Schedule
Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Start the day with classical music
Join Emma Clarke every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
09:00
Saturday Morning—Cello magic from Abel Selaocoe
Tom Service meets the boundary pushing South African cellist Abel Selaocoe.
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Afternoon
12:00
Earlier... with Jools Holland—Classical, blues and jazz for the weekend
Jools Holland is joined by pianist Kate Garner with music by Mozart and Moody.
13:00
Music Matters—Piano Stories, Alfred Brendel
Piano technician Ulrich Gerhartz talks pianos in Brendel's last recorded conversation.
14:00
Record Review—BBC Proms Composer: Ravel with Jeremy Sams and Andrew McGregor
Jeremy Sams picks five indispensable recordings of works by BBC Proms composer Ravel.
16:00
Sound of Cinema—Lalo Schifrin
Matthew Sweet looks back on the career of Lalo Schifrin.(R)
17:00
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Edwin Outwater
Jess Gillam shares favourite music with the conductor Edwin Outwater.
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Evening
18:00
Music Planet—The Cavemen's Return Journey
Kathryn Tickell curates a selection of new roots-based music from across the globe
19:00
BBC Proms—2025, The Planets and Star Wars
The National Youth Orchestra conducted by Dalia Stasevska.
21:45
The Lebrecht Interview—Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani
Norman Lebrecht talks to the Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani.
22:30
New Music Show—Music We'd Like to Hear
Tom Service presents exclusive recordings.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Rachmaninov and Strauss from Shanghai
Xiang-Dong Kong plays Rachmaninov's third piano concerto.
