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Composer of the Week Episodes

  1. Today 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    The Russian SummerPyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

    1/5 Donald Macleod explores Tchaikovsky鈥檚 busy life away from home.

  2. Tomorrow 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    Adventures in ItalyPyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

    2/5 Donald Macleod explores Tchaikovsky鈥檚 busy life away from home.

  3. Wednesday 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    The lost decade 1878-1888 (Part 1)Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

    3/5 Donald Macleod explores Tchaikovsky鈥檚 busy life away from home.

  4. Thursday 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    The lost decade 1878-1888 (Part 2)Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

    4/5 Donald Macleod explores Tchaikovsky鈥檚 busy life away from home.

  5. Friday 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    Final JourneysPyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

    5/5 Donald Macleod explores Tchaikovsky鈥檚 busy life away from home.

  6. Next Monday 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    Pushing BoundariesArvo P盲rt

    1/5 Kate Molleson traces P盲rt鈥檚 avant-garde spirit as he comes of age in Soviet era Estonia.

  7. Next Tuesday 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    Searching in SilenceArvo P盲rt

    2/5 Kate Molleson explores P盲rt鈥檚 ideological point of no-return and his remarkable hiatus.

  8. Wed 30 Jul 2025 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    A Window OpensArvo P盲rt

    3/5 Michael P盲rt tells Kate Molleson about his father鈥檚 creative breakthrough.

  9. Thu 31 Jul 2025 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    New HorizonsArvo P盲rt

    4/5 Kate Molleson and Michael P盲rt discuss his family鈥檚 journey into the unknown.

  10. Fri 1 Aug 2025 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    蜜芽传媒 At LastArvo P盲rt

    5/5 Kate Molleson and Michael P盲rt discuss his father鈥檚 homecoming and his growing legacy.

  11. Mon 4 Aug 2025 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    OutbreakDmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)

    1/5 Donald Macleod explores Dmitri Shostakovich鈥檚 life and work during World War II

  12. Tue 5 Aug 2025 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    LeningradDmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)

    2/5 Donald Macleod explores Shostakovich鈥檚 relationship with Leningrad, the city of his birth

  13. Wed 6 Aug 2025 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    EvacuationDmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)

    3/5 Donald Macleod explores the time Shostakovich spent after being evacuated from Leningrad

  14. Thu 7 Aug 2025 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    MoscowDmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)

    4/5 Donald Macleod explores Shostakovich鈥檚 move to Moscow in the midst of World War II

  15. Fri 8 Aug 2025 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    Victory?Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)

    5/5 Donald Macleod looks at how the end of the second World War changed life for Shostakovich

  16. Mon 11 Aug 2025 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    Flying the NestJohannes Brahms (1833-1897)

    1/5 Kate Molleson looks at Brahms鈥檚 love-hate relationship with his home city of Hamburg. (R)

  17. Tue 12 Aug 2025 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    More than FriendsJohannes Brahms (1833-1897)

    2/5 Kate Molleson tells the story of Brahms鈥檚 all-consuming friendship with the Schumanns. (R)

  18. Wed 13 Aug 2025 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    Bachelor PadJohannes Brahms (1833-1897)

    3/5 Kate Molleson follows Brahms as he puts down roots in Vienna. (R)

  19. Thu 14 Aug 2025 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    蜜芽传媒s from 蜜芽传媒Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

    4/5 Kate Molleson joins Brahms at some of his most beloved and inspiring holidays spots. (R)

  20. Fri 15 Aug 2025 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

    Creature ComfortsJohannes Brahms (1833-1897)

    5/5 Kate Molleson explores Brahms鈥檚 final decade, when he most valued his friends. (R)