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Tue 25 Apr 2017
- 19:00
  John Adams conducts Doctor Atomic
  Barbican, London
  John Adams conducts his 2005 opera, telling the story of Dr J Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the first atomic bomb.
  John Adams conducts his 2005 opera, telling the story of Dr J Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the first atomic bomb.
  Programme
  John Adams
  Doctor Atomic
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  John Adams
  conductor
  conductor
  Gerald Finley
  Dr J. Robert Oppenheimer
  Dr J. Robert Oppenheimer
  Julia Bullock
  Kitty Oppenheimer
  Kitty Oppenheimer
  Brindley Sherratt
  Edward Teller
  Edward Teller
  Samuel Sakker
  Captain James Nolan
  Captain James Nolan
  Andrew Staples
  Robert Wilson
  Robert Wilson
  Jennifer Johnston
  Pasqualita
  Pasqualita
  Aubrey Allicock
  General Leslie Groves
  General Leslie Groves
  Marcus Farnsworth
  Jack Hubbard
  Jack Hubbard
  BBC Singers
  Kenneth Richardson
  director
  director
  Composers
  John Adams
  Also part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2016-17 season
Thu 13 Apr 2017
- 19:30
  Jiří Bělohlávek conducts the BBC Symphony Chorus in Dvořák's Requiem
  Barbican, London
  Jiří Bělohlávek, magnificent interpreter of music from his native Czech Republic, directs Dvořák’s epic Requiem.
  Jiří Bělohlávek, magnificent interpreter of music from his native Czech Republic, directs Dvořák’s epic Requiem.
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Requiem, Op 89
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Jiří Bělohlávek
  conductor
  conductor
  Kateřina Kněžíková
  soprano
  soprano
  Catherine Wyn‐Rogers
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Richard Samek
  tenor
  tenor
  James Platt
  bass
  bass
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Also part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2016-17 season BBC Symphony Chorus 2016-17 season BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2016-17 season BBC Symphony Chorus
Fri 10 Mar 2017
- 19:30
  Simone Young conducts Bartók & Peter Eötvös
  Barbican, London
  Two works by two Hungarian composers sit side by side in a dramatic highlight of the BBC SO’s season – Bartók’s virtuosic Concerto for Orchestra and the UK premiere of living composer Peter Eötvös’s one-act opera, Senza Sangue.
  Two works by two Hungarian composers sit side by side in a dramatic highlight of the BBC SO’s season – Bartók’s virtuosic Concerto for Orchestra and the UK premiere of living composer Peter Eötvös’s one-act opera, Senza Sangue.
  Programme
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Péter Eötvös
  Senza sangueUK premiere
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Simone Young
  conductor
  conductor
  Albane Carrère
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Russell Braun
  baritone
  baritone
  Composers
  Béla Bartók
  Péter Eötvös
  Also part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2016-17 season BBC SO 2016-17 season premieres
Fri 17 Feb 2017
- 19:30
  Ilan Volkov conducts Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3
  Barbican, London
  Rachmaninov’s final symphony concludes a concert that includes Franz Schreker’s interlude from his opera Der ferne Klang and a brand new work by Nicola LeFanu.
  Rachmaninov’s final symphony concludes a concert that includes Franz Schreker’s interlude from his opera Der ferne Klang and a brand new work by Nicola LeFanu.
  Programme
  Franz Schreker
  Der ferne Klang - Act 3, Nachtstück
  Nicola LeFanu
  The Crimson BirdRPS commission: world premiere
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 3 in A minor
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Ilan Volkov
  conductor
  conductor
  Rachel Nicholls
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Franz Schreker
  Nicola LeFanu
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Also part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2016-17 season BBC SO 2016-17 season premieres
Mon 13 Feb 2017
- 19:30
  CANCELLED Jonas Kaufmann sings Strauss's Four Last Songs
  Barbican, London
  CANCELLED. Jonas Kaufmann sings Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the final concert of his Barbican Residency.
  CANCELLED. Jonas Kaufmann sings Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the final concert of his Barbican Residency.
  Programme
  Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  Schauspiel Ouvertüre, Op 4
  Richard Strauss
  4 Symphonic Interludes from 'Intermezzo', Op 72a
  Songs1. Ruhe meine Seele 2. Freundliche Vision 3. Befreit 4. Heimliche Aufforderung [Orchestration: Robert Heger]
  Edward Elgar
  In the South (Alassio)
  Richard Strauss
  Four Last Songs
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Jochen Rieder
  conductor
  conductor
  Jonas Kaufmann
  tenor
  tenor
  Composers
  Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  Richard Strauss
  Edward Elgar
  Also part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2016-17 season