Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Tchaikovsky and Bartok from Geneva
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and pianist Francois-Frederic Guy. Catriona Young presents.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Georgia's classical alarm call
Georgia Mann presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Essential Operatic Villains, Glazunov's Spring, The Ovaltineys
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, old and new.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Beethoven Unleashed: At Home, Walking Stick and Writing Desk
4/5Donald Macleod examines some of Beethoven's everyday objects and household artefacts.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Belfast Music Society International Festival of Chamber Music 2020 (3/4)
Gabriela Montero plays Schumann's Kinderszenen, and the Dudok Quartet perform Brahms.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Opera Matinee: Peter Heise's The King and the Marshall
Peter Heise's opera based on the true story of the murder of Danish king Eric Glipping.
17:00
In Tune—Daniel Rowland and Maja Bogdanovic, Eliza Carthy, Stuart Skelton
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, with music from Haydn, Strauss and rural Slovakia.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Stephen Hough Wigmore Hall residency
Stephen Hough and Michael Collins explore Brahms's late great works for the clarinet.
22:00
Free Thinking—Slebs: Warhol, Beaton and celebrity culture
Lisa Mullen, Caroline Frost and historian & podcast host Greg Jenner join Matthew Sweet.
22:45
The Essay—Home Sweet Home, Episode 4
4/5Madeleine Bunting considers the personal and political facets of a controversial concept.
23:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for night owls
An adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—Shimmering out of the darkness
Elizabeth Alker with tracks from Ben Lukas Boysen, Julia Kent, Four Tet and Christine Ott.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Bach from Bremen
German-born Iranian pianist Schaghajegh Nosrati in recital. Presented by Catriona Young.
