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BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2019-20 Season

BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2019-20 Season Calendar

By Year

2019
2020

Sat 11 Jan 2020
- 20:00
  European premiere of David Lang’s prisoner of the state
  Barbican, London
  Reflecting on two and a half centuries since Beethoven’s birth, the European premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang’s heartening take on Fidelio – a vocal rhapsody on freedom and love.
  Reflecting on two and a half centuries since Beethoven’s birth, the European premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang’s heartening take on Fidelio – a vocal rhapsody on freedom and love.
  Programme
  David Lang
  prisoner of the state(European premiere; Barbican co-commission)
  Performers
  Ilan Volkov
  conductor
  conductor
  Julie Mathevet
  The Assistant
  The Assistant
  Alan Oke
  The Leader
  The Leader
  Jarrett Ott
  The Prisoner
  The Prisoner
  Davone Tines
  The Jailor
  The Jailor
  Men of the BBC Singers
  Elkhanah Pulitzer
  director
  director
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  David Lang
  Also part of
  Discover New Music 2019-20 BBC Singers 2019-20
Thu 16 Jan 2020
- 19:00
  Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra at Maida Vale
  Maida Vale Studios
  the BBC Symphony Orchestra as they perform pieces for BBC Radio 3's The New Music Show.
Sun 19 Jan 2020
- 15:00
  Absolute Beethoven?
  Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
  Joana Carneiro leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a programme inspired by Beethoven.
  Joana Carneiro leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a programme inspired by Beethoven.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Grosse Fuge, Op 133
  John Adams
  Absolute Jest for string quartet and orchestra
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Performers
  Joana Carneiro
  conductor
  conductor
  Doric String Quartet
  quartet
  quartet
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  John Adams
Fri 24 Jan 2020
- 19:30
  Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts Shostakovich Symphony No. 8
  Barbican, London
  Experience Shostakovich’s masterpiece of despair, grotesquery and anger from height of World War II and a brand new work from a compelling new voice from Finland.
  Experience Shostakovich’s masterpiece of despair, grotesquery and anger from height of World War II and a brand new work from a compelling new voice from Finland.
  Programme
  Sebastian Fagerlund
  Water Atlas(UK premiere; BBC commission)
  Alma Mahler-Werfel
  Liedera selection
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No 8 in C minor
  Performers
  Jukka‐Pekka Saraste
  conductor
  conductor
  Karen Cargill
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Sebastian Fagerlund
  Alma Mahler-Werfel
  Dmitry Shostakovich
Wed 29 Jan 2020
- 19:30
  Garrick Ohlsson performs Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3
  Barbican, London
  Ritual, lament and incantation lie at the heart of this varied concert, moving from the purity of Arvo Pärt to the rich weave of Rachmaninov’s most epic, ionate and virtuosic concerto.
  Ritual, lament and incantation lie at the heart of this varied concert, moving from the purity of Arvo Pärt to the rich weave of Rachmaninov’s most epic, ionate and virtuosic concerto.
  Programme
  Arvo Pärt
  Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
  Dimitrios Skyllas
  Kyrie eleisonBBC & Onassis Cultural Centre co-commission: world premiere
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
  Performers
  Robert Spano
  conductor
  conductor
  Garrick Ohlsson
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Arvo Pärt
  Dimitrios Skyllas
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Also part of
  Classical for Starters 2019-20
Fri 31 Jan 2020
- 14:30
  Stefan Solyom conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Maida Vale Studios
  The BBC Symphony Orchestra celebrate International Women's Day
  Also part of
  BBC Symphony Chorus 2019-20 Season Discover New Music 2019-20 Total Immersion: Anders Hillborg – Swedish Maverick
Tue 4 Feb 2020
- 14:30
  Eva Ollikainen conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra at Maida Vale
  Maida Vale Studios
  Finnish conductor Eva Ollikainen and Armenian-born pianist Marianna Shirinyan both make their BBC Symphony Orchestra debuts.
Fri 7 Feb 2020
- 19:30
  Sakari Oramo conducts Mendelssohn’s Elijah
  Barbican, London
  Soloists from both sides of the North Sea the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus for Mendelssohn’s great choral masterpiece of grandeur and soulfulness, his musical telling of the story of the prophet Elijah.
  Soloists from both sides of the North Sea the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus for Mendelssohn’s great choral masterpiece of grandeur and soulfulness, his musical telling of the story of the prophet Elijah.
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Elijah
  Performers
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Elizabeth Watts
  soprano
  soprano
  Claudia Huckle
  contralto
  contralto
  Allan Clayton
  tenor
  tenor
  Johan Reuter
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Also part of
  BBC Symphony Chorus 2019-20 Season Classical for Starters 2019-20 Sakari Oramo Conducts
Fri 14 Feb 2020
- 19:00
  Tito Muñoz conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Maida Vale Studios
  the BBC Symphony Orchestra at BBC Maida Vale Studios for a concert of old and new compositions - definitely not a programme for Valentine’s Day. The concert will be recorded for deferred broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Sat 22 Feb 2020
- 10:30
  Films: Camilla’s Classical: Anders Hillborg & Ivan’s Childhood
  Barbican, London
  Camilla Lundberg’s documentary examining the life and work of Anders Hillborg – the perfect introduction to our 2020 Total Immersion composer.
  Also part of
  Discover New Music 2019-20 Total Immersion: Anders Hillborg – Swedish Maverick
- 13:30
  Chamber music by Anders Hillborg
  Milton Court Concert Hall
  Chamber music by Anders Hillborg introduced by the composer himself.
  Chamber music by Anders Hillborg introduced by the composer himself.
  Programme
  Anders Hillborg
  Six Pieces for Wind Quintet
  Performers
  Musicians from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama
  Composers
  Anders Hillborg
  Also part of
  Discover New Music 2019-20 Total Immersion: Anders Hillborg – Swedish Maverick
- 18:00
  Talk: Meet the composer Anders Hillborg
  Barbican, London
  Anders Hillborg in conversation about his life and music.
  Also part of
  Discover New Music 2019-20 Total Immersion: Anders Hillborg – Swedish Maverick
- 19:30
  Sakari Oramo conducts the music of Anders Hillborg
  Barbican, London
  Step into the unique and emotive sound-world of our Total Immersion composer Anders Hillborg and his unparalleled handling of the modern symphony orchestra.
  Step into the unique and emotive sound-world of our Total Immersion composer Anders Hillborg and his unparalleled handling of the modern symphony orchestra.
  Programme
  Anders Hillborg
  Fanfare
  Eleven Gates
  Beast Sampler
  Concerto for Clarinet 'Peacock Tales'Millenium Version
  Through Lost Landscapes(BBC commission, UK premiere)
  Violin Concerto no. 1
  Performers
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Carolin Widmann
  violin
  violin
  Martin Fröst
  clarinet
  clarinet
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Anders Hillborg
  Also part of
  Discover New Music 2019-20 Total Immersion: Anders Hillborg – Swedish Maverick Sakari Oramo Conducts
Fri 28 Feb 2020
- 20:00
  Lianne La Havas & Jules Buckley with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Barbican, London
  The soulful music of vocal sensation Lianne La Havas is given the symphonic treatment in a live orchestral performance with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted and arranged by the BBC SO’s new Creative Artist in Association, Jules Buckley.
  Also part of
  Beyond Boundaries 2019-20
Wed 4 Mar 2020
- 18:00
  Singers at Six: Choral music by Gerald Barry
  St Giles' Cripplegate, London
  Step into the strange, wonderful, bizarre and utterly individual world of Gerald Barry as the BBC Singers present recent works from the cult composer
  Step into the strange, wonderful, bizarre and utterly individual world of Gerald Barry as the BBC Singers present recent works from the cult composer
  Programme
  Gerald Barry
  O Lord How VainUK premiere
  The Coming of Winter
  O Tannenbaum
  Long Time
  Schott & Sons, Mainz
  Performers
  Ben Palmer
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  Gerald Barry
  Also part of
  BBC Singers 2019-20 Classical for Starters 2019-20 BBC Singers at Six: 2019-20
- 19:30
  Donald Runnicles* conducts Beethoven’s Missa solemnis
  Barbican, London
  A cornerstone of the Barbican’s celebrations of 250 years since Beethoven’s birth: the composer’s musical vision of the divine unleashed by the forces of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with vocal soloists conducted by Donald Runnicles.
  A cornerstone of the Barbican’s celebrations of 250 years since Beethoven’s birth: the composer’s musical vision of the divine unleashed by the forces of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with vocal soloists conducted by Donald Runnicles.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Missa solemnis
  Performers
  Donald Runnicles
  conductor
  conductor
  Elizabeth Llewellyn
  soprano
  soprano
  Christine Rice
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Thomas Atkins
  tenor
  tenor
  Roderick Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Also part of
  BBC Symphony Chorus 2019-20 Season Classical for Starters 2019-20
Fri 13 Mar 2020
- 19:30
  Edward Gardner conducts music from 1890s Vienna
  Barbican, London
  Edward Gardner and the Orchestra revisit 1890s Vienna, bringing us all the searing power and extreme emotions of musical Romanticism’s last stand.
  Edward Gardner and the Orchestra revisit 1890s Vienna, bringing us all the searing power and extreme emotions of musical Romanticism’s last stand.
  Programme
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Verklärte Nacht (orchestral version)
  Oskar Fried
  Verklärte Nacht, op. 9
  Franz Lehár
  Fieber
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, op. 25(orch. Schoenberg)
  Performers
  Edward Gardner
  conductor
  conductor
  Christine Rice
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Stuart Skelton
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Oskar Fried
  Franz Lehár
  Johannes Brahms
Thu 19 Mar 2020
- 15:00
  Cancelled: Dalia Stasevska conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Maida Vale Studios
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Cantus arcticus
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 2 in D. Op.43
  Performers
  Can Çakmur
  piano
  piano
  Dalia Stasevska
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Robert Schumann
  Jean Sibelius
Tue 24 Mar 2020
- 14:30
  Cancelled: Olari Elts conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in music from Finland and Estonia
  Maida Vale Studios
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  En saga
  Lotta Wennäkoski
  Verdigris
  Erkki-Sven Tüür
  Symphony No. 9 "Mythos"
  Performers
  Olari Elts
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Lotta Wennäkoski
  Erkki-Sven Tüür
Fri 27 Mar 2020
- 19:30
  Cancelled: Alpesh Chauhan conducts Bruckner Symphony No 9
  Barbican, London
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Richard Baker
  The Price of Curiosity(world premiere; BBC commission)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor
  Performers
  Alpesh Chauhan
  conductor
  conductor
  Eric Lu
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Richard Baker
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Anton Bruckner
  Also part of
  Classical for Starters 2019-20
Fri 3 Apr 2020
- 19:30
  Cancelled: Sakari Oramo conducts Shostakovich Symphony No 15
  Barbican, London
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Tell – overture
  Victoria Borisova-Ollas
  Violin Concerto: A Portrait of a Lady by the Swan Lake(UK premiere; BBC co-commission)
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 15 in A major
  Performers
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Baiba Skride
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Victoria Borisova-Ollas
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Also part of
  Classical for Starters 2019-20 Sakari Oramo Conducts
Fri 17 Apr 2020
- 19:30
  Cancelled: Dalia Stasevska conducts Helen Grime's Violin Concerto
  Barbican, London
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Julian Anderson
  Incantesimi
  Jean Sibelius
  The Swan of Tuonela
  Helen Grime
  Violin Concerto(UK premiere)
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 1 in E minor
  Performers
  Dalia Stasevska
  conductor
  conductor
  Leila Josefowicz
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Julian Anderson
  Jean Sibelius
  Helen Grime
  Also part of
  Discover New Music 2019-20
Sat 2 May 2020
- 14:30
  Cancelled: David Walliams and the BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Barbican, London
  Cancelled
  Also part of
  Get Involved For Families
- 17:00
  Cancelled: David Walliams and the BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Barbican, London
  Cancelled
  Also part of
  Get Involved For Families
Thu 7 May 2020
- 19:30
  Cancelled: Paul Lewis performs Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4
  Barbican, London
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of Prometheus – overture
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Dora Pejačević
  Symphony in F sharp minor
  Performers
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Paul Lewis
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Dora Pejačević
  Also part of
  Classical for Starters 2019-20 Sakari Oramo Conducts
Sat 9 May 2020
- 19:30
  Cancelled: BBC Symphony Orchestra at Newbury Spring Festival
  St Nicolas Church, Newbury
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of Prometheus – overture
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  Performers
  Paul Lewis
  piano
  piano
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Fri 22 May 2020
- 18:00
  Cancelled: Singers at Six: Music by Nordic composers
  St Giles' Cripplegate, London
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Mattias Sköld
  We know not where the dragons fly
  Kim André Arnesen
  Ubi caritas et amor
  Falling Into Mercy
  Karin Rehnqvist
  Songs from the North
  Carin Malmlöf-Forssling
  Ahimsa
  Carl Unander-Scharin
  Calligrammes: V. Mutation
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Meine Liebe
  Performers
  Grete Pedersen
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  Mattias Sköld
  Kim André Arnesen
  Karin Rehnqvist
  Carin Malmlöf-Forssling
  Carl Unander-Scharin
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Also part of
  BBC Singers 2019-20 Classical for Starters 2019-20 BBC Singers at Six: 2019-20
- 19:30
  Cancelled: Sakari Oramo conducts Stravinsky, Sibelius and Elgar
  Barbican, London
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Snöfrid(UK premiere)
  Igor Stravinsky
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Jean Sibelius
  Tulen Synty, op. 32
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
  Performers
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Vilde Frang
  violin
  violin
  Ville Rusanen
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  chorus
  chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Igor Stravinsky
  Edward Elgar
  Also part of
  BBC Symphony Chorus 2019-20 Season Classical for Starters 2019-20 Sakari Oramo Conducts
Sat 20 Jun 2020
- 19:30
  Cancelled: Joby Talbot’s Everest
  Barbican, London
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Joby Talbot
  Everest Prelude(UK premiere)
  Everest(UK premiere), libretto by Gene Scheer
  Performers
  Nicole Paiement
  conductor
  conductor
  Veronika Haller
  Jan
  Jan
  Andrew Bidlack
  Ron
  Ron
  Michael Mayes
  Beck
  Beck
  Craig Verm
  Doug
  Doug
  Avary Nielsen
  Meg
  Meg
  BBC Singers
  Elaine McCarthy
  projection design
  projection design
  Leonard Foglia
  director
  director
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Joby Talbot
  Also part of
  Discover New Music 2019-20 BBC Singers 2019-20