Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Peer Gynt, Wasps and a Storm
A programme from the 2016 BBC Proms with Le Cercle de L'Harmonie. Jonathan Swain presents.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday with Suzy Klein - Nellie Bly, Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole, Joyce DiDonato
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato reveals the people, places and ideas that have inspired her.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937), The Prix de Rome Debacle
2/5Donald Macleod continues the story of Ravel, and what followed the Prix de Rome debacle.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Michael Collins and Friends at LSO St Luke's (1/4)
Clarinettist Michael Collins plays Reinecke, Stanford and Brahms.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—A Week in Sweden
Georgia Mann presents music from Sweden conducted and composed by women.
17:00
In Tune—Isata Kanneh-Mason, Chelsea Flower Show, Solomon's Knot
Katie's guests include Isata Kanneh-Mason and Solomon's Knot.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Beach, Lully, Williams
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—The Britten Sinfonia in Beethoven and Barry
The Britten Sinfona under Thomas Ades live from the Barbican in London.
22:00
Free Thinking—Motherhood in fiction, memoir and on the analyst's couch
Writers Sheila Heti, Jessie Greengrass and Jacqueline Rose compare notes on motherhood.
22:45
The Essay—The Shopping News, New York
2/5Joanna Robertson on how book-shopping in New York can be about intellectual validation.
23:00
Late Junction—Verity Sharp
Verity Sharp shares new music for disorientation, meditation, and transformation.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Three Mazurkas, a pair of songs and a set of Enigma Variations
Jonathan Swain presents a recital with Sarah Connolly and Malcolm Martineau.











