Radio 3 moves to Minneapolis-St Paul in Minnesota for a special live weekend of programmes reflecting the American Mid-West state.
(A BBC Radio 3 and Minnesota Public Radio co-production)

1.05 John Drummond and John Tusa look ahead to the weekend's highlights.

1.30pm Morning Concert
As Minnesota wakes up, R3 joins Mindy Ratner for MPR's Saturday morning sequence.

2.15pm Minnesota Orchestra
John Drummond talks to the conductor, Edo de Waart, and the music director and president of the orchestra, Deborah Borda, as a prelude to a recent recording from
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis. Introduced by Eric Friesen.
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
John Adams: Harmonium with the Minnesota Chorale
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor with Andre Watts (piano)