Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Haydn, Schumann and Mendelssohn
Quatuor Modigliani and the NOVO Quartet perform Mendelssohn's Octet in E flat.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wake up your senses with classical music
Join Hannah French every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
09:00
Saturday Morning—Christophe Rousset talks Handel's Messiah
Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend.
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Afternoon
12:00
Earlier... with Jools Holland—Guy Chambers on his most-loved classical music
Jools is joined by songwriter and producer Guy Chambers.
13:00
Music Matters—In the Beginning, The Green Planet
James MacMillan explores how composers have interpreted the biblical story of creation.
14:00
Record Review—Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in Building a Library with Joseph McHardy and Andrew McGregor
Harpsichordist Joseph McHardy chooses his favourite recording of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo
16:00
Sound of Cinema—Edith speaks to Benjamin Wallfisch
Your weekly roundup of the finest film scores and movie music with Edith Bowman.
17:00
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Armin van Buuren
Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with the trance DJ and pianist Armin van Buuren.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Giordano’s Andrea Chenier
Live from the New York Met, Giordano’s Andrea Chenier.
21:30
Music Planet—Gambian kora music and Tibetan prayer song
Lopa Kothari picks out fresh roots-based music, and Manizeh shares two tracks.
22:30
New Music Show—Together We Feel and Alone We Experience
ONCEIM perform the music of Genevieve Murphy
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Max Richter's Recomposed: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Britten Sinfonia at the BBC Proms in 2023 with a programme exploring musical reimagining.
