Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Swedish National Day
John Shea presents performances by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday with Ian Skelly - Sibelius's Valse Triste, Yorkshire's greatest magician, and guest Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop talks to Ian Skelly about the people, places, books and music that inspire her
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849), George
3/5Chopin's glittering conquest of Paris and his life with his mistress, George Sand.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Russia in the Round at the Sheffield Crucible studio, Episode 2
2/4Chamber music by Balakirev, Eisler and Shostakovich from the Sheffield Crucible studio.(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Symphony Chorus
Fiona Talkington presents the BBC Symphony Chorus in British music and Brahms's Requiem.
15:30
Choral Evensong—York Minster
Live from York Minster.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Pianist Pavel Kolesnikov and cellist Nicolas Altstaedt
Pavel Kolesnikov plays Debussy's Images, Book 1.
17:00
In Tune—Orsino Ensemble, Maxim Vengerov
Katie Derham's guests include the Orsino Ensemble and Maxim Vengerov.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music to soundtrack your day
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Ulster Orchestra's 2017/2018 season finale with conductor Rafael Payare and mezzo-soprano Katarina Karneus
2017/2018 season finale concert with the Ulster Orchestra conducted by Rafael Payare.
22:00
Free Thinking—Bernard-Henri Lévy, Edith Hall and Simon Critchley
Shahidha Bari talks to three philosophers about how their work applies outside university.
22:45
The Essay—Kaleidoscope of Muses, Hell's Rainbow
3/5A personal exploration of writers' unexpected muses - place, people and memories.
23:00
Late Junction—Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt selects 90 minutes of mind-expanding music to make the night sing.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—2017 BBC Proms: Debussy, Ravel and Mark-Anthony Turnage
John Shea presents the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kazushi Ono.
