Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Schubert, Beethoven and Schumann from Austria
Renaud Capuçon and Guillaume Bellom play sonatas by Schubert, Beethoven and Schumann.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wake up with classical music
Join Hannah French every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:00
Saturday Morning—Violinist Ray Chen in the studio
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack this weekend.
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Afternoon
12:00
Earlier... with Jools Holland—Jordan Rakei talks classical music
Jools is joined by singer, songwriter and producer Jordan Rakei.
13:00
Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical Music—1501: The Printed Composer
Venice, 1501. In a canal-side workshop, Petrucci produces the first printed book of music.
14:00
Record Review—Liszt's Transcendental Studies in Building a Library with Keelan Carew and Andrew McGregor
Andrew McGregor with new classical releases and a survey of Liszt's Transcendental Studies
16:00
Sound of Cinema—Edith is joined by composer Anna Meredith and presenter Georgia Mann
A weekly celebration of the finest film scores and movie music, presented by Edith Bowman.
17:00
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Olivia Chaney
Jess is joined by folk singer-songwriter Olivia Chaney to swap their favourite tracks.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Donizetti's La Fille du Régiment
Live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, with Erin Morley in her Met debut as Marie.
21:30
Music Planet—A tribute to Andy Kershaw and Fatoumata Diawara's Return Journey
Lopa Kothari pays tribute to Andy Kershaw and curates a selection of roots-based music.
22:30
New Music Show—Tectonics Glasgow 2026: Christopher Fox, Laura Bowler and Angélica Castelló
Adventurous new music from Tectonics 2026 in Glasgow by Laura Bowler and Christopher Fox.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Bacewicz, Barber and Mendelssohn from Cologne
Augustin Hadelich and the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne perform Barber's Violin Concerto
