Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Joaquín Rodrigo: a life in music
Spanish pianist Iván Martín gives a recital in Madrid featuring music by Rodrigo.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc's classical rise and shine
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tom McKinney
The ideal mix of classical music for your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Doreen Carwithen (1922-2003), Drawing the Landscape
3/5Donald Macleod and Leah Broad discuss the influence of the English landscape on Carwithen.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Highlights from the Verbier Festival 2022 (2/4)
Daniil Trifonov and the Ebene Quartet play Franck's Piano Quintet at the Verbier Festival.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Gerhaher sings Mahler
Baritone Christian Gerhaher sing's Mahler's cycle of Ruckert-Lieder.
16:00
Choral Evensong—Bolton Parish Church
From Bolton Parish Church with HeartEdge Manchester Choral Scholars.
17:00
In Tune—Courtney Pine and Zoe Rahman, Élodie Soulard
Sean Rafferty with Courtney Pine and Zoe Rahman, and Élodie Soulard.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The perfect classical half hour
In Tune’s specially curated playlist, including music by Schubert, Glass and Monteverdi.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Mahler's Ninth Symphony
BBC NOW and Markus Stenz perform Mahler's final complete symphony.
22:00
Free Thinking—Arabian queens, Bangladeshi mothers and women's tales
From the Arabian nights to refugee stories - female voices fictional and real.
22:45
The Essay—Odes to Essex, The Refusal of Place
3/5Writer Lavinia Greenlaw takes us back to the formative landscape of her childhood.(R)
23:00
Night Tracks—A little night music
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Sibelius and Brahms from Geneva
Frank Peter Zimmermann performs Brahms's Violin Concerto in D.
