Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Musica Viva
Russian chamber orchestra Musica Viva plays Mozart, Vivaldi and Grieg. With John Shea.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc's classical picks
Petroc Trelawny presents Breakfast with 'Russian spring' music and the Friday Poem.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: A Tudor trumpeter's pay cheque, Tallis's Spem in alium, Essential Handel arias
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Florence Price (1887-1953), Price plans to visit Europe
5/5Donald Macleod looks at Florence Price's final years, including a trip to Europe.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Artist Spotlight at LSO St Luke's, Simone Dinnerstein
Simone Dinnerstein plays solo piano works by Schubert at LSO St Luke's in London.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra
Choral pieces by Holten and Hughes. Orchestral music by Roustom, Vasilenko and Beethoven.
16:30
The Listening Service—The Fifth
Tom Service savours the sound of the fifth - an interval with many meanings.
17:00
In Tune—Howard Shelley and London Mozart Players, Emily Sierra and Adrian Butterfield
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music for focus and inspiration
In Tune’s specially curated playlist, including Rzewski, Ethel Smyth and Beethoven.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Fantasy, Forests and Folklore
Jac van Steen conducts the Ulster Orchestra in Wagner, Schumann and Dvořák.
22:00
The Verb—Poetry and philosophy
Ian McMillan's guests are Raymond Antrobus and Helen Mort.
22:45
The Essay—Women Writers to Put Back on the Bookshelf, Yolande Mukagasana
5/5Zoe Norridge describes translating the testimony of a Rwandan survivor.
23:00
Late Junction—Sonic Self-Care
Jennifer Lucy Allan creates and considers sonic safe spaces.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—The quartet written as a symphony
Stadler Quartet with Schubert's 'Death and the Maiden' quartet. Presented by John Shea.
