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BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2023/24 Events

Thu 23 May 2024
- 19:30
  Closing Night: Sibelius Violin Concerto
  Glasgow City Halls
  Our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth closes the season with a spellbinding concert with our 2023/24 Featured Artist, the phenomenal Bomsori Kim.
  Our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth closes the season with a spellbinding concert with our 2023/24 Featured Artist, the phenomenal Bomsori Kim.
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Violin Concerto(31 mins)
  interval
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 7 in E major(68 mins)
  Performers
  Bomsori Kim
  violin
  violin
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Anton Bruckner
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2023-24 Season BBC SSO Student Picks
Thu 16 May 2024
- 19:30
  Dvořák’s New World Symphony
  Glasgow City Halls
  us for Dvořák’s much-loved symphony “from the New World”. Plus BBC Young Musician 2022 finalist Ethan Loch s conductor Michael Sanderling and the orchestra for Chopin's Piano Concerto No.2.
  us for Dvořák’s much-loved symphony “from the New World”. Plus BBC Young Musician 2022 finalist Ethan Loch s conductor Michael Sanderling and the orchestra for Chopin's Piano Concerto No.2.
  Programme
  Aaron Copland
  Fanfare for the Common Man(3 mins)
  Frédéric Chopin
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor(33 mins)
  interval
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’(45 mins)
  Performers
  Ethan Loch
  piano
  piano
  Michael Sanderling
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Aaron Copland
  Frédéric Chopin
  Antonín Dvořák
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2023-24 Season BBC SSO Student Picks
Thu 18 Apr 2024
- 19:30
  Hough Plays Rachmaninov
  Glasgow City Halls
  Pianist Sir Stephen Hough returns to City Halls for Rachmaninov’s hugely-popular 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini' under the baton of our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth.
  Pianist Sir Stephen Hough returns to City Halls for Rachmaninov’s hugely-popular 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini' under the baton of our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth.
  Programme
  Hans Abrahamsen
  Suite from The Snow Queen(12 mins)
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini(26 mins)
  interval
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Fairy's Kiss(44 mins)
  Performers
  Stephen Hough
  piano
  piano
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Hans Abrahamsen
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Igor Stravinsky
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2023-24 Season
Thu 28 Mar 2024
- 14:00
  Afternoon Performance: Rodrigo Guitar Concerto
  Glasgow City Halls
  Multi-award-winning Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe s us and conductor Delyana Lazarova for an exciting afternoon concert.
  Multi-award-winning Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe s us and conductor Delyana Lazarova for an exciting afternoon concert.
  Programme
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Capriccio espagnol, Op 34(15 mins)
  Francisco Coll
  Turia: new version for guitar & chamber orchestra(18 mins)(UK Premiere)
  interval
  Joaquín Rodrigo
  Concierto de Aranjuez(24 mins)
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)(23 mins)
  Performers
  Sean Shibe
  guitar
  guitar
  Delyana Lazarova
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Francisco Coll
  Joaquín Rodrigo
  Igor Stravinsky
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2023-24 Season BBC SSO Afternoon Performances 2023/24
Thu 21 Mar 2024
- 19:30
  Verdi’s Requiem
  Glasgow City Halls
  Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth has assembled the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, the BBC SSO and a stellar team of solo singers for Verdi's epic 'Requiem'.
  Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth has assembled the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, the BBC SSO and a stellar team of solo singers for Verdi's epic 'Requiem'.
  Programme
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Requiem(85 mins)
  Performers
  Miah Persson
  soprano
  soprano
  Alice Coote
  mezzo soprano
  mezzo soprano
  Antonio Poli
  tenor
  tenor
  William Thomas
  bass
  bass
  Edinburgh Festival Chorus
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2023-24 Season BBC SSO Verdi's Requiem

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23:20

Stravinsky - The Firebird

Delyana Lazarova conducts Stravinsky's 'The Firebird - Suite' in City Halls, Glasgow.

13 JunBBC

26:52

Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

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

13 JunBBC

38:21

Stravinsky - Petrushka

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

13 JunBBC