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BBC Symphony Chorus 2019-20 Season Events

Fri 22 May 2020
- 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 Orchestra & Chorus 2019-20 Season Classical for Starters 2019-20 Sakari Oramo Conducts
Wed 4 Mar 2020
- 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 Orchestra & Chorus 2019-20 Season Classical for Starters 2019-20
Sat 22 Feb 2020
- 16:00
  BBC Singers perform choral music by Anders Hillborg
  St Giles' Cripplegate, London
  In the spiritual surroundings of St Giles’ Cripplegate, the voices of the BBC Singers offer immersive and embracing choral works including spine-tingling music by our 2020 Total Immersion composer Anders Hillborg.
  In the spiritual surroundings of St Giles’ Cripplegate, the voices of the BBC Singers offer immersive and embracing choral works including spine-tingling music by our 2020 Total Immersion composer Anders Hillborg.
  Programme
  Anders Hillborg
  Mouyayoum
  The Cradle Song
  O dessa ögon
  Lilla Sus grav
  Stella Maris
  The Breathing of the WorldFor mixed choir, cello and soprano saxophone. UK premiere
  Olivier Messiaen
  O sacrum convivium
  Sven-David Sandström
  Four Songs of Love
  Steven Stucky
  Cradle Songs: No. 2. Lulajże, Jezuniu
  Esa‐Pekka Salonen
  Songs from Kalender röd
  Performers
  Ragnar Rasmussen
  conductor
  conductor
  Theo Hillborg
  soprano saxophone
  soprano saxophone
  Filip Graden
  cello
  cello
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  Anders Hillborg
  Olivier Messiaen
  Sven-David Sandström
  Steven Stucky
  Esa‐Pekka Salonen
  Also part of
  BBC Singers 2019-20 Discover New Music 2019-20 Total Immersion: Anders Hillborg – Swedish Maverick
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 Orchestra & Chorus 2019-20 Season Classical for Starters 2019-20 Sakari Oramo Conducts
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 Orchestra & Chorus 2019-20 Season Discover New Music 2019-20 Total Immersion: Anders Hillborg – Swedish Maverick