Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—A Polish dialogue
John Shea presents a piano recital by Martin Roscoe of music by Szymanowski and Chopin.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Breakfast Carol Competition shortlist
The BBC Singers perform the Breakfast Carol Competition shortlist. With Petroc Trelawny
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday with Ian Skelly - Dan Snow, Ravel's Mother Goose, Berg's Violin Concerto
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Friends and unfinished business
3/5Donald Macleod looks into Schubert's friendships and focuses on the year 1820.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—The Schwarzenberg Schubertiade 2018, Programme 2
Mozart and Schubert from the Schwarzenberg Schubertiade 2018
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Philharmonic - LIVE
Ben Gernon conducts music by Humperdinck, Clyne and Tchaikovsky live from MediaCityUK.
15:30
Choral Evensong—St Stephen Walbrook, London with St Martin’s Voices
Live from St Stephen Walbrook, London with St Martin’s Voices.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Fatma Said sings Poulenc and Faure
Fatma Said sings Poulenc and Narek Hakhnazaryan plays Stravinsky
17:00
In Tune—Eric Whitacre, Bertrand Chamayou, Kosmos Ensemble
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Two Monks and Two Nuns
In Tune's specially curated playlist, including music by Richard Strauss and Nico Muhly.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—The Amorous Duel
Arcangelo are joined by Louise Alder and Tim Mead in Handel's Cantata, The Amorous Duel.
22:00
Free Thinking—Linton Kwesi Johnson
The reggae poet and recording artist talks politics, religion and writing with Philip Dodd
22:45
The Essay—Writing Music, Minoo Dinshaw on Mendelssohn
Minoo Dinshaw questions identity by tuning in to Mendelssohn’s ‘Scottish’ Third Symphony.
23:00
Late Junction—West African jazz and Mica Levi’s piano music
Benin guitarist/vocalist Lionel Loueke, a tribute to a grandma and cinematic piano music.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Sacred and profane
Cowell and Mahler, performed by the San Francisco Symphony at the 2015 BBC Proms.
