Saturdays On Point

Saturdays at 1:00 pm Eastern

Fall 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.

September

  • September 5 — Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
  • September 12 — Baroque-era ballets
    George Frideric Handel: Alcina
    Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pygmalion
    Jean-Baptiste Lully: Ballet de Xerxes
  • September 19 — Cécile Chaminade: Callirhoë
  • September 26 — Fall Equinox
    Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons
    Giuseppe Verdi: Seasons ballet from I vespri siciliani
    Knudåge Riisager: Suite from Twelve by Mail

October

  • October 3 — Hans Christian Lumbye: Napoli
  • October 10 — Classical-era ballet
    Paul Wranitzky: The Forest Maiden
    Ludwig van Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus
  • October 17 — Frédéric Chopin: Les Sylphides
  • October 24 — Suites from favorite ballets
    Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty · Copland: Rodeo · Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet · Stravinsky: The Firebird · Delibes: Coppélia
  • October 31 — Halloween: ghosts, spiders, and pumpkins!
    Adam: Suite from Giselle · Roussel: The Spider’s Feast · Prokofiev: Suite from Cinderella · Minkus: Suite from La Bayadère · Rieti: The Night Shadow

November

  • November 7 — Léo Delibes: La Source
  • November 14 — Manuel de Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat
  • November 21 — Adolphe Adam: Orfa
  • November 28 — Thanksgiving weekend — Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

Now Playing

Carmen Ballet

Composed by

Rodion Shchedrin, after Georges Bizet

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

Label

BMG Entertainment

Catalog Number

63308

Today's Playlist

2:51pm Music selected by the announcer

3:00pm Symphony No. 5 in B flat, D. 485

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

English Classical Players/Brett

3:30pm Melancholy Serenade, Op. 26

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Harnoy/London Philharmonic/Mackerras

3:42pm Suite from Pelleas et Melisande, Op. 80

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

4:00pm Appalachian Spring

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Bernstein

4:27pm Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Ruth Slenczynska

4:41pm Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat, K. 447

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Clevenger/Franz Liszt Chamber Orch/Rolla

4:59pm Variations di bravura on a theme by Rossini

Composed by

Cipriani Potter (1792-1871)

Performed by

Shelley/Tasmanian Symphony

5:16pm Symphony No. 101 in D, "Clock"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

English Chamber Orchestra/Paillard

5:46pm Three Pieces for Guitar

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Julian Bream

6:01pm Canon in D

Composed by

Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

Performed by

Paillard Chamber Orchestra/Paillard

6:09pm Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Jorge Bolet

6:20pm Com'e gentil from Don Pasquale

Composed by

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

Performed by

Pavarotti/Ambrosian Singers/National Philharmonic/Magiera

6:25pm Consolation No. 3 in D flat (Lento placido)

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Van Cliburn

6:30pm Violin Sonata No. 3 in G minor, Op. 1b

Composed by

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799)

Performed by

McIntosh/Vanhauwaert

6:46pm Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Concert Arts Symphony Orchestra/Leinsdorf

7:03pm Suite from Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Mackerras

7:45pm Fantastic Scherzo, Op. 25

Composed by

Josef Suk (1874-1935)

Performed by

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Mackerras

8:02pm Spanish Rhapsody

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

de Larrocha/London Philharmonic/Fruhbeck

8:21pm The trumpet shall sound from Messiah

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Terfel/Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Mackerras

8:31pm The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Hall/Sinfonia Australis/Walker

8:49pm Concerto in G minor for Violin, 2 Recorders and 2 Oboes, RV 577

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

8:59pm La Barcarolle, a waltz

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

9:13pm Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 "Pastoral"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Böhm

10:01pm Homage March from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Swedish Radio Symphony/Salonen

10:11pm Suite Antique

Composed by

John Rutter (1945-)

Performed by

Dobing/Marshall/City of London Sinfonia/Rutter

10:30pm Children's Games, Op. 22 (Jeux d'enfants)

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

10:41pm Rhapsody in Blue

Composed by

George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Performed by

Nakamatsu/Rochester Philharmonic/Tyzik

11:01pm Concerto in A minor for Viola da Gamba

Composed by

Johann Gottlieb Graun (1703-1771)

Performed by

Ghelmi/Baroque Ensemble of Limoges

11:26pm La Valse

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Haitink

11:39pm Music selected by the announcer