Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Lavrangas and Tchaikovsky in Athens
ERT National Symphony Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc's classical commute
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Suzy Klein
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Erik Satie (1866-1925), Satie through His Writings
4/5 Five aspects of Satie. Today, his copious, playful and highly idiosyncratic writings.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Academy of Ancient Music at LSO St Luke's, Couperin, Leclair, Sainte-Colombe
3/4 The Academy of Ancient Music play chamber music by Couperin, Leclair and Sainte-Colombe
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—The Musical Land of Oz (4/5)
Opera Matinee - Beethoven's Fidelio from the West Australian Symphony Orchestra
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17:00
In Tune—Mark Bebbington and Emer McDonough, Mark Elder and Annabel Arden
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
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19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music for your commute
An eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Dawn to Dusk with the Northern Sinfonia
Music by Berlioz, Haydn and Prokofiev performed by the Royal Northern Sinfonia.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Northern Ireland
Anne McElvoy marks the 1921 creation of Northern Ireland with historians and writers.
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22:45
The Essay—New Generation Thinkers, A Norwegian Morality Tale
Lucy Weir learns dark lessons from newspaper coverage of Black Metal and satanic rituals.
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23:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for the night
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.
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23:30
Unclassified—A flavour of April
Elizabeth jam-packs the show with the most flavoursome new music from the past month.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—The Sugar Plum and the King Rat
Juraj Val膷uha and RAI National Symphony Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky. With Jonathan Swain
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