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BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2022/23 Events

Sat 10 Jun 2023
- 20:00
  ‘Safety Last!’ LIVE in Concert
  City Halls
  the BBC SSO to celebrate 100 years of the laugh-out-loud, record-breaking box office hit Safety Last! (1923).
  the BBC SSO to celebrate 100 years of the laugh-out-loud, record-breaking box office hit Safety Last! (1923).
  Programme
  Carl Davis
  Safety Last!
  Performers
  Ben Palmer
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Carl Davis
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season
Thu 18 May 2023
- 19:30
  Elgar's Symphony No.2
  City Halls
  Our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth closes the season with a ionate and moving concert with 2012’s BBC Young Musician, Laura van der Heijden.
  Our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth closes the season with a ionate and moving concert with 2012’s BBC Young Musician, Laura van der Heijden.
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel(15 mins)
  Cheryl s-Hoad
  Cello Concerto (BBC Commission, World Premiere)(20 mins)
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 2 in E flat major(55 mins)
  Performers
  Laura van der Heijden
  cello
  cello
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Cheryl s-Hoad
  Edward Elgar
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season
Thu 11 May 2023
- 19:30
  Mendelssohn: 'Scottish' Symphony
  City Halls
  Pianist Denis Kozhukhin and conductor Simone Menezes the orchestra for an inspired evening at Glasgow City Halls.
  Pianist Denis Kozhukhin and conductor Simone Menezes the orchestra for an inspired evening at Glasgow City Halls.
  Programme
  Kaija Saariaho
  Laterna magica(20 mins)
  Maurice Ravel
  Piano Concerto in G major(23 mins)
  interval
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No. 3 in A minor, ‘Scottish’(40 mins)
  Performers
  Denis Kozhukhin
  piano
  piano
  Simone Menezes
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Kaija Saariaho
  Maurice Ravel
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season Mendelssohn 'Scottish' Symphony Concerts
Thu 20 Apr 2023
- 14:00
  Afternoon Performance: The Sound of Scotland
  City Halls
  us for an afternoon of rarely performed works by Scottish composers - and two World Premieres
  us for an afternoon of rarely performed works by Scottish composers - and two World Premieres
  Programme
  Judith Weir
  Heroic Strokes of the Bow(15 mins)
  Sir James MacMillan
  Canon for Two Violas (World Premiere)(5 mins)
  Iain Hamilton
  Clarinet Concerto(28 mins)
  interval
  Martyn Brabbins
  Camino (World Premiere)(7 mins)
  William Wallace
  Creation Symphony(47 mins)
  Performers
  Robert Plane
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Scott Dickinson
  viola
  viola
  Andrew Berridge
  viola
  viola
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Judith Weir
  Sir James MacMillan
  Iain Hamilton
  Martyn Brabbins
  William Wallace
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season BBC SSO Afternoon Performances 2022/23
Thu 13 Apr 2023
- 19:30
  Beethoven's 'Pastoral Symphony'
  City Halls
  Immerse yourself in nature with two works filled with bracing, invigorating energy that are bound to fill you with the joys of spring.
  Immerse yourself in nature with two works filled with bracing, invigorating energy that are bound to fill you with the joys of spring.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’(46 mins)
  interval
  Olivier Messiaen
  Saint François d'Assise(44 mins)Tableau Six: 'The Sermon to the Birds'
  Performers
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Ashley Riches
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Nicky Spence
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Olivier Messiaen
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season BBC SSO Beethoven's 'Pastoral Symphony'

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TV & Radio

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Stravinsky - The Firebird

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Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

Sean Shibe performs Rodrigo's classic for guitar and orchestra in Glasgow.

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38:21

Stravinsky - Petrushka

Ilan Volkov conducts the 1947 version of Stravinsky's 'Petrushka' with the BBC SSO.

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