Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Borodin from Athens
A concert given on World Music Day 2024 featuring Chopin's Second Piano Concerto.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Ease into the day with classical music
Join Emma Clarke every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
09:00
Saturday Morning—Pianist Sunwook Kim performs live
Tom Service in conversation with pianist Sunwook Kim and the best classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Earlier... with Jools Holland—The pianist and bandleader picks his favourite classical music
Jools is joined by singer-songwriter Beth Rowley, with music from Brahms to Morricone.
13:00
Music Matters—Music on the Front Line, Caroline Wyatt
Clive Myrie talks with Caroline about music she heard whilst reporting from conflict zones
14:00
Record Review—Brahms's String Sextet No.1 in Building a Library with Tasmin Little and Andrew McGregor
Violinist Tasmin Little chooses her favourite recording of Brahms's String Sextet No.1
16:00
Sound of Cinema—The Telephone
Matthew Sweet looks at music from films in which the telephone plays a crucial role
17:00
This Classical Life—This Classical Life with... Olga Pashchenko
Jess Gillam hosts the music show for people who like classical and other stuff too.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Mozart's The Magic Flute
Mozart's late, great fairytale opera, live from the New York Metropolitan Opera.
21:30
Music Planet—Lakha Khan in concert
Kathryn Tickell presents a live recording of virtuoso sarangi player Lakha Khan
22:30
New Music Show—Bryn Harrison's Double Labyrinth
Cutting-edge and experimental new music in live performance, plus interviews and features.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and Semyon Bychkov perform Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand.
