Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Against All Odds
Ostracised and neglected music from the 2019 Järna Festival Academy. With Jonathan Swain.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc's classical commute
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
09:00
Essential Classics—Ian Skelly with Essential Brahms, Holst in Reading
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: The Drawing Room Demon, Poised for Immortality
5/5Beethoven wrestles with his first symphony. Presented by Donald Macleod.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Nash Ensemble - Around Schubert (4/4)
Hannah French presents the Nash Ensemble performing Schubert's masterpiece, the Octet.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—27/03/2020
Concluding a week of concerts featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
16:30
The Listening Service—Sonata Form - or There and Back Again
In this edition of The Listening Service, Tom Service tells stories in sonata form.
17:00
In Tune—27/03/2020
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Expand your horizons with classical music
In Tune’s specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Dmitri Shostakovich - surviving Soviet Russia
Semyon Bychkov conducts the BBC SO in Shostakovich's Symphony No. 11 at the Barbican.
22:00
The Verb—Uncertainty
Shaun Usher, Jo Neary and Jude Rogers are in the late-night language lock-in.
22:45
The Essay—Letters to Artists, Dear Caravaggio
Ian Sansom corresponds with Caravaggio on the links between fine art and violence.
23:00
Late Junction—Jonny Greenwood’s mixtape
Verity Sharp presents a mixtape by the lead guitarist of Radiohead, Jonny Greenwood.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—Rising star Josep-Ramon Olivé
2019 ECHO Rising Stars Josep-Ramon Olivé and Ian Tindale perform Korngold and Schubert.
