Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Music at European Courts
Julia Lezhneva sings Lully, Handel and Mozart with the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
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Morning
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06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Roll out of bed into classical music
Join Hannah French every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
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09:00
Saturday Morning—Conductor Nathalie Stutzmann on going big with Bruckner
Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend!
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Afternoon
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12:00
Earlier... with Jools Holland—Jools and guests share their musical favourites
Jools is joined by the singer, guitarist and songwriter Eric Bibb.
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13:00
Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical Music—1527: The Church on Fire
It's the year 1527. As imperial troops storm Rome, its musical life is thrown into crisis.
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14:00
Record Review—Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2 in Building a Library with Joanna MacGregor and Andrew McGregor
Andrew McGregor with the best of the week's new classical releases.
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16:00
Sound of Cinema—Edith is joined by composer John Harle and presenter Mark Forrest
Edith Bowman curates a weekly roundup of the finest film scores and music from the movies.
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17:00
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Joseph Tawadros
Jess Gillam hosts a listening party with oud virtuoso and composer Joseph Tawadros.
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Evening
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18:00
Opera on 3—Puccini's Turandot
Puccini's final opera live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, starring Anna Pirozzi.
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21:30
Music Planet—Island rhythms and Nordic notes
Lopa Kothari handpicks fresh releases from across the world of folk and roots-based music.
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22:30
New Music Show—Only Birds Know How to Call the Sun
Kaj Duncan David's Only Birds.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Bulgarian Culture and Cyrillic Day
Bulgarian church music, performed by the St. Alexander Nevsky Patriarchal Cathedral Choir.
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