Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Introducing young talent from across Europe
Catriona Young introduces concerts and recording sessions from young musicians.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents, with a new work by Composer in 3 Matthew Kaner.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Rob Cowan with Noma Dumezweni
Including Artist of the Week: Emil Gilels, featured performing Chopin's Piano Sonata No 3.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912), Episode 4
4/5 Donald Macleod explores some of Coleridge-Taylor's lesser-known music. (R)
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Radio 3 Big Chamber Weekend: Cedars Hall, Episode 3
3/4 Fiona Talkington presents music by Stravinsky and Shostakovich.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Rameau - Zoroastre
A performance of Rameau's opera Zoroastre given at the 2016 Montpellier Festival.
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16:30
In Tune—Katie Melua, Jessica Cottis, Pink Martini
Sean Rafferty's guests include Katie Melua, who performs live with the Gori Women's Choir.
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Evening
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18:30
Composer of the Week—Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912), Episode 4
4/5 Donald Macleod explores some of Coleridge-Taylor's lesser-known music. (R)
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—LSO and John Eliot Gardiner - Mendelssohn
Live at the Barbican, John Eliot Gardiner conducts the LSO in music by Mendelssohn.
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21:55
Three Score and Ten—Vernon Scannell
16/50 Archive broadcast in which Vernon Scannell reads his poems Dejection and A Case of Murder.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Artes Mundi Prize, Harriet Walter, Amitav Ghosh, Edmund Richardson
With a review of the 2016 Artes Mundi show, actress Harriet Walter and author Amitav Ghosh
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22:45
The Essay—All My Presidents, Talkin' 'bout My Generation - Bill Clinton and George W Bush
4/5 Michael Goldfarb discusses American presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush.
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23:00
Late Junction—Late Junction Sessions, Laraaji and Ela Orleans
Fiona Talkington presents a collaboration session with Laraaji and Ela Orleans.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Introducing young talent from across Europe
Catriona Young presents performances from artists including the Romanian Youth Orchestra.
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