Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Richard Goode plays Beethoven
A piano recital from the 2023 Pau Casals International Music Festival in Tarragona.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Sunrise classical
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring your requests.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Great classical music for your morning
Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Karl Jenkins, Fusion
Donald Macleod talks to composer Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—La Roque-d'Anth茅ron Piano Festival - Kevin Chen
Chopin and Liszt at La Roque-d'Anth茅ron International Piano Festival.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
Virtuoso Fedor Rudin plays and conducts Mendelssohn's sunny, romantic masterpiece.
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17:00
In Tune—Live music at drivetime
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—Your daily classical soundtrack
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Brahms and Prokofiev from the London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra and pianist Simon Trp膷eski in Prokofiev and Brahms.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Darwin's The Descent of Man (1871)
Matthew Sweet and guests assess Darwin's arguments about the human species, sex and race. (R)
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22:45
The Essay—Letters to the Overrated and the Underrated, 2. Dear Joseph Conrad...
Ian Sansom pens imaginary missives to late Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad.
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23:00
Night Tracks—The late zone
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—Tchaikovsky and Elena Langer from Stockholm
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Anna Rakitina perform Tchaikovsky and Elena Langer.
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