Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Shostakovich's Violin Concerto and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, with conductor Cristian Măcelaru and violinist Karen Gomyo
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Hannah's classical mix
Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring New Year, New Music.
09:00
Essential Classics—Georgia Mann
The best classical music, specially selected for your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Max Richter (b 1966), Daylight
2/5Donald Macleod and composer Max Richter revisit a lightbulb moment in his career.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Highlights from the Verbier Festival 2022 (1/4)
Sarah Walker presents Yefim Bronfman playing Schumann and Augustin Dumay in Beethoven.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Tuesday - Mao Fujita plays Rachmaninov
Music by Schumann, Monteverdi and Vaughan Williams.
17:00
New Generation Artists—Winter Showcase - Programme 10
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha sings Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915.
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Evening
18:15
Words and Music—Out of the mouths of babes
Music and words that explore the mysterious link between wisdom and innocence(R)
19:30
BBC Proms—Proms at Christmas 2022, Berliner Philharmoniker plays Schnittke and Bruckner
From the BBC Proms 2022, the Berlin Philharmonic perform Bruckner's ‘Romantic’ Symphony.
22:00
Free Thinking—Katherine Mansfield and Mavis Gallant
Claire Harman, Kirsty Gunn, Laurence Scott and Shahidha Bari discuss short story writing.
22:45
The Essay—Behind the Veil: The story of Irish nuns, Liberated Women
Convent-educated, lapsed Catholic Olivia O'Leary asks where all the Irish nuns have gone.
23:00
Night Tracks—Music for the evening
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.(R)
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Bohemian Rhapsody
Antje Weithaas directs Camerata Bern in a programme of music by Suk, Janacek and Dvorak.
