Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Birds and Spring from Copenhagen
Concerto Copenhagen play music inspired by springtime.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Start your day with classical music
Join Emma Clarke every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:00
Saturday Morning—Carducci String Quartet joins Tom Service
Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack to start the weekend
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Afternoon
12:00
Earlier... with Jools Holland—Jools meets the American musician Stewart Copeland.
Jools is joined by musician Stewart Copeland with music by Adams, Debussy and Liszt.
13:00
Music Matters—Music on the Front Line, Paul Conroy
Clive Myrie talks with Paul about music he's heard whilst photographing conflict zones.(R)
14:00
Record Review—Mozart's Coronation Mass in Building Library with Joseph McHardy and Andrew McGregor
Joseph McHardy picks his favourite recording of Mozart's Coronation Mass.
16:00
Sound of Cinema—The Art of Repetition
Matthew Sweet looks at films in which repetition is a key point in the music or plot
17:00
This Classical Life—This Classical Life... with Esther Yoo
Jess Gillam swaps musical choices with the violinist, Esther Yoo.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Verdi's Il Trovatore
Daniele Callegari conducts Verdi's dramatic blockbuster at the New York Metropolitan Opera
21:30
Music Planet—Dawn choruses and workers’ songs
Lopa Kothari shares roots music inspired by birds to mark International Dawn Chorus Day.
22:30
New Music Show—Figures Outside a Dacha
Cutting-edge and experimental new music in live performance, plus interviews and features.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Julija Bal plays piano transcriptions of famous guitar pieces
Julija Bal premieres her transcriptions of popular guitar compositions on the piano.
