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Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical Music Episodes

  1. Tomorrow 13:00
    BBC Radio 3

    1600: Opera's First Breath

    1600, Florence. At a Medici wedding, a new artform is born.

  2. Next Saturday 13:00
    BBC Radio 3

    1653: The Dancing King

    1653, Paris. A teenage Louis XIV dances as the Sun, and ballet is transformed.

  3. Sat 20 Jun 2026 13:00
    BBC Radio 3

    1672: London Calling

    1672, London. A shilling buys entry to the first public concert.

  4. Sat 27 Jun 2026 13:00
    BBC Radio 3

    27/06/2026

    Key Changes: pivotal moments in history which changed the course of classical music.