Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Monteverdi, Bach, Copland, Hazell and Verdi
The wind and percussion of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra. Catriona Young presents.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Georgia’s classical picks
Georgia Mann presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Ian Skelly with essential fireworks music, Soraya Mafi, Mendelssohn's Elijah
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Beethoven Unleashed: Titan, We need to talk about Anton
4/5Donald Macleod explores Beethoven and his work between 1822 and 1824.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—European Lockdown Lunchtimes (3/4)
Socially-distanced Beethoven, Bach and Brahms from the Berlin studios of German Radio.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Opera Matinee - Halka
Tom McKinney introduces a performance of Stanislaw Moniuszko's opera Halka
17:00
In Tune—Miriam Margolyes and Simon Callaghan, Jeremy Backhouse
Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Your daily classical soundtrack
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Leicester in London
Leicester International Music Festival, live from the BBC's Maida Vale studios.
22:00
Free Thinking—Billy Wilder
Matthew Sweet, novelist Jonathan Coe and others discuss the director of Some Like It Hot.
22:45
The Essay—Composers and Their Dogs, Dachshunds
4/5Famous composers’ devotion to dogs. Britten and Bernstein were obsessed with dachshunds.
23:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for late night listening
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—Hayden Thorpe in session
Elizabeth Alker with a specially recorded studio session from Hayden Thorpe.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Beethoven from Hanover
NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra performs Beethoven and Brahms. With Catriona Young.
