Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2015: Andrew Litton conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Swain with music by Nielsen and Ives performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker with Hugh Sykes
Artists of the Week: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, featured in Strauss's Ein Heldenleben
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), For Peter
4/5Donald Macleod explores the musical fruits of Britten's long partnership with Peter Pears.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival 2016, Episode 3
3/4Vilde Frang (violin) and Julia Fischer (piano) in music by Dvorak and Bach.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Purcell - Dido and Aeneas
Jonathan Swain presents a performance of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas from Paris.
16:30
In Tune—Amy Harman, Castalian Quartet, Rachel Podger
Sara Mohr-Pietsch's guests include Amy Harman, the Castalian Quartet and Rachel Podger.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), For Peter
4/5Donald Macleod explores the musical fruits of Britten's long partnership with Peter Pears.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Brass Band Festival at the Royal Northern College of Music
Music from the Brass Band Festival at the Royal Northern College of Music.
22:00
Free Thinking—Borders: On the ground, on the map, in the mind
Writers and an artist talk borders from Ireland to Turkey with Anne McElvoy.
22:45
The Essay—Black and White, Messrs Smith and Carlos and Norman
4/5Lindsay Johns explains the inspiration he draws from a black and white photo at his desk.
23:00
Late Junction—Max Reinhardt with a Genesis P-Orridge Mixtape
Max Reinhardt presents a mixtape by underground music star Genesis P-Orridge.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Nielsen and Rachmaninov from the Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Swain presents Nielsen's Symphony No 6 and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 4.
