Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Frankenstein's cello
Half guitar, half cello, the extinct arpeggione is resurrected for this concert.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc's classical picks
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: Mrs Brown's Composers, Alex Jennings, Debussy's Rapsodie for Saxophone and Orchestra
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Suzy Klein.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), Notes from a small island
3/5Donald Macleod asks how success in England changed Dvorak.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Norfolk and Norwich Chamber Music Series 2/4
An all-Beethoven programme with the Haffner Wind Ensemble and Gould Piano Trio.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Celebrating the BBC Philharmonic - Bartok, Prokofiev, Reeves
Live from Salford, works by Bartok, Prokofiev and a world premiere by Camden Reeves.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford (1974 Archive)
An archive recording from Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford (first broadcast November 1974).
16:30
New Generation Artists—Mariam Batsashvili and Catriona Morison
Showcasing the BBC New Generation Artists in Liszt, Howells and Vaughan Williams.
17:00
In Tune—Clara Mouriz and Jaume Santonja Espinós, Fretwork, Berta Joncus
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Russia - Orthodox and unorthodox
In Tune’s curated playlist, taking in Dowland, Anna Meredith and Russian folk music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Two hours of ecstasy
Steven Osborne performs Messiaen's epic piano work Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jésus.
22:00
Free Thinking—The changing image of masculinity
Writers Ben Lerner, JJ Bola and Derek Owusu on images of masculinity in fiction and life.
22:45
The Essay—Blade Runner at 40, The Year of Blade Runner 3: More Human Than Human - Ken Hollings
3/5Five writers explore Blade Runner's legacy. 3: More Human Than Human - Ken Hollings.
23:00
Night Tracks—Around midnight
An adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Beethoven and Schubert from Berlin
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra play Beethoven's Symphony No 8 and Schubert's 'Great' No 9
