Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Music for trumpet and orchestra
Bach, Grieg and contemporary Scandinavian music. Presented by John Shea.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc's classical mix
Petroc Trelawny 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—Richard Strauss (1864-1949), Practical Improvements
3/5Donald Macleod explores Richard Strauss’s rather fraught early years at the Munich Opera.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Chamber music by Brahms and Schumann from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (2/4)
International award-winning musicians perform music by Brahms and Schumann in Glasgow.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Wednesday - Thielemann conducts Schumann and Strauss
Christian Thielemann and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra play Schumann and Strauss.
16:00
Choral Evensong—Jesus College, Cambridge
Live from the Chapel of Jesus College, Cambridge.
17:00
In Tune—Rachel Podger, 12 Ensemble
Sean Rafferty with special guest, violinist Rachel Podger.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Expand your horizons with classical music
Haunting interludes from Part and Gurney, and an impertinent suggestion from Britten.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Haydn's The Creation
Harry Christophers conducts the London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra.
22:00
Free Thinking—After Dark Festival: Equinox
Finding meaning in the moment when the length of day and night is equal.
22:45
The Essay—The Sounds of Tyne, Benwell Temple
Noreen Masud considers communities old and new.
23:00
Night Tracks—Evening soundscape
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Carl Friedrich Abel
Krzysztof and Anna Firlus perform gamba sonatas by Abel at the Actus Humanus Festival.
