Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Helmuth Rilling conducts Bach cantatas in Trinity Church, Cologne
For Ascension Thursday, Jonathan Swain introduces a programme of Bach cantatas.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Rob Cowan with Francesca Simon
Artists of the Week: Juilliard Quartet, featured in Beethoven's String Quartet, Op 131.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Wagner and His World, Wagner and Liszt
4/5Donald Macleod explores the relationship between Wagner and Liszt.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Hay Festival 2015, Guy Johnston, Tom Poster
3/4Guy Johnston (cello) and Tom Poster (piano) perform Mendelssohn, Webern and Rachmaninov.(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Sounds of Shakespeare: Gounod - Romeo et Juliette
Jonathan Swain presents Gounod's Romeo et Juliette from Vienna State Opera.
16:40
In Tune—Joe Stilgoe, Linus Roth, Johannes Pramsohler, Ensemble Diderot
Sean Rafferty with live music from Joe Stilgoe, Linus Roth and Ensemble Diderot.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Wagner and His World, Wagner and Liszt
4/5Donald Macleod explores the relationship between Wagner and Liszt.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Vaughan Williams
Andrew Manze and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra perform Vaughan Williams.
22:00
Free Thinking—Writers Writing about Love
Alain de Botton, Tahmima Anam and AL Kennedy join Anne McElvoy to talk about love in prose
22:45
The Essay—Just Juvenilia, Just Juvenilia: Stephen Coates
4/5Stephen Coates of the band the Real Tuesday Weld recalls writing an early song in London.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Verity Sharp with Richard Dawson's Mixtape
Verity Sharp presents a special mixtape from Newcastle-based folk musician Richard Dawson.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2010: Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic at the 2010 Proms. With Jonathan Swain.
