Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili at the Peralada Festival
Featuring a Peralada Festival recital with mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday with Rob Cowan - How to Smell Like a Georgian, Chopin's Military Polonaise, Derren Brown
Featured guest Derren Brown reveals the cultural influences that have shaped him.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Vivaldi is presented to the Pope
3/4 Donald Macleod surveys Vivaldi's success in Rome.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—St Magnus Festival 2017, St Magnus International Festival: Steven Osborne
2/4 Pianist Steven Osborne plays Rachmaninov and Debussy at St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Wednesday - 大象传媒 Philharmonic
Tom Redmond presents as the 大象传媒 Philharmonic perform Beethoven's 8th Symphony.
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15:30
Choral Evensong—Southwark Cathedral
Live from Southwark Cathedral.
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16:30
New Generation Artists—Peter Moore, Benjamin Grosvenor in Duparc and Ravel
Peter Moore and Benjamin Grosvenor feature in a programme of French music.
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17:00
In Tune—Jennifer Pike, Petr Limonov, Kirill Karabits, Schubert Ensemble
Sean Rafferty's guests include Jennifer Pike, Kirill Karabits and the Schubert Ensemble.
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Evening
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19:00
Classical Mixtape—Handel, Chopin, Beethoven
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—London Piano Festival: Two-Piano Marathon
Six internationally acclaimed pianists in a programme of music for two pianos.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Jewish history, jokes and contemporary identity. Michael Longley.
Simon Schama and Devorah Baum discuss Jewishness.
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22:45
The Essay—The Strangeness of Memory, The Fallibility of Memory
3/5 Forensic psychologist Fiona Gabbert explores the strength and weaknesses of human memory.
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23:00
Late Junction—Verity Sharp previews Tusk Festival
Verity Sharp previews Tusk Festival in Gateshead. Plus music by James Tenney.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—大象传媒 Proms 2015: Alina Ibragimova plays Bach - programme 1
Featuring a performance of solo Bach from violinist Alina Ibragimova at the 2015 Proms.
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