Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—The Art of the Cello
Estelle Revaz in recital with music by Bach, Berio and Gubaidulina. With Jonathan Swain.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Georgia's classical commute
Georgia Mann presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Le Jardin de Dolly, Alain de Botton, Gounod in London
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981), Strikin' Out
3/5Donald Macleod charts Mary Lou Williams's emergence as an artist under her own name.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Schubert, Scarlatti and Rzewski
Shai Wosner plays Schubert's late Piano Sonata, D958 and sonatas by Scarlatti and Rzewski.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—The Ulster Orchestra - Tarrodi, Tchaikovsky, Bruch
Music by Tarrodi, Tchaikovsky, Bruch and Mendelssohn
15:30
Choral Evensong—Keble College, Oxford
Live from the Chapel of Keble College, Oxford.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Misha Mullov-Abbado plays Thelonius Monk
Aleksey Semenenko plays Tchaikovsky and Misha Mullov-Abbado reworks Thelonius Monk.
17:00
In Tune—Olwen Foulkes, Paul Sarcich and Dimitris Karydis, Clara Rodriguez
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—30 minutes of classical inspiration
In Tune’s specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Vocal Jewels by Elgar and Brahms
David Hill conducts the BSO in Elgar's Sea Pictures and Brahms's A German Requiem.
22:00
Free Thinking—George Eliot's Mill on the Floss
Rebecca Mead, Fiona Shaw, Philip Davis, Dafydd Daniel & Peggy Reynolds with Shahidha Bari.
22:45
The Essay—Legacies of 1619, Sarah Forbes Bonetta
3/5David Olusoga on the life of a girl sold into slavery and gifted to Queen Victoria.
23:00
Night Tracks—A little night music
An adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Druids vs Christians
Mendelssohn's dramatic cantata Die erste Walpurgisnacht sung by the Swedish Radio Choir.
