Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Mitsuko Uchida: Schoenberg, Beethoven and Brahms
The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra plays Schoenberg's Theme and Variations.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Kickstart your day with the best classical music
Join Emma Clarke every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:00
Saturday Morning—Sir John Tomlinson chats with Tom Service
Tom Service plays the best classical music alongside the latest stories in the arts world.
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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 Sam Brown, with music by CPE Bach, Copland and Caroline Shaw.
13:00
Music Matters—Harmony in Neurodiversity, Gavin Higgins and Elizabeth Watts
Soprano Elizabeth Watts and composer Gavin Higgins explore neurodivergence and music.
14:00
Record Review—Schubert's Piano Sonata in C minor D.958 in Building a Library with Allyson Devenish and Andrew McGregor
Allyson Devenish picks her favourite recording of Schubert's Piano Sonata in C minor D.958
16:00
Sound of Cinema—Joe Hisaishi
Matthew Sweet celebrates the work of Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi
17:00
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Alice Zawadzki
Jess Gillam shares favourite music with vocalist, violinist and pianist Alice Zawadzki.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Strauss's Salome
Live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
20:15
New Generation Artists—Julius Asal and Leonkoro Quartet play Brahms
R3 New Generation Artists play two minor-key masterpieces by Brahms
21:30
Music Planet—Gaelic Psalms in Three Tracks
Lopa Kothari presents three Scottish songs picked by ethnomusicologist Frances Wilkins.
22:30
New Music Show—Tectonics Glasgow 2/2: Hilda Dianda, Barbara Monk Feldman, Baudouin Oosterlynck
Day Two of Tectonics Glasgow - adventurous new music and specially commissioned work.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—French Fancies
The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra under Yi Zhang play Bizet, Debussy, Faure and Franck.
