Schedule
Early
01:00
Composed—Composed with Emeli Sandé, Float away with dreamy melodies
Emeli Sandé explores dreamy and transportive music.(R)
02:00
Piano Flow—Tokio Myers, When piano and strings collide!
Tokio celebrates the relationship between piano and strings with an hour of calming sounds(R)
03:00
Through the Night—Best of British
The Zurich Chamber Orchestra performs music by Vaughan Williams, Britten and Tippett
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Saturday - Elizabeth Alker
Elizabeth Alker sets up your Saturday morning.
09:00
Record Review—Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 23, 'Appassionata', in Building a Library with Iain Burnside and Andrew McGregor
The must-have recording of Beethoven's Piano Sonata in F minor, 'Appassionata'.
11:45
Music Matters—Lea Desandre, Sonic Meditations and The Rhinegold
Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to French-Italian mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre.
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Afternoon
12:30
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Shivank Menon
Jess Gillam is joined by pianist Shivank Menon to talk about their favourite records.
13:00
Inside Music—Pianist Stephen Hough with a playlist of fireworks and finesse
Hear pianist Stephen Hough open up a colourful selection of music from the inside.
15:00
Sound of Cinema—Hildur Guðnadóttir
Matthew is joined by award-winning Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir.
16:00
Music Planet—Gili Yalo and Northern Lights Festival
Radio 3's weekly exploration of the best roots-based music from across the world.
17:00
J to Z—Somi
Vocalist Somi on her inspirations. Church of Sound All-Stars pay tribute to Abram Wilson.
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Evening
18:30
Opera on 3—Janacek's Jenufa
Janacek's Jenufa from the Theater an der Wien, Vienna.
21:00
New Generation Artists—Annelien Van Wauwe performs Reger's Clarinet Quintet
Annelien Van Wauwe performs Reger's Clarinet Quintet with the Aris Quartet.
22:00
New Music Show—Claudia Molitor's Polymer Hauntings
Lisa Streich's Francesca and Claudia Molitor's Polymer Hauntings
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Late
00:00
Freeness—Meetings and Meldings
Corey Mwamba with adventurous new jazz formations and esteemed improvising ensembles.
01:00
Through the Night—Sibelius, Britten and Rossini from Switzerland
The Orchestra della Svizzera italiana is conducted by Markus Poschner.
