Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Purcell and Tippett at the Saint-Denis Festival
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts Michael Tippett's A Child of Our Time. With Catriona Young.
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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
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849), North of the Border
4/5Donald Macleod explores the time Chopin spent in Scotland as part of his trips to Britain.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Great Music in Irish Houses Festival 2019 (3/4)
Music by Muriel Herbert and Beethoven from the 2019 Great Music in Irish Houses Festival.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Baltic Week (4/5)
Tom McKinney introduces Ponchielli's rarely heard opera The Lithuanians.
17:00
In Tune—Mari Eriksmoen, Gareth Brynmor John and William Vann
Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Your daily classical soundtrack
An eclectic mix featuring music from Sibelius, Britten, and Miles Davis.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Shostakovich and Copland
Pianist Steven Osborne and conductor Martyn Brabbins join the BBC SSO in Glasgow.
22:00
Free Thinking—Bombing and morals, Flooding and the future
Malcolm Gladwell, Satyajit Ray's film Jalsaghar and Jessie Greengrass. Rana Mitter hosts.
22:45
The Essay—New Generation Thinkers, The Inscrutable Writing of Sui Sin Far
Xine Yao suggests that a poker Chinese face can be a good way of fighting back
23:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for the darkling hour
A magical sonic journey conjured from the BBC music archives.
23:30
Unclassified—We Meet Again
Musical meeting points and sonic conversations from a world poised to open.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Beethoven and Tchaikovsky from Russia
Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony and Beethoven's Violin Concerto. Catriona Young presents.
