Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Bach and Vivaldi for Mandolin
Avi Avital joins the Th眉ringen Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach at Wartburg Castle in Germany.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Hannah's classical commute
Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Tom McKinney
The perfect selection of classical music for your morning.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849), The City of Light
4/5 Donald Macleod explores Chopin and George Sand鈥檚 shared lives in Paris.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Consone Quartet with Alexander Rolton play Schubert's Quintet, D956
Consone Quartet play Schubert's Quintet in C with cellist Alexander Rolton. (R)
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday - Haydn's Drumroll from Bavaria
Haydn's Symphony 103, 'The Drumroll', set alongside music of the English Renaissance.
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17:00
In Tune—Mark Bebbington, Anna Picard
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—Power through with classical music
An eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises (R)
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Scheherazade
Alpesh Chauhan and the 大象传媒 SSO perform Rimsky-Korsakov's folk-tale inspired music.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Star Trek
Matthew Sweet with George Takei, Naomi Alderman, Una McCormack and Jos茅-Antonio Orosco.
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22:45
The Essay—Listen Harder, Ownership of Communication
Actor Sophie Stone explores communication, performance and deaf identity.
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23:00
Compline—Advent 1
A reflective service of night prayer for the first week of Advent with The Gesualdo Six.
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23:30
Unclassified—Ambient Scotland
Elizabeth Alker celebrates the music of Scottish ambient and experimental artists.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Emilie Mayer's Overtures and Symphonies
Three orchestras play music by German composer Emilie Mayer. Catriona Young presents.
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