Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Whitacre, Tavener and Sandstrom from the Swedish Radio Chorus
As part of Radio 3's Northern Lights season, a concert from the Swedish Radio Chorus.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Monday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with a musical advent calendar.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Monday - Sarah Walker with Catherine Martin
Including Chopin: Impromptu in G flat and Sibelius: Symphony No 1 in E minor.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Iceland, A Symphony of Fire and Ice
1/5 Donald Macleod on Icelandic classical music's roots and composer Jon Leifs. (R)
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Wigmore Hall Mondays: Rachel Podger, Marcin Swiatkiewicz and David Miller
Rachel Podger (violin) features in a performance of some of Biber's Rosary Sonatas.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Northern Lights, Episode 1
1/4 Ian Skelly with music: Tveitt, Sibelius, Ingvar Lidholm, Magnus Lindberg and Stenhammar.
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16:30
In Tune—Peter Horsfall Quartet, Stephen Cleobury, Ensemble Plus Ultra
Sean Rafferty with live performances by Ensemble Plus Ultra and the Peter Horsfall Quartet
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Evening
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18:30
Composer of the Week—Iceland, A Symphony of Fire and Ice
1/5 Donald Macleod on Icelandic classical music's roots and composer Jon Leifs. (R)
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Scottish Ensemble - Part, Bach, Gubaidulina
Matthew Truscott directs the Scottish Ensemble in music by Part, Bach and Gubaidulina.
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22:00
Music Matters—Books on Opera and World Music, Matthew Herbert
Presented by Tom Service. Including books on opera characters and world music traditions. (R)
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22:45
The Essay—Art in a Cold Climate, Art in a Cold Climate: Elizabeth Hay on Painting Place III by David Milne
1/5 Novelist Elizabeth Hay on David Milne's Painting Place III and Canada.
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23:00
Jazz on 3—David Virelles
Cuban pianist David Virelles and his Mboko quartet perform Afro-Cuban sacred music.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—15/12/2015
Catriona Young presents a piano recital of Chopin, Scarlatti and Brahms by Claire Huangci.
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