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

Minuet from L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Balint/Mercz

Label

Naxos

Catalog Number

9

Today's Playlist

6:31pm Romance No. 1 in G for Violin, Op. 40

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Midori/Festival Strings Lucerne/Dodds

6:38pm Concertino in E flat for Clarinet & Orchestra, Op. 26

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Stoltzman/Slovak Radio Symphony/Trevor

6:49pm Music selected by the announcer

6:59pm Villi_Rondine Part 1

Composed by

Giacomo Puccini

8:11pm Villi_Rondine Part 2

Composed by

Giacomo Puccini

9:28pm Villi_Rondine Part 3

Composed by

Giacomo Puccini

10:10pm Lavender and Mulberry Sonatina

Composed by

Anthony Sidney (b. 1952)

Performed by

Cover/Bonachea/Savage

10:19pm The Seasons, Op. 67 (a ballet)

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Svetlanov

11:01pm Guitar Quintet No. 9 in C, "Retreat from Madrid"

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Pepe Romero/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble

11:30pm Violin Sonata in D, K. 306

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Perlman/Barenboim

11:54pm Music selected by the announcer