Saturdays On Point

Saturdays at 1:00 pm Eastern

Summer 2026


Saturdays On Point brings the magic of ballet every Saturday at 1:00 pm Eastern, featuring full performances of beloved ballets by world-renowned orchestras.

June

  • 06/06/26: Glazunov: Raymonda
  • 06/13/26: Delibes: Coppélia
  • 06/20/26: Minkus: La Bayadère
  • 06/27/26: J.P.E. Hartmann: The Valkyrie

July

  • 07/04/26: Various: American Ballets
    Copland: Rodeo  •  Kay: Stars and Stripes  •  Bernstein: Fancy Free
    Barber: Souvenirs  •  Carpenter: Krazy Kat
  • 07/11/26: Khachaturian: Spartacus (Suites 1–3)
  • 07/18/26: Lovenskiold: La Sylphide
  • 07/25/26: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake

August

  • 08/01/26: Messager: Les Deux Pigeons
  • 08/08/26: Shchedrin: Carmen (ballet)
  • 08/15/26: Strauss, Jr.: Cinderella
  • 08/22/26: Poulenc: Les Biches
  • 08/29/26: Various: George Balanchine’s Jewels
    with music by Fauré, Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky

Now Playing

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Bolet/Berlin Radio Symphony/Chailly

Label

London

Catalog Number

417

Today's Playlist

7:34pm String Quartet No. 21 in D, K. 575

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Artaria Quartet

8:00pm Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Nelsons

8:46pm Bouree I & II from Cello Suite No. 3 in C, BWV 1009

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), transcribed by John Duarte

Performed by

Andres Segovia

8:52pm Pavane for a Dead Princess

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Montreal Symphony/Dutoit

9:00pm Piano Trio in G, Op. 1 No. 2

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Gryphon Trio

9:35pm Capricho Arabe

Composed by

Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)

Performed by

Christopher Parkening

9:42pm Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Marc Ponthus

9:59pm Rolling River (Sketches on 'Shenandoah')

Composed by

Peter Boyer (b.1970)

Performed by

London Symphony Orchestra

10:06pm Adagio in G minor

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (arr. Remo Giazotto)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

10:16pm Variations and Fugue in B flat on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Van Cliburn

10:44pm Quartet in D for 2 Flutes, Viola and Cello

Composed by

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

Performed by

Hanoverian Ensemble

11:00pm Symphony in C minor

Composed by

Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792)

Performed by

Cappella Coloniensis/Linde

11:24pm Sonata in A for Violin and Basso Continuo

Composed by

Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726)

Performed by

Francia/Videla

11:34pm Cello Sonata No. 3 in A minor, RV 43

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Anner Bylsma

11:50pm Music selected by the announcer