Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Truls Mørk and Håvard Gimse in Barcelona
Cello sonatas by Franck and Grieg performed at the Pau Casals International Music Festival
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Start the day on the right note with classical music
Join Hannah French every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:00
Saturday Morning—06/06/2026
Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend!
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Afternoon
12:00
Earlier... with Jools Holland—Jools and guests share their musical favourites
Jools is joined by singer songwriter Emeli Sande with music by Dvorak and Khachaturian.(R)
13:00
Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical Music—1600: Opera’s First Breath
1600, Florence. At a Medici wedding, a new artform is born.
14:00
Record Review—Mahler's Symphony No. 5 in Building a Library with Alice Farnham and Andrew McGregor
Andrew McGregor with the best new classical releases.
16:00
Sound of Cinema—Edith is joined by Nitin Sawhney and guitarist Craig Ogden
A weekly selection of standout film scores and cinematic soundtracks with Edith Bowman.
17:00
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Olivia Belli
Jess Gillam is joined by Italian contemporary classical pianist and composer Olivia Belli.
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Evening
18:00
Radio 3 in Concert—Wigmore Hall 125th Anniversary: Elaine Mitchener & Elizabeth Kenny
Wigmore Hall 125th Anniversary: vocalist Elaine Mitchener joins lutenist Elizabeth Kenny.
20:00
Radio 3 in Concert—Angel's Bone
Pulitzer-prize-winning opera by composer Du Yun and librettist Royce Vavrek.
21:30
Music Planet—The beautiful game
Lopa Kothari curates a global soundtrack for the FIFA World Cup.
22:30
New Music Show—Fast and Slow
Tom Service presents Martin Smolka's piano concerto Presto e lento
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Keith Jarrett's The Köln Concert in a new arrangement
Quatuor Classica perform an arrangement of Keith Jarrett's 1975 improvised performance.
