Schedule
Early
00:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for the darkling hour
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.(R)
00:30
Through the Night—Eos Quartet
The first prizewinners of the 2021 Swiss Chamber Music Festival.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Hannah's classical alternative
Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tom McKinney
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
11:00
Edinburgh International Festival—2022 Queen's Hall Series, Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Live from the Queen's Hall, Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A and Piano Concerto No 12.
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Afternoon
13:00
Composer of the Week—Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Mendelssohn and Jenny Lind
3/4Donald Macleod explores the hectic years of 1845 and 1846 for Felix Mendelssohn.(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Musical landscapes
Music by Patrick Hadley, Sibelius, Elgar and Thorvaldsdottir.
17:00
In Tune—Martin Roscoe, Haydn's Fool Moon
Sean Rafferty is joined by pianist Martin Roscoe, and opera director Jeremy Gray.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The eclectic classical mix
From an English Cathedral to Senegal: music by Rossini, Rachmaninov and William Harris.
19:30
BBC Proms—2022, Prom 51: Lalo, Brahms and Franck (Part 1)
Live at the BBC Proms: Fabien Gabel conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
20:25
BBC Proms—2022, Proms Chain Reaction: Brahms to Franck
Georgia and Tom embark on a musical journey connecting the two halves of tonight's Prom.
20:45
BBC Proms—2022, Prom 51: Lalo, Brahms and Franck (Part 2)
Live at the BBC Proms: Fabien Gabel conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
22:00
Between the Ears—Concrete Paris
A radiophonic sound journey around the alternative concrete Paris beyond the inner city.(R)
22:30
The Essay—Folk at Home, At Home with Karine Polwart
5/20Karine Polwart shares a song about The Diggers to celebrate getting back to the land.(R)
22:45
The Way I See It—Sarah Sze and Siddhartha Mukherjee on Louise Bourgeois's Quarantania, I
22/30Sculptor Sarah Sze and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee discuss Bourgeois's Quarantania, I.(R)
23:00
Edinburgh International Festival—Great String Quartets at Edinburgh, Janacek Quartet
The Janacek Quartet in concert at the 2002 Edinburgh International Festival.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—The Music Makers
Music by Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Hugh Wood, performed at the 2019 BBC Proms.
