Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Violinist Gil Shaham plays concertos by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev
The NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Robert Trevino. With Jonathan Swain.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Kate's classical alternative
Kate Molleson presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Georgia Mann
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Sofia Gubaidulina (b 1931), A Global Vision
4/5Sofia Gubaidulina's quest to find a universal musical language, with Donald Macleod.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Gurney, Britten and contemporaries
Tenor Ben Johnson and pianist Llyr Williams present a programme of English song.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday - Hymn of Praise
Herbert Blomstedt conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir.
17:00
In Tune—Marianne Crebassa, Nicholas Collon, Christina Pluhar
Sean Rafferty is joined by mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music for your journey
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Tales of the Forest
Antoine Tamestit joins the London Symphony Orchestra in Jörg Widmann's Viola Concerto.
22:00
Free Thinking—God's Body
Francesca Stavrakopoulou, Hetta Howes and Mark Vernon join Matthew Sweet.
22:45
The Essay—Sounds of Isolation, Voices in the Dark
4/5As wreathes of mist lift from a moorland, birdsong is captured in the darkness.
23:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for the night
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—Tunnels and Clearings at the End of Time
Elizabeth Alker journeys to the outer realms of ambient music.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven from Bucharest
Sascha Goetzel conducts the Romanian Radio National Orchestra. Jonathan Swain presents.
