Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Bernardo Pasquini's oratorio Santa Agnese
Pasquini’s oratorio of 1677 recounts the martyrdom of a young Roman girl, Saint Agnes.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Kickstart your day with the best classical music
Join Hannah French every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:00
Saturday Morning—Virtuosic folk & roots from Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi
Tom Service introduces the best classical music and the latest stories from the arts world
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Afternoon
12:00
Earlier... with Jools Holland—Jools chats to Martin Freeman
Jools is joined by actor and music lover Martin Freeman.
13:00
Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical Music—1564 - The Queen’s Gambit
It's the year 1564. A Scottish envoy has an unexpected musical encounter with Elizabeth I.
14:00
Record Review—Schubert's String Quartet No. 15 in Building a Library with Jeremy Sams and Andrew McGregor
Andrew McGregor surveys Schubert's String Quartet No. 15 and the latest classical releases
16:00
Sound of Cinema—Edith is joined by Simon Franglen and Julian Lloyd Webber
Your weekly round-up of the finest film scores and movie music with Edith Bowman.
17:00
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Beibei Wang
Jess Gillam swaps music choices with percussionist Beibei Wang.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Gabriela Lena Frank's El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego
Live from the Met, New York: Gabriela Lena Frank’s El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego.
21:30
Music Planet—Colombian marimba live with Nidia Góngora
Kathryn Tickell selects the best global roots music from across the world.
22:30
New Music Show—Elaine Mitchener's Solo Throat Remixed
Kate Molleson presents Elaine Mitchener in concert at Wigmore Hall.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Missy Mazzoli, Timo Andres and Beethoven
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra with Pekka Kuusisto perform Mazzoli's Sinfonia.
