Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Lukas Vondracek
Pianist Lukas Vondracek plays Novak, Suk, Smetana and Brahms, presented by Catriona Young.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Friday with Suzy Klein - Kwame Kwei-Armah, Edgar Wallace and the Dictaphone, Tavener's Song for Athene
Featured guest Kwame Kwei-Armah reveals the cultural influences that have shaped him.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), Three for One
5/5 Donald Macleod concludes his look at Puccini 's heroines with Il trittico.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Chopin and his Europe 2017, Chopin and his Europe - Bach, Schumann and Chopin
4/4 Nelson Freire plays Schumann and Chopin at Warsaw's Chopin and His Europe Festival.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Friday - 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales live from Cardiff
The 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales, live from Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff.
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17:00
In Tune—Trio Da Kali, James Ehnes, Robert Smith
Sean Rafferty presents, with guests including Malian group Trio Da Kali, who perform live.
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Evening
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19:00
Classical Mixtape—Korngold, Britten, CPE Bach
A specially-created sequence of unpresented classical music to surprise and delight.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—大象传媒 Scottish SO: Brahms, Bruch, Strauss
Christoph Konig conducts the 大象传媒 SSO in music by Brahms, Bruch and Strauss.
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22:00
The Verb—The Society of the Spectacle
Ian McMillan's guests include Will Self, Nick Harkaway and Paul Harfleet.
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22:45
The Essay—Stories That Sing, Garth Greenwell
The journey of an awkward teenager in Kentucky towards opera and literature.
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23:00
World on 3—Lopa Kothari
Lopa Kothari shares new World Music plus a session with folk singer Shirley Collins.
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Late
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01:00
Through the Night—A world premiere symphonic ballet by Cecile Chaminade
Catriona Young presents a recording of Cecile Chaminade's symphonic ballet Callirhoe.
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