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FEBRUARY’S RADIO 3 LISTINGS

Schedules may be subject to alteration. For up-to-date listings see Radio Times

1 WEDNESDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon Essential Classics

12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Vivaldi

1-2pm Lunchtime Concert

2-4pm Afternoon Concert

4-5pm Choral Evensong

5-7.30pm In Tune plus Mixtape

CHOICE 7.30-10pm Radio 3 In Concert from the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. Byrd and Bull arr Howarth Music from the Elizabethan Court, Judith Bingham Venice (world premiere), Edward Gregson The World Rejoicing, Fredrick Schjelderup Out of Reach (world premiere), Peter Graham Turbulence, Torque and Tide and Hymn for Bram (world premiere). Daniel Thomas (euphonium), Michael Cavanagh (baritone), Black Dyke Band/Nicholas Childs

10-10.45pm Free Thinking

10.45-11pm The Essay

11pm-12.30am Night Tracks

2 THURSDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon Essential Classics

12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Vivaldi

1-2pm Lunchtime Concert

2-5pm Afternoon Concert

5-7.30pm In Tune plus Mixtape

7.30-10pm Radio 3 In Concert from Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. Bruch Scottish Fantasy, Bruckner Symphony No. 4. Timothy Chooi (violin), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Domingo Hindoyan

10-10.45pm Free Thinking

10.45-11pm The Essay

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