Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—2016 Montreal International Music Competition
Jonathan Swain presents more semi-final violin recitals from Montreal.
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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 - Sarah Walker with Wasfi Kani
With Artist of the Week: Edward Gardner, featured conducting music by Lutoslawski.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992), Becoming a Celebrity
4/5 Donald Macleod explores Messiaen's period of fame.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—East Neuk Festival 2017, East Neuk Festival. 3/4
3/4 The Castalian Quartet and Julian Bliss perform Ades and Mozart from East Neuk Festival.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee - Verdi's Falstaff
A performance given at Vienna State Opera of Verdi's Falstaff.
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16:30
In Tune—Jon Boden, Igor Levit, Mark Padmore and Morgan Szymanski
Sean Rafferty presents, with live music from Jon Boden and Mark Padmore.
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Evening
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18:30
Composer of the Week—Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992), Becoming a Celebrity
4/5 Donald Macleod explores Messiaen's period of fame.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—大象传媒 Singers - Eric Whitacre, Arvo Part
The 大象传媒 Singers perform music by Eric Whitacre and Arvo Part.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Landmark: Matthew Arnold's Culture and Anarchy
Matthew Sweet and guests debate the contemporary relevance of ideas of poet Matthew Arnold
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22:45
The Essay—The Love that Wrote Its Name, The Loves of Elizabeth Bishop
Neel Mukherjee explores the two great loves of American poet Elizabeth Bishop's life.
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23:00
Late Junction—Verity Sharp with Jarvis Cocker's Scott Walker mixtape
Verity Sharp introduces a Scott Walker-themed mixtape from Jarvis Cocker.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Marie-Catherine Girod and the Ellipse Quartet
Jonathan Swain presents chamber and piano music by Saint-Saens, Faure and Castillon.
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