Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—British Symphonies at the 大象传媒 Proms
With Proms performances of Elgar's Second and Vaughan Williams's London symphonies.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Rob Cowan with Nitin Sawhney
Artist of the Week: cellist Steven Isserlis, featured in Grieg's Cello Sonata in A minor.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813), Going It Alone
4/5 Donald Macleod discusses Vanhal's new career as an independent musician.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Cheltenham Music Festival 2015, Episode 3
3/4 With the Danish String Quartet in music by Beethoven and the Armida Quartet in Faure.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Lalo - La Jacquerie
Katie Derham presents a performance of Lalo's four-act opera La Jacquerie.
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16:30
In Tune—English Touring Opera, New Generation Artists, Nicola Benedetti's Ten Facts Ten Pieces
Live music from English Touring Opera, plus a New Generation Artists Scheme announcement.
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Evening
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18:30
Composer of the Week—Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813), Going It Alone
4/5 Donald Macleod discusses Vanhal's new career as an independent musician. (R)
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—CBSO - Sibelius, Mozart, Mendelssohn
Edward Gardner conducts the CBSO in Sibelius's Symphony No 5, plus Mozart and Mendelssohn.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Macbeth on Film, James Shapiro, Barrie Keeffe
Matthew Sweet looks at Macbeth on film and talks to Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro.
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22:45
The Essay—About Average, Mr Average
4/5 Novelist and critic Ian Sansom goes in search of the 'average' man or woman.
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23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Mara Carlyle
Mara Carlyle presents a varied selection of music.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Beethoven and Rachmaninov Cello Sonatas
Cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and pianist Alexander Melnikov in a concert from Brussels.
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