Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Theatre of Voices Festival in Copenhagen
Paul Hillier conducts Theatre of Voices in works by Monteverdi, Schütz and David Fennessy.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Morning Classical
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
09:00
Essential Classics—A feast of great music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), Internal Battles: 1917-19
5/5Donald Macleod explores the end of Sibelius’s seven teetotal years(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—LSO St Luke's: Jazz Inflections - Aleksey Semenenko
Aleksey Semenenko and Inna Firsova perform jazz-inspired music from Ravel to Gershwin.(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Beethoven Symphony no.4
Music by Beethoven, Respighi and Mussorgsky.
16:30
The Listening Service—'Pathétique'
An odyssey through the musical universe, presented by Tom Service.(R)
17:00
In Tune—The biggest names in classical music
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The eclectic classical mix
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Kahchun Wong conducts Shostakovich
The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs Takemitsu, Hosokawa and Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony.
22:00
The Verb—The Physical Verb
Helen Mort, Victoria Kennefick and Jon Ransom join Ian McMillan.
22:45
The Essay—Women of Substance, Nan Goldin
Nan Goldin beat heroin and Oxycontin. Her biggest fight was against the drug manufacturers
23:00
Late Junction—Pipe dreams and radio ghosts
Verity Sharp serves up two hours of piping-hot experiments in sound.
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Late
01:00
Composed—Composed with Devonté Hynes, ESCAPE: Tunes to take you to another place
Devonté shares music that he loves and which helps him drift off into another world.(R)
02:00
Gameplay with Baby Queen—An immersive dreamy soundtrack
Relax into your day with music from Garden Story, Castlevania and Detroit: Become Human.(R)
03:00
Through the Night—Strauss's Alpine Symphony and Burleske with Fabio Luisi
Pianist Alessandro Taverna joins RAI National Symphony Orchestra & conductor Fabio Luisi.
