Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Gorecki's Canticum Graduum and Symphony No 3
Catriona Young introduces a concert given by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with a musical advent calendar.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker, plus Rob Cowan with guest Eddie Izzard
Including Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor and Nielsen's Symphony No 2, Op 16.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Sibelius the Finn, War
4/5 Three of Sibelius's most powerful - and unusual - evocations of the Finnish character.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—St Magnus Festival 2015, The Ciurlionis and Engegard Quartets
3/4 Ciurlionis and Engegard Quartets feature in music by Pakalnis, Thommessen and Mendelssohn.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—大象传媒 Performing Groups Live, 大象传媒 Singers and 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra Live from Glasgow
3/4 The 大象传媒 SSO and 大象传媒 Singers perform five cantatas from Bach's Christmas Oratorio.
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17:00
In Tune—Inon Barnatan, Angelique Kidjo, Tabea Debus
Guests include pianist Inon Barnatan and recorder player Tabea Debus, plus Angelique Kidjo
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Evening
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18:30
Composer of the Week—Sibelius the Finn, War
4/5 Three of Sibelius's most powerful - and unusual - evocations of the Finnish character. (R)
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Northern Lights: Helsinki Philharmonic
The Helsinki Philharmonic and John Storgards play Sibelius from Birmingham.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Must the Arts Be Relevant? A Free Thinking BASCA Debate
Mark Baldwin, Catherine Wood, Jennifer Walshe, Sarah Kent and Vayu Naidu debate the arts.
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22:45
The Essay—Cornerstones, Cornerstones: Siberia
4/5 Daniel Kalder conjures the vast landscapes east of the Urals, where taiga becomes tundra.
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23:00
Late Junction—Late Junction Sessions, Thomas Stronen and Hilmar Jensson
Thomas Stronen and Hilmar Jensson in session, as part of Radio 3's Northern Lights season.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—11/12/2015
Catriona Young introduces a piano recital given by Maria Joao Pires and Julien Brocal.
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