Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Bach, Biber and Buxtehude from Bucharest
Bach, Biber and Buxtehude with Mira Glodeanu and the SEMPRE baroque music ensemble.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wake up with classical music
Join Hannah French every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:00
Saturday Morning—Live music from violinist Alena Baeva
Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend.
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Afternoon
12:00
Earlier... with Jools Holland—Classical, blues and jazz for the weekend
Jools is joined by architectural historian Sir Charles Saumarez Smith.
13:00
Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical Music—1182: Raising Notre-Dame
The year is 1182. Notre-Dame de Paris is consecrated, and new musical ideas are born.
14:00
Record Review—Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9 in Building a Library with Yshani Perinpanayagam and Andrew McGregor
Andrew McGregor with new classical releases and a top choice recording for Shostakovich 9.
16:00
Sound of Cinema—Once Upon A Time...
Edith Bowman presents a show full of soundtracks underscoring fairytales and fantasy.
17:00
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Sterling Elliott
Jess Gillam swaps music choices with cellist Sterling Elliott.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Kaija Saariaho's Innocence
Live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Kaija Saariaho's Innocence.
20:15
Radio 3 in Concert—David Bednall's St Mark Passion
The BBC Singers in the world premiere of David Bednall's St Mark Passion.
21:30
Music Planet—Celebrating the Queen of Salsa
Lopa Kothari presents a live session from Las Salseras in tribute to Celia Cruz.
22:30
New Music Show—Eavesdropping: Nathalie Forget & Audrey Chen
Live performances from the Eavesdropping festival of experimental music in London.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—BBC Proms 2024: First Night
Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto and Beethoven's 5th Symphony. Penny Gore presents.
