Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with conductor Gemma New
Works by Toan, Elgar and Tchaikovsky, performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Shakespeare Day
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show on Shakespeare Day.
09:00
Essential Classics—Shakespeare Day
Georgia Mann presents a special Shakespeare-themed show.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Berlioz and Shakespeare, Love and disappointment
3/5Berlioz decides to bring Shakespeare into the concert hall. With Donald Macleod.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Shakespeare Day
Sarah Walker presents chamber music by Beethoven and Brahms, inspired by Shakespeare.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Shakespeare Day
Music inspired by Shakespeare, including Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
17:00
In Tune—Shakespeare Day
Shakespeare Day continues with live music and conversation
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Thirty minutes of classical inspiration
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet from the Danish National Symphony Orchestra
John Adams' Chairman Dances, Poulenc's Two Piano Concerto and Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet
22:00
Free Thinking—Shakespeare as inspiration
From Bollywood films and Pre-Raphaelite art to productions of Shakespeare in places at war
22:45
The Essay—On Disappointment, Food
Rachel Cooke reveals which food she considers to be the most disappointing.
23:00
Night Tracks—Live: musical transformations from Ruisi Quartet and Shida Shahabi
Hannah Peel with part three of highlights from Night Tracks Live at Kings Place in London.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Coronation Anthems
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin with conductor Justin Doyle and soprano Aoife Miskelly.
