Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Variations and Dances
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. With John Shea.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc's classical rise and shine
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with 'Russian spring' music.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Glazunov's Spring, Essential Handel arias, Robert Carver's Abbey Road
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Florence Price (1887-1953), Florence Price and marriage
2/5Donald Macleod explores the impact of married life on Florence Price.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Artist Spotlight at LSO St Luke's, Ingrid Fliter
Ingrid Fliter plays solo piano works by Chopin at LSO St Luke's in London.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Live from Salford: BBC Philharmonic and BBC Singers
Music by Ben-Haim and Elgar. Then choral pieces by Clara Schumann and Schubert.
17:00
In Tune—Inon Barnatan, Florilegium, Lucy Stevens
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Expand your horizons with classical music
Take time out with 30 minutes of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Piano Experiments
Cédric Tiberghien performs works by Beethoven and 20th-century American experimentalists.
22:00
Free Thinking—Anne Enright, The value of gossip
The Irish novelist talks to Laurence Scott, plus a discussion of gossip past and present.
22:45
The Essay—Women Writers to Put Back on the Bookshelf, Lady Mary Wroth
2/5The English Renaissance poet whose reputation at court was ruined by her writing.
23:00
Night Tracks—The late zone
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Serenades and Symphonies
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota, performs music by Brahms. With John Shea.











