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

Picturesque Scenes

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

City of Birmingham Symphony/Fremaux

Label

EMI

Catalog Number

63024

Today's Playlist

1:19pm Suite in C minor

Composed by

Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750)

Performed by

Konrad Junghanel

1:45pm Symphony in E flat for Double Orchestra, Op. 18 No. 1

Composed by

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Standage

2:01pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Argerich/London Symphony/Abbado

2:40pm Allegro for String Orchestra

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Camerata Bariloche/Khayat

2:53pm Menuett from Divertimento in D, K. 334

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Academy Chamber Ensemble

3:00pm Symphony No. 094 in G, "Surprise"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

English Chamber Orchestra/Paillard

3:26pm Six Bagatelles for Piano, Op. 126

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

John O’Conor

3:46pm Concerto Grosso in F, Op. 6 No. 2

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Bath Festival Orchestra/Menuhin

4:01pm Finale (Rondo: Allegro) from Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 11

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Mackerras

4:08pm Waltz from Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Rosekrans

4:13pm String Quintet in F, Op. 29 No. 3

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Kuijken/Stuurop/van Dael/Bylsma/Kuijken

4:31pm Overture from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Boston Baroque/Pearlman

4:38pm Danse Macabre, Op. 40

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Sax/National Philharmonic/Stokowski

4:46pm Berlin Symphony in F, Wq. 181

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/Zacharias

5:00pm Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

BBC Symphony/Davis

5:16pm Overture in A minor

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Turku Philharmonic/Segerstam

5:24pm Serenade, D. 957 No. 4

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Shaham/Sollscher

5:29pm Sirens of the Ball Waltz

Composed by

Franz Lehar (1870-1948)

Performed by

Orchestra of the Vienna People's Opera/Bauer-Theussl

5:37pm Violin Concerto No. 9 in G minor

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

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

5:45pm Norwegian Dance, Op. 35 No. 1

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Utah Symphony Orchestra/Abravanel

5:51pm String Symphony No. 04 in C minor

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

London Festival Orchestra/Pople

6:00pm Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor

Composed by

Otto Nicolai (1810-1849)

Performed by

Dresden State Orchestra/Vonk

6:10pm Concerto for 2 Trumpets, Strings, & Continuo in C, RV 537

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Steele-Perkins/Balsom/Parley of Instruments

6:18pm 1st mvt (Allegro) from Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Jando/Concentus Hungaricus/Antal

6:31pm Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber, orch. by Hector Berlioz

Performed by

Bergen Philharmonic/Manze

6:43pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

Performed by

Vince Tillona

7:03pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

7:56pm Paris, The Song of a Great City

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

BBC Symphony/Davis

8:20pm Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

BBC Symphony/Bernstein

8:59pm Symphony No. 2 in G, "London"

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

BBC Symphony/Brabbins

9:52pm Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Alexis Weissenberg

9:58pm Ball-Suite in D, Op. 170

Composed by

Franz Lachner (1803-1890)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

10:32pm Baryton Trio in G, Hob.XI:59

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Haydn Baryton Trio

10:44pm Sonata No. 5 in F (for two oboes, bassoon and continuo)

Composed by

Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)

Performed by

Frank Morelli & Friends

11:02pm Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat, Op. 75

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Gavrilov/Berlin Philharmonic/Ashkenazy

11:18pm Lute Suite in A minor (originally C minor), BWV 997

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

David Leisner

11:40pm Rhapsodie

Composed by

Marcel Grandjany (1891-1975)

Performed by

Yolanda Kondonassis

11:49pm Music selected by the announcer