Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Daniel Hope with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Zurich Chamber Orchestraplay music by Pärt, Schnittke and Wettstein.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Ease into the day with classical music
Join Hannah French every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:00
Saturday Morning—Steve Reich at 90
Tom meets the pioneering American composer Steve Reich.
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Afternoon
12:00
Earlier... with Jools Holland—Jools and guests share their musical favourites
Jools is joined by journalist and writer Dylan Jones.
13:00
Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical Music—1832: Ballet En Pointe
1832, Paris: the first dancer on pointe shoes ushers in the age of Romantic ballet.
14:00
Record Review—Haydn's 'Emperor' String Quartet in Building a Library with Laura Tunbridge and Andrew McGregor
Andrew McGregor with the best new classical releases.
16:00
Sound of Cinema—Composer Natalie Holt talks about Shaun the Sheep and Jack Savoretti's Pick of the Flicks.
Discover your weekly mix of curated film scores and soundtracks presented by Edith Bowman.
17:00
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Tom Coult
Jess Gillam is joined by British composer Tom Coult for a listening party.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Puccini's La rondine (1921 Version)
Ermonela Jaho stars with the BBC SO and BBC Singers conducted by Carlo Rizzi.
20:05
New Generation Artists—Lukas Sternath plays a late Schubert Piano Sonata
Schubert and Mendelssohn from from some of Radio 3's current New Generation Artists.
21:30
Music Planet—Sudanese traditions and Afghan folk fusions
Kathryn Tickell presents global roots music, with picks from Sudanese musician Sulaf.
22:30
New Music Show—Reich and beyond
Cutting-edge and experimental new music in live performance, plus interviews and features.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Rachmaninov's Cello Sonata in G minor from Croatia
Monika Leskovar and Martina Filjak play Rachmaninov, Pärt, Bersa, Piazzolla, and de Falla.
