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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Morning @bbcradio3 breakfasters. Wearing my scarf the right way round now I think (?) in honour of Cecil Chaminade’s Scarf Dance first thing this morning. #kettleon

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Morning @bbcradio3 Breakfasters! Proof I made it to Paris last week… and some Parisian fayre on the menu this morning as a result. Along with Boccherini, Grieg, and Bach of course first thing. Kettle on!

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Whether your Saturday morning looks like exhibit A or B we have the music on @bbcradio3 to start the weekend! #SaturdayBreakfast #kettleon

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Morning @bbcradio3 Breakfasters. Stars are the order of the day - alongside stripes on our American road trip, star gazing with William Herschel, and star crossed lovers as Prokofiev’s Romeo+Juliet was premiered on this date in 1940. Three Bs before 7: Bologna, Beach and Bach… kettle on!

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

First light of 2026 and Happy New Year Saturday Breakfasters of @bbcradio3! Come start the first weekend of the new year with us, and Chopin, Suk, Farrenc, Bach- and all the rest! Kettle on!

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Good morning! Yes, it’s THAT day. The Third Day of Christmas. Not just one but 3 French Hens bring you your Festive Saturday Breakfast @bbcradio3 A tribute to these three fabulous fowl at 8:30 but Bach writing gorgeousness for 27 December before 7 too.

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Punch, Pies, & Pastorales: it’s The Early Music Show Christmas Special today on @bbcradio3 at 5pm! Take a trip with us to @handelandhendrix House to find Handel at Christmas - and special guests Claire Davies, Marc Meltonville, & Laurence Cummings. Merry Christmas!

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Good morning! What? Oh the hat- yes I managed to poke my antlers through it. Festive numbers meet sublime moments on @bbcradio3 this morning as we set up your last Saturday before next week’s festivities. And my early Christmas gift: a complete concerto in Bach before 7.

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Thanks @georgia_mann1 for the magnificent shoutout on today’s Essential Classics - The Rolling Year is the perfect parent present!🎁 Still time to order a signed, reduced price (always a winner) copy of The Rolling Year from Blackwell’s online & have it delivered before Christmas.

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Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

'The eighteenth-century music filling my kitchen from December to February is a wild mix of cold, hard edges and warm blankets of sound to challenge and comfort the chilliest evenings.' Listen to a winter playlist from @hannahcfrench.bsky.social. www.faber.co.uk/journal/wint...

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Morning @bbcradio3 Saturday Breakfasters. Producer Dean and I have cooked up a show flavoured with festive notes to start your weekend. Join us from 630!

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Morning Saturday Breakfasters of @bbcradio3! Wrapped up against the dreary weather first thing but we have a cosy lineup of music for you this morning to ease you into the weekend.

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

It’s feeling distinctly, um, let’s go with Advent-y at Broadcasting House this morning. @bbcradio3 Saturday Breakfast live at 6:30 with Bach, Dvorak, Brahms and Eric Whittaker all before 7. Great music, first brew of the day and the Saturday papers - best way to start the weekend.

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

In the excellent company of @earlyopera as Christian, Hilary and Katherine joined me for today’s edition of The Early Music Show @bbcradio3 30 years of stunning performances!

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Continuo Connect @continuoconnect.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Calling on friends and contacts from her varied and influential career in music, @hannahcfrench.bsky.social uncovers the storms, struggles and humanity beneath Vivaldi’s best-loved work in her new book 'The Rolling Year' 📖 👉 go.continuoconnect.com/the-four-sea...

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Continuo Connect @continuoconnect.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Our latest playlist accompanies this week's feature on the new book from @hannahcfrench.bsky.social , taking you through depictions of spring, summer, autumn and winter, with music from Vivaldi’s famous set of concerti, along with works by other composers 🎻 🎧 go.continuoconnect.com/playlist-the...

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Morning Saturday Breakfasters @bbcradio3! It’s been big coat weather this week, right? We’ve your St Cecilia’s Day Breakfast all lined up from 6:30

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Morning @bbcradio3 Breakfasters- happy Saturday! How are we all? What a week!Some of my highlights here but I’ve just the tonic for hectic times, an autumnal breeze blowing through the show this morning starting with Locatelli out on the hills. Some vintage Bach before 7 too. Kettle on!

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Good Morning! Saturday Breakfast @bbcradio3 is live with Mozart, Ravel, Coleridge-Taylor, and Bach before 7. Come join us to start your weekend!

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Caught by the River @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

We have 3 copies of @hannahcfrench.bsky.social's 'The Rolling Year: Listening to the Seasons with Vivaldi' to give away on this afternoon's newsletter, courtesy of @faberbooks.bsky.social. Make sure you're signed up to our mailing list for entry details!

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Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

'This is a taste of the eighteenth-century music that frequents my kitchen from September to November.' 🍁 🍂 Discover @hannahcfrench.bsky.social's Autumn playlist: faber.co.uk/journal/classical-music-for-autumn-dr-hannah-frenchs-seasonal-soundtrack

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Classical Music for Autumn: Dr Hannah French’s Seasonal Soundtrack

Naturally, Vivaldi kicks off this Classical Music for Autumn playlist, with The Four Seasons encapsulating the early morning hunt.

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Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Plunge into the mellow season’s melancholy with Hannah French's Autumn playlist: faber.co.uk/journal/classical-music-for-autumn-dr-hannah-frenchs-seasonal-soundtrack/ The Rolling Year: Listening to the Seasons with Vivaldi is out tomorrow 🍁🌻

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

This is the Bom Jesus church in Braga- the setting for this afternoon’s @bbcradio3 Early Music Show with @ensemblecupertinos The glories of Portuguese Polyphony on your 📻 now or @bbcsounds

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Good morning! Your @bbcradio3 Saturday Breakfast team are raring to go. Thistles, Venus, and Goldberg Variations before 7 but we’re curious: what’s the music that reminds you of home?

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Tonight on BBC 4: a chance to watch The Sixteen’s 2025 Choral Pilgrimage. Was a fun day filming back in June.

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Galloping into the weekend! Autumnal vibes and great music on #bbcradio3 Saturday Breakfast! Come join us at 6:30!

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Flicking through the papers first thing on a Saturday is the best way to start the weekend?! We’re back for Breakfast every Saturday 6:30-9 on @bbcradio3. Send us your requests 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk 🎶

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Your new @bbcradio3 Saturday Breakfast team! Producer @zerlinavulliamy and I have your musical start to the weekend lined up. Whatever you’re up to, let us know if there’s anything you’d like to hear: 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Morning #bbcradio3 breakfasters! Proud of myself for setting up the desk this morning. House martins and a finch alongside Bach, Dvorak, and Verdi before 7.

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Morning! Memories of #bbcradio3 Beat Beethoven on Breakfast today. Plus Vivaldi, Farrenc, Parry & Bach before 7. Kettle on!

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Morning #bbcradio3 breakfasters! Fun stuff in this week’s time capsule studio! Fortunately all the current tech is behind me… Chopin, Mendelssohn, Bach and some Black Guillemots before 7!

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Morning #BBCRadio3 Breakfasters! Mozart, Mussorgsky, and Murray Perahia all before 7 and later: Into the Woods… (with or without a whippet)

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Morning! #BBCRadio3 Breakfast coming from London this week. It’s Proms Marathon Monday - what have been your favourite Proms so far?

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

SUMMER! Today’s Early Music Show @bbcradio3 has music for the wilting heat… When the storm breaks you need @erikbosgraaf - to whip up a Vivaldi-style storm but I went it alone though last year in Mantua when the heavens opened- my soggy sonic postcard for you too. #vivaldi #thefourseasons #summer

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Royal Philharmonic Society @royalphilsoc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

A musical giant with the tenderest touch, the great pianist Alfred Brendel has sadly died, aged 94. His performances will blaze in memory; his recordings will inspire for generations to come. He received the RPS Gold Medal in 1992, presented by fellow recipient Yehudi Menuhin.

Alfred Brendel receiving the RPS Gold Medal from Yehudi Menuhin

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Yep, it happened. Barokksolistene turned the Saturday Morning studio into an Alehouse. #bbcradio3

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Back in the Saturday Morning studio at Radio 3 and the stage is set…

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Portsmouth Baroque Choir @baroquechoir.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Wonderful overview of Orlando Gibbons music by @hannahcfrench.bsky.social in BBC Early Music Show #gibbons400

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Well there it was: ORLANDO GIBBONS Early Music Show on @bbcradio3. Would love to say I heard it but after my first day back directing a children’s choir this morning I’ve just slept through it. That’s what @bbcsounds is for… Stacks of great recordings of Gibbons out there! #gibbons400

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

My guest on Saturday Morning on Radio 3 this morning…

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Jeanice, meet Jane! 5pm on @bbcradio3: The Early Music Show makes a rare foray into the nineteenth century today. We go in search of Jane Austen’s musical life in the expert company of @jeanicebrooksmusic from @uni_southampton

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Stile Antico @stileantico.co.uk · 12/05/2025

Today’s the day! We’re so looking forward to tonight’s sold-out 20th Anniversary Gala Concert @wigmore-hall.org.uk with the wonderful Hannah French 🎉🍾 You can catch the live stream of the concert via the Wigmore website, which will be available for 90 days. Time to celebrate! 🎊

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

The Early Music Show last week was a dive back into last year’s London Festival of Early Music, you can catch that on bbc sounds. And today the all star American groups Quicksilver play music connected to the C18 court of Vienna. 5pm on Radio 3

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Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Apologies for the radio silence on here, I’ve been off having some major surgery to reconstruct my hip. As you can see I’ve had an excellent nurse, and yesterday made it to the garden for some extra vitamin D. It’s a v slow recovery process but gradually returning to airwaves…

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