Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Blessings of the Spring Festival
The National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra. Jonathan Swain presents.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Kate's classical picks
Kate Molleson presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Georgia Mann
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—Sofia Gubaidulina (b 1931), Conflict with the Authorities
3/5 Sofia Gubaidulina's blacklisting in 1979 by Tikhon Khrennikov, with Donald Macleod.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Haydn and Schumann
The Carducci Quartet play Haydn and, with Clare Hammond, Schumann's Piano Quintet.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Wednesday - Mendelssohn in Italy
Fran莽ois Leleux conducts the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana in Mendelssohn's Fourth.
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16:00
Choral Evensong—Merton College, Oxford
Live from the Chapel of Merton College, Oxford.
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17:00
In Tune—Alexandra Lowe and William Thomas, Casey Bailey, Fidelio Trio
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—30 minutes of Classical Inspiration
An eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—The Consone Quartet
The Consone Quartet play Schubert, Haydn and Mendelssohn at Snape.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Caesar, Hogarth and images of power
Rana Mitter talks to Professor Mary Beard, artist Ali Cherri and looks at Hogarth's art.
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22:45
The Essay—Sounds of Isolation, The Wake
3/5 The songs of invisible birds are captured in the isolation of a lake in Finland.
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23:00
Night Tracks—A little night music
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Violinist Gil Shaham plays concertos by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev
The NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Robert Trevino. With Jonathan Swain.
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