Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Schnittke and Mahler from Poland
Polish National RSO conducted by Gidon Kremer. Presented by Jonathan Swain.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc's classical alarm call
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Ian Skelly
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Rock bottom: 1737
4/5 Handel suffers a stroke, losing the use of his right arm and jeopardising his livelihood.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Radio 3 Big Song Weekend, Strauss, Zemlinsky, Debussy Songs
Pianist Joseph Middleton curates a song series celebrating the glories of Richard Strauss.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday - Opera Matinee
Giordano's Andrea Chenier from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden.
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17:00
In Tune—Rinaldo Alessandrini, Barbara Hannigan, Bunny Guinness
Katie Derham with harpsichordist Rinaldo Alessandrini and soprano Barbara Hannigan.
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Evening
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19:00
Classical Mixtape—The perfect classical half hour of music about spring
In Tune's specially curated playlist: listen to the sounds of spring with birdsong.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Cardiff Week (3/4)
Welsh pianist Ll欧r Williams performs Scriabin, Schumann and Chopin.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Syria: Hope and Poetry
An architect who lived in Homs during the war, a translator of Adonis and a media analyst.
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22:45
The Essay—Books to Make Space For on the Bookshelf, Closer
4/5 Diarmuid Hester looks at the George Miles Cycle from punk radical Dennis Cooper.
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23:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for night owls
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an immersive mix for late-night listening.
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23:30
Unclassified—Hayden Thorpe in session
Elizabeth Alker with a specially recorded studio session from Hayden Thorpe.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Louis Lortie plays Beethoven in Montreal
French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie plays three Beethoven sonatas. With Jonathan Swain.
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