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Live from Salford - BBC Philharmonic
Clemens Schuldt conducts Beethoven, Haydn, Stravinsky and Mozart.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Rochester Cathedral (2005 Archive)
An archive recording from Rochester Cathedral (first broadcast 23 February 2005).
16:30
New Generation Artists—The Aris Quartet plays Haydn
The Aris Quartet plays Haydn at the Ryedale Festival.
17:00
In Tune—Arcangelo, Le Vent du Nord, Ruth Chan
Radio 3's drivetime programme.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Farewell to Stromness
In Tune's specially curated mix of music, with a certain Scottish flavour.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—From the New World
The BBC Philharmonic in Dvorak's 'New World' Symphony, from the Victoria Hall in Hanley.
22:00
Free Thinking—Being Diplomatic
Anne McElvoy talks to Gabrielle Rifkind, William J Burns and Gabriel Gatehouse.
22:45
The Essay—Why Trespassing Is the Right Way to Go
Ben Anderson on fights over land rights, access to nature and care of the environment.
23:00
Late Junction—Found planetary sounds and time remoulded
Verity Sharp shares sound art, solo violin and avant-jazz.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Polish Heroes
Gorecki's Second Symphony and Penderecki's Polish Requiem.
