Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Freedom Above All
Nerida Quartett play Shostakovich and Beethoven. John Shea presents.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Hannah's classical commute
Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Georgia Mann
The ideal mix of classical music for your morning.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Roman Holiday
Bizet鈥檚 naive hero, Don Jos茅, falls under Carmen鈥檚 alluring spell. With Donald Macleod.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Belfast Music Society International Festival of Chamber Music 2023 (1/4)
Performances of music including works by Beethoven, Haydn, Field and Vaughan Williams.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Tuesday - Rachmaninov's Second Symphony
The German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra play Rachmaninov鈥檚 Second Symphony.
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17:00
In Tune—Nikolai Lugansky, Andrew Manze
Katie Derham talks to pianist Nikolai Lugansky and conductor Andrew Manze.
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Evening
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19:00
Classical Mixtape—Switch up your listening with classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Pekka Kuusisto directs the SCO in music by Nico Muhly, Britten and Haydn
Castles made of bone, musical obsession and Haydn鈥檚 last symphony.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Busking and Billy Waters
The early 19th century street performer Billy Waters, Streetwise Opera and street ballads.
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22:45
The Essay—Thinking Black, John Howard Griffin
2/5 Colin Grant examines how black people often experience invisibility in wider society. (R)
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23:00
Night Tracks—Dissolve into sound
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Mozart and Strauss from Lausanne
Stefan Dohr joins the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra in horn concertos by Mozart and Strauss.
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