Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Polish Planets
Debussy and Holst from the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. With Catriona Young.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc's classical mix
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Roddy Doyle, Verdi's La Forza del Destino, Henryson meets Aesop
Ian Skelly with the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), Exile in LA
4/5Donald Macleod turns his focus to Stravinsky's first years in the United States.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Belfast International Arts Festival, Brahms, Bartok, Jorg Widmann, Vagn Holmboe
3/4A performance by the Danish Clarinet Trio with French violinist Nicolas Dautricourt.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Opera matinee: Leopold Kozeluch's Gustav Vasa
A performance by the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra and Helsinki Chamber Choir.
17:00
In Tune—Improviso, Chilly Gonzales, Howard Skempton, Sheila Hill
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Spiegel im Spiegel
In Tune's specially curated mix of music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—On Wenlock Edge
Tenor David Webb joins Ben Gernon and the BBC SSO to sing Vaughan Williams's Song Cycle
22:00
Free Thinking—Sergio Leone, Kubrick, Magic and the Mind.
Matthew Sweet talks Spaghetti Westerns with Christopher Frayling + conjuring tricks & bias
22:45
The Essay—On Holiday with Nietzsche, A Wanderer above the Sea of Fog
4/5Writer Ken Hollings reflects on his literary encounters with Friedrich Nietzsche.
23:00
Late Junction—Teju Cole’s Late Junction mixtape
Verity Sharp talks music with photographer, author, art historian and critic Teju Cole.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Three violin concertos by Tan Dun
The Oslo Philharmonic with Eldbjorg Hemsing in three violin concertos. With Catriona Young
