Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe
Catriona Young presents a concert from Bulgaria featuring Ravel's ballet Daphnis et Chloe.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Rob Cowan with Samantha Bond
Artist of the Week: Staatskapelle Dresden, featured in Tchaikovsky's Serenade in C.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Verdi and Shakespeare
5/5Donald Macleod introduces highlights from two of Verdi's Shakespearean operas.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Machynlleth and Gower Festivals 2016, Navarra Quartet
4/4The Navarra Quartet performs Beethoven's Quartet in C sharp minor, Op 131, in Machynlleth.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Proms 2016 Repeats, Prom 53: Emily Howard, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in music by Emily Howard, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov.
16:30
In Tune—Sir James and Lady Galway, Vikki Stone, Aksel Rykkvin
Suzy Klein presents, with live music from Sir James and Lady Galway, and Aksel Rykkvin.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Verdi and Shakespeare
5/5Donald Macleod introduces highlights from two of Verdi's Shakespearean operas.(R)
19:30
BBC Proms—2016, Prom 74: Verdi - Requiem
Marin Alsop conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in Verdi's Requiem.
21:15
Sunday Feature—You're Tearing Me Apart: Rebel Without a Cause at 60
Alan Dein explores the making and meanings of the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause.(R)
22:00
BBC Proms—2016, Proms Extra Lates, Nerija
Georgia Mann presents informal music and poetry. With all-female jazz band Nerija.
22:45
The Essay—Fear Itself, Matthew Sweet
1/5Matthew Sweet reflects on an experiment designed to induce fear in a toddler.(R)
23:00
World on 3—Lopa Kothari - 2016 Darbar Festival Preview
Lopa Kothari presents a preview of the 2016 Darbar Indian music festival.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—Catriona Young presents a concert from the Alexander String Quartet and Joan Enric Lluna
Catriona Young presents a concert from the Alexander String Quartet and Joan Enric Lluna.
