Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Stravinsky in Switzerland
Pianists Bruno Canino and Antonio Ballista give a recital in Lugano of music by Stravinsky
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - 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—Billy Strayhorn (1915-67), The Mars Club
4/5Donald Macleod looks into American jazz musician Billy Strayhorn's love affair with Paris.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Perth Pianos: Steven Osborne
Steven Osborne explores the glories of Debussy in recital from Perth Concert Hall.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday - Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Music recorded in the Low Countries, including Haydn, Schubert, Howells and Debussy.
17:00
In Tune—Fenella Humphreys & Nathan Williamson, Rihab Azar
Violinist Fenella Humphreys and pianist Nathan Williamson perform live in the studio.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Half an hour of the finest music
A mix of music by Tabakova, Gershwin, Mozart, Granados, Mendelssohn, Paul Reade and Liszt.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—The LSO and Sir Antonio Pappano
Sir Antonio Pappano explores some of the byways of Italian music.
22:00
Free Thinking—Vampires and the Penny Dreadful
Matthew Sweet, Joan Passey, Roger Luckhurst and Sam George look at Varney the Vampire
22:45
The Essay—Bohemians in T-Shirts, Musicians
Michael Goldfarb, in his study of US bohemians, turns to Charlie Parker and Miles Davis.
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—Earthbound and Heavenly
Ambient and experimental music that praises the terrestrial and reaches for the heavens.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Christian Tetzlaff plays Shostakovich
Andrew Manze conducts the NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.
