Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Shostakovich from Shenzhen
Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra perform Shostakovich. Jonathan Swain presents.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc's classical commute
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—Jennifer Higdon (born 1962), The Natural World
4/5Donald Macleod in conversation with award-winning American composer Jennifer Higdon.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—East Neuk Festival 2021 (3/4)
Violinist Ben Baker performs Kaner, Bartok and Pärt with Sean Shibe and Daniel Liebhardt.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—European Summer Festivals - Week 1, Thursday Opera Matinée
Figaro from Aix-en-Provence
17:00
In Tune—Alice Coote, Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake, Jonathon Heyward
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Your go-to introduction to classical music
An eclectic mix featuring music by Tania Leon, Ravel and Tchaikovsky.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Visiting the UK: Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle conducts Mahler's Second Symphony, 'Resurrection'.
22:00
Free Thinking—Saint John Henry Newman
Kate Kennedy, Tim Stanley, Catherine Pepinster and Dafydd Mills Daniel on Newman's thought
22:45
The Essay—Japan in Five Lives, Murasaki Shikibu: Imperial Insider
The 11th-century courtier who wrote what is thought to be the world's first novel.
23:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for night owls
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—Jon Hopkins’s Listening Chair
Elizabeth asks Jon Hopkins for a track that transports him far away.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—The Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra
The Shenzen Symphony Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky and Brahms. With Jonathan Swain.
