Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Mahler's Resurrection Symphony
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Edward Gardner play Mahler Symphony No 2. With John Shea
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc's classical picks
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Suzy Klein with Essential South American music, Gabriella Swallow, Handel's Ma quando tornerai
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Kaija Saariaho (b 1952), The human voice
4/5Donald Macleod finds out why Kaija Saariaho loves writing vocal music.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—A Scottish landscape
Lorna Anderson and Malcolm Martineau perform MacMillan, Liddell, Clarke and Bennett
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Opera Matinee double bill - La cucina & Adina
Wexford Festival 2019: Rossini's Adina and the premiere of Andrew Synnott's The Kitchen
17:00
In Tune—Bertrand Chamayou, Sara Dowling, Sarah Kirkland Snider
Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Switch up your listening with classical music
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Petrenko conducts Mahler 1
Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in Webern, Schubert and Mahler
22:00
Free Thinking—Derrida and post truth
Matthew Sweet asks biographer Peter Salmon about Derrida's influence today
22:45
The Essay—Discovering Black Portraiture, The man with the pipe
4/5Peter Brathwaite takes us into the world of his Rediscovering #BlackPortraiture project
23:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for the darkling hour
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—Soundscapes, Cold Winds and Renewal
Elizabeth Alker with music that defies classification, featuring Hinako Omori and Autechre
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—A Catalan piano recital
Young pianist Albert Cano Smit performs Schumann, Ligeti and Prokofiev. With John Shea.
