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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

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Thu 1 May 2025
- 19:30
  Expressions of Folk
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Welsh Euphonium sensation David Childs steps into the solo spot for the world premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s new concerto Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnock, and the folk music of England provides the scene for Vaughan Williams’ In the Fen Country.
  Welsh Euphonium sensation David Childs steps into the solo spot for the world premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s new concerto Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnock, and the folk music of England provides the scene for Vaughan Williams’ In the Fen Country.
  Programme
  Gustav Holst
  Capriccio
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version)
  Sir James MacMillan
  Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnockworld premiere
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  In the Fen Country
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphony in Three Movements
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Sir James MacMillan
  conductor
  conductor
  David Childs
  euphonium
  euphonium
  Composers
  Gustav Holst
  Igor Stravinsky
  Sir James MacMillan
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2024-25
Fri 2 May 2025
- 18:00
  Soul Jazz Summit at Cheltenham Jazz Festival
  Big Top, Cheltenham
  The Soul Jazz Summit brings together the very best of jazz, funk and soul including special guests Emeli Sandé, Vanessa Haynes, Lulu, Tommy Blaize, Lucy-Anne Daniels, Curtis Stigers and Lisa Stansfield.
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2024-2025
- 19:30
  Expressions of Folk
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Welsh Euphonium sensation David Childs steps into the solo spot for the world premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s new concerto Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnock.
  Welsh Euphonium sensation David Childs steps into the solo spot for the world premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s new concerto Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnock.
  Programme
  Gustav Holst
  Capriccio
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version)
  Sir James MacMillan
  Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnock
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  In the Fen Country
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphony in Three Movements
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Sir James MacMillan
  conductor
  conductor
  David Childs
  euphonium
  euphonium
  Composers
  Gustav Holst
  Igor Stravinsky
  Sir James MacMillan
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season Brangwyn Hall 2024-25
Sat 3 May 2025
- 15:00
  TECTONICS: Recital Room Installation
  City Halls
  Belgian sound artist Baudouin Oosterlynck travelled 15,000km across Europe seeking silence. He transforms the Recital Room into a sanctuary for deep listening with his intricately constructed 'Listening Devices'. Book a separate ticket at box office.
  Belgian sound artist Baudouin Oosterlynck travelled 15,000km across Europe seeking silence. He transforms the Recital Room into a sanctuary for deep listening with his intricately constructed 'Listening Devices'. Book a separate ticket at box office.
  Programme
  Baudouin Oosterlynck
  Listening Instruments
  Performers
  Baudouin Oosterlynck
  Composers
  Baudouin Oosterlynck
  Part of
  Tectonics 2025
- 16:00
  TECTONICS: Lauren Sarah Hayes
  City Halls
  Influenced by experimental pop, techno, noise and free improvisation Lauren Sarah Hayes explores instability, ephemerality and unpredictability through playful and tactile explorations of her hybrid analogue-digital live electronics instrument.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2025
- 17:00
  TECTONICS: Richard Craig
  City Halls
  Glasgow-born flutist Richard Craig presents a transformative concert exploring myth, nature, and alchemy through works inspired by Odysseus, celestial skies, and earthly fusion.
  Glasgow-born flutist Richard Craig presents a transformative concert exploring myth, nature, and alchemy through works inspired by Odysseus, celestial skies, and earthly fusion.
  Programme
  Mesías Maiguashca
  Sacateca’s Dance for flute and tape (1993)
  André Boucourechliev
  Ulysse for flute and percussion (1980)
  María Cecilia Villanueva
  Cielo Gris for solo flute (2023)
  Patricia Alessandrini
  Il y a plus d'eau que prévu sur la lune for contrabass flute and electronics (2020)
  Performers
  Richard Craig
  flute
  flute
  Jennifer Torrence
  percussion
  percussion
  Composers
  Mesías Maiguashca
  André Boucourechliev
  María Cecilia Villanueva
  Patricia Alessandrini
  Part of
  Tectonics 2025
- 17:45
  TECTONICS: Beatrice Dillon, Mark Sanders & Rachel Musson with BBC SSO
  City Halls
  Drummer/percussionist Mark Sanders and saxophonist Rachel Musson collaborate with BBC SSO players and conductor Ilan Volkov. And the orchestra performs a new (and first) work for orchestra by sound artist and music producer Beatrice Dillon.
  Drummer/percussionist Mark Sanders and saxophonist Rachel Musson collaborate with BBC SSO players and conductor Ilan Volkov. And the orchestra performs a new (and first) work for orchestra by sound artist and music producer Beatrice Dillon.
  Programme
  Beatrice Dillon
  Sift: Piano, Vibraphone, Other…commissioned by nonclassical in partnership with BBC SSO and Radio 3
  Mark Sanders
  New collaborationcollaboration by Mark Sanders, Rachel Musson and The BBC SSO
  Performers
  Beatrice Dillon
  Mark Sanders
  Rachel Musson
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Beatrice Dillon
  Mark Sanders
  Part of
  Tectonics 2025
- 18:45
  TECTONICS: Meet The Artists - Day 1
  City Halls
  BBC Radio 3 presenter and writer Kate Molleson for an insightful session exploring the artists and music featured on Day 1 of Tectonics.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2025
- 19:30
  TECTONICS: Øyvind Torvund's Symphony
  City Halls
  In this 40-minute work, Øyvind Torvund invites the audience to move freely throughout various spaces across the venue. Featuring BBC SSO, percussionist Jennifer Torrence, saxophonist Kjetil Møster, and Jørgen Træen on synth and electric guitar.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2025
- 20:30
  TECTONICS: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 1
  City Halls
  Timothy McCormack’s work explores how queer individuals learn of, grieve, and hold space for the lost generation of queer and gay individuals who died during the AIDS epidemic. Clara Iannotta evokes a sense of loss, as a bird drifts through empty skies.
  Timothy McCormack’s work explores how queer individuals learn of, grieve, and hold space for the lost generation of queer and gay individuals who died during the AIDS epidemic. Clara Iannotta evokes a sense of loss, as a bird drifts through empty skies.
  Programme
  Clara Iannotta
  strange bird — no longer navigating by a starUK Premiere
  Timothy McCormack
  a vapor (no body, no image)World Premiere
  Performers
  Ty Bouque
  singer
  singer
  Ilan Volkov
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Clara Iannotta
  Timothy McCormack
  Part of
  Tectonics 2025
- 21:15
  TECTONICS: Beatrice Dillon
  City Halls
  Known for her innovative work in sound, performance & installation, Beatrice Dillon presents unreleased experimental electronic work developed since the release of her recent acclaimed albums ‘Seven Reorganisations’ (HI, 2024) & 'Workaround' (PAN, 2020).
  Part of
  Tectonics 2025
Sun 4 May 2025
- 14:00
  TECTONICS: Recital Room Installation
  City Halls
  Belgian sound artist Baudouin Oosterlynck travelled 15,000km across Europe seeking silence. He transforms the Recital Room into a sanctuary for deep listening with his intricately constructed 'Listening Devices'. Book a separate ticket at box office.
  Belgian sound artist Baudouin Oosterlynck travelled 15,000km across Europe seeking silence. He transforms the Recital Room into a sanctuary for deep listening with his intricately constructed 'Listening Devices'. Book a separate ticket at box office.
  Programme
  Baudouin Oosterlynck
  Listening Instruments
  Performers
  Baudouin Oosterlynck
  Composers
  Baudouin Oosterlynck
  Part of
  Tectonics 2025
- 15:00
  TECTONICS: Jennifer Torrence
  City Halls
  US-born percussionist, composer and artistic researcher Jennifer Torrence presents a programme exploring storytelling, erasure & place. With works by Hanna Hartman, Walter Zimmermann & Gloria Coates.
  US-born percussionist, composer and artistic researcher Jennifer Torrence presents a programme exploring storytelling, erasure & place. With works by Hanna Hartman, Walter Zimmermann & Gloria Coates.
  Programme
  Hanna Hartman
  Message from the Lighthouse (2009)
  Walter Zimmermann
  Riuti: Rodungen und Wüstungen (1981)
  Gloria Coates
  Ecology 2 (1978)UK Premiere
  Performers
  Jennifer Torrence
  Composers
  Hanna Hartman
  Walter Zimmermann
  Gloria Coates
  Part of
  Tectonics 2025
- 16:00
  Friday Night is Music Night: A Birthday Celebration
  Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
  John Rutter and Bob Chilcott are towering figureheads of British choral music. In the year they turn 80 and 70 respectively, the massed BBC choral and orchestral forces pay tribute to some of the most enduringly popular choral music of our time.
  John Rutter and Bob Chilcott are towering figureheads of British choral music. In the year they turn 80 and 70 respectively, the massed BBC choral and orchestral forces pay tribute to some of the most enduringly popular choral music of our time.
  Programme
  John Rutter
  Pie Jesu(4 mins)from Requiem
  For the beauty of the earth(3 mins)
  A Clare Benediction(3 mins)
  Look at the world(5 mins)
  Bob Chilcott
  Can you hear me?(5 mins)
  The Skye Boat Song(2 mins)
  Performers
  John Rutter
  conductor
  conductor
  Bob Chilcott
  conductor
  conductor
  Neil Ferris
  conductor
  conductor
  Rebecca Lea
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Composers
  John Rutter
  Bob Chilcott
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2024-2025 BBC Radio 3 Friday Night is Music Night
- 16:00
  TECTONICS: New String Collective & Clíona Cassidy
  City Halls
  Founded in 2023, Scotland's New String Collective has a reputation for its mesmerising performances of new graphic scores and instruction-based piece. Soprano Clíona Cassidy performs her anti-song cycle 'Hiatus' and new works in this mesmerising set.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2025
- 17:00
  TECTONICS: Jørgen Træen & Kjetil Møster
  City Halls
  Producer and mastering engineer Jørgen Træen and jazz artist Kjetil Møster blend jazz, electronic and improvisation in their electroacoustic set, drawing on decades of shared artistic exploration.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2025
- 17:40
  TECTONICS: Bénédicte Davin & Baudouin Oosterlynck
  City Halls
  Vocalist and visual artist Bénédicte Davin reimagines two meditative works by Belgian sound artist Baudouin Oosterlynck, blending soundtrack and live voice to create an intimate, immersive listening experience.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2025
- 18:45
  TECTONICS: Meet The Artists - Day 2
  City Halls
  BBC Radio 3 presenter and writer Kate Molleson for an insightful session exploring the artists and music featured on Day 2 of Tectonics.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2025
- 19:30
  TECTONICS: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 2
  City Halls
  Ilan Volkov presents an orchestral feast exploring space, nature, resilience, and humour. Highlights include Sylvia Lim's meditation on healing, Eleanor Cully Boehringer's poetic gestures, and evocative works by Dianda, Saint-Marcoux, and Monk Feldman.
  Ilan Volkov presents an orchestral feast exploring space, nature, resilience, and humour. Highlights include Sylvia Lim's meditation on healing, Eleanor Cully Boehringer's poetic gestures, and evocative works by Dianda, Saint-Marcoux, and Monk Feldman.
  Programme
  Hilda Dianda
  Ludus 1UK Premiere
  Sylvia Lim
  Moss that holdsWorld Premiere
  Eleanor Cully Boehringer
  Sink / SeepWorld Premiere
  interval
  Micheline Coulombe Saint-Marcoux
  LuminanceUK Premiere
  Barbara Monk Feldman
  The Northern ShoreWorld Premiere
  Performers
  Ilan Volkov
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Hilda Dianda
  Sylvia Lim
  Eleanor Cully Boehringer
  Micheline Coulombe Saint-Marcoux
  Barbara Monk Feldman
  Part of
  Tectonics 2025
Thu 8 May 2025
- 19:30
  Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony
  Glasgow City Halls
  Imagine...a journey from darkness to light. Struggles between love & despair inspire a pulse-raising master-piece that stirs the soul.
  Imagine...a journey from darkness to light. Struggles between love & despair inspire a pulse-raising master-piece that stirs the soul.
  Programme
  Lera Auerbach
  Icarus(12 mins)
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor(38 mins)
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor(46 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Rosanne Philippens
  violin
  violin
  Gemma New
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Lera Auerbach
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2024-25 Season BBC SSO Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony BBC SSO Student Series 2024/25 BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2024/25
Fri 9 May 2025
- 14:30
  Natalia Ponomarchuk conducts Lyatoshynsky, Skoryk & Dvorak
  Maida Vale Studios
  Conductor Natalia Ponomarchuk and cellist Sterling Elliott make their debuts with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
  Conductor Natalia Ponomarchuk and cellist Sterling Elliott make their debuts with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
  Programme
  Boris Lyatoshinsky
  Grazyhna
  Myroslav Skoryk
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Antonín Dvořák
  Cello Concerto in B minor
  Performers
  Natalia Ponomarchuk
  conductor
  conductor
  Sterling Elliott
  cello
  cello
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Boris Lyatoshinsky
  Myroslav Skoryk
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra 2024/25
- 19:30
  Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony in Aberdeen
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  Imagine...a journey from darkness to light. Struggles between love & despair inspire a pulse-raising masterpiece that stirs the soul.
  Imagine...a journey from darkness to light. Struggles between love & despair inspire a pulse-raising masterpiece that stirs the soul.
  Programme
  Lera Auerbach
  Icarus(12 mins)
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor(38 mins)
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor(46 mins)
  Performers
  Rosanne Philippens
  violin
  violin
  Gemma New
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Lera Auerbach
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2024-25 Season BBC SSO Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony BBC SSO Aberdeen 2024/25 Series
Sun 11 May 2025
- 14:30
  Songs from the Shows
  Milton Court Concert Hall
  Following the success of the BBC Singers previous visit to the West End and Broadway, Owain Park conducts BBC Singers and BBC Concert Orchestra in more music from some of our best-loved musicals.
  Following the success of the BBC Singers previous visit to the West End and Broadway, Owain Park conducts BBC Singers and BBC Concert Orchestra in more music from some of our best-loved musicals.
  Programme
  Richard Rodgers
  It's a Grand Night for Singingfrom State Fair
  Mister Snow (Reprise)from Carousel
  If I Loved Youfrom Carousel
  June Is Bustin' Out All Overfrom Carousel
  You’ll Never Walk Alonefrom Carousel
  Stephen Sondheim
  Companyfrom Company
  You Could Drive a Person Crazyfrom Company
  Being Alivefrom Company
  Claude‐Michel Schönberg
  Master of the Housefrom Les Misérables Music and lyrics by Claude-Michel Schӧnberg, Alain Boublil, Jean Marc-Natel and Herbert Kretzmer
  Starsfrom Les Misérables
  One Day Morefrom Les Misérables Music and lyrics by Claude-Michel Schӧnberg, Alain Boublil, Jean Marc-Natel and Herbert Kretzmer
  interval
  Andrew Lloyd Webber
  Masqueradefrom Phantom of the Opera
  Music of the Nightfrom Phantom of the Opera
  Stephen Sondheim
  Attend the Talefrom Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  The Worst Pies in Londonfrom Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  Not While I'm Aroundfrom Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  Frederick Loewe
  Why Can't the English?from My Fair Lady
  Wouldn't it be Loverlyfrom My Fair Lady
  Ascot Gavottefrom My Fair Lady
  I Could Have Danced All Nightfrom My Fair Lady
  My Fair Lady
  Get Me To The Church On Timefrom My Fair Lady
  Jerry Herman
  Put on Your Sunday Clothesfrom Hello Dolly!
  Performers
  Bantam of the Opera
  BBC Singers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Owain Park
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Rodgers
  Stephen Sondheim
  Claude‐Michel Schönberg
  Andrew Lloyd Webber
  Frederick Loewe
  Jerry Herman
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2024-25 BBC Concert Orchestra 2024-2025
- 15:00
  Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony in Edinburgh
  Usher Hall, Edinburgh
  Imagine...a journey from darkness to light. Struggles between love & despair inspire a pulse-raising masterpiece.
  Imagine...a journey from darkness to light. Struggles between love & despair inspire a pulse-raising masterpiece.
  Programme
  Lera Auerbach
  Icarus(12 mins)
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor(38 mins)
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor(46 mins)
  Performers
  Rosanne Philippens
  violin
  violin
  Gemma New
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Lera Auerbach
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2024-25 Season BBC SSO Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony BBC SSO Edinburgh 2024/25 Series
Tue 13 May 2025
- 14:30
  Hyeyoon Park plays Price's Second Violin Concerto
  Maida Vale Studios
  Conductor Kristian Sallinen returns to the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and violinist Hyeyoon Park plays Florence Price's Second Violin Concerto.
  Conductor Kristian Sallinen returns to the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and violinist Hyeyoon Park plays Florence Price's Second Violin Concerto.
  Programme
  Magnus Lindberg
  Vivo
  Florence Price
  Violin Concerto No. 2
  Maurice Ravel
  Mother Goose (ballet)
  Performers
  Kristian Sallinen
  conductor
  conductor
  Hyeyoon Park
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Magnus Lindberg
  Florence Price
  Maurice Ravel
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra 2024/25
Wed 14 May 2025
- 13:25
  Baroque Revisited: Adès, Ravel and Respighi from the BBC Philharmonic
  MediaCityUK Salford
  Step into a world of elegance, where echoes of Baroque music are reimagined by three composers of different eras in a live broadcast concert from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
  Step into a world of elegance, where echoes of Baroque music are reimagined by three composers of different eras in a live broadcast concert from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
  Programme
  Thomas Adès
  Three Studies from Couperin
  Maurice Ravel
  Le Tombeau de Couperin: Suite
  Ottorino Respighi
  Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 2
  Performers
  Elena Schwarz
  conductor
  conductor
  Linton Stephens
  BBC Philharmonic
  orchestra
  orchestra
  Composers
  Thomas Adès
  Maurice Ravel
  Ottorino Respighi
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2024-25 Season
Thu 15 May 2025
- 19:30
  Reformation & Invigoration
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Busy whispers and buzzing excitement lead to gargantuan climaxes in Mozart’s ever-popular overture to the opera Le nozze di Figaro. Witty, scampering and joyful throughout, it’s the perfect opener to any concert.
  Busy whispers and buzzing excitement lead to gargantuan climaxes in Mozart’s ever-popular overture to the opera Le nozze di Figaro. Witty, scampering and joyful throughout, it’s the perfect opener to any concert.
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Le nozze di Figaro Overture
  Jörg Widmann
  Violin Concerto No. 2UK premiere
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No. 5 in D major, 'Reformation'
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Jörg Widmann
  conductor
  conductor
  Carolin Widmann
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Jörg Widmann
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2024-25
Fri 16 May 2025
- 19:30
  Slobodeniouk conducts Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet'
  Barbican, London
  From the depths to the stars; from romance to tragedy: Dima Slobodeniouk pairs Prokofiev’s 'Romeo and Juliet' with Lili Boulanger’s mighty shout of hope and praise.
  From the depths to the stars; from romance to tragedy: Dima Slobodeniouk pairs Prokofiev’s 'Romeo and Juliet' with Lili Boulanger’s mighty shout of hope and praise.
  Programme
  Lili Boulanger
  Psalm 130 'Du fond de l'abîme'(24 mins)
  Sir James MacMillan
  Three Interludes from 'The Sacrifice'
  interval
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Excerpts from 'Romeo and Juliet'
  Performers
  Dima Slobodeniouk
  conductor
  conductor
  Marta Fontanals-Simmons
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Graham Neal
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Composers
  Lili Boulanger
  Sir James MacMillan
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2024-25 Barbican Season
Sat 17 May 2025
- 15:00
  National Open Youth Orchestra
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  For the first time in Cardiff, experience the emotionally charged performances of one of the most exciting youth orchestras in the world. Sixteen brilliant young disabled and non-disabled musicians will perform beautiful contemporary classical music.
  For the first time in Cardiff, experience the emotionally charged performances of one of the most exciting youth orchestras in the world. Sixteen brilliant young disabled and non-disabled musicians will perform beautiful contemporary classical music.
  Programme
  Liam Taylor-West
  Ring Out!arr. Ellen O'Brien
  Lucky Chops
  Behrooziarr. Ellen O'Brien
  Meredith Monk
  Parlour Gamesarr. Julia Koelmans
  Yfat Soul Zisso
  Fragilearr. Liam Taylor-West
  Kate Whitley
  Fallingarr. Liam Taylor-West
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Composers
  Liam Taylor-West
  Lucky Chops
  Meredith Monk
  Yfat Soul Zisso
  Kate Whitley
  Part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2024-25
- 19:30
  Let me tell you
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Shakespeare takes centre stage and Elena Schwarz conducts Hans Abrahamsen’s song cycle Let me tell you features soprano Jennifer as a defiant Ophelia, plus Beethoven’s Overture Coriolan and Symphony No. 1.
  Shakespeare takes centre stage and Elena Schwarz conducts Hans Abrahamsen’s song cycle Let me tell you features soprano Jennifer as a defiant Ophelia, plus Beethoven’s Overture Coriolan and Symphony No. 1.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  Hans Abrahamsen
  let me tell you
  Unsuk Chin
  Subito con forza
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Elena Schwarz
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Jennifer
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Hans Abrahamsen
  Unsuk Chin
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2024-25 Season
Sun 18 May 2025
- 14:00
  Afternoon Performance: Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1
  Glasgow City Halls
  Orchestra challenges, piano responds with Tchaikovsky's grand tune. Seabirds soar in Pacific skies. A young artist embarks on a lifelong voyage, narrated by BBC SSO and conductor Tito Muñoz. Pianist Alim Beisembayev, a luminous talent, is the soloist.
  Orchestra challenges, piano responds with Tchaikovsky's grand tune. Seabirds soar in Pacific skies. A young artist embarks on a lifelong voyage, narrated by BBC SSO and conductor Tito Muñoz. Pianist Alim Beisembayev, a luminous talent, is the soloist.
  Programme
  Gabriella Smith
  Tumblebird Contrails(12 mins)
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor(38 mins)
  interval
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 1 in D major(56 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Alim Beisembayev
  piano
  piano
  Tito Muñoz
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gabriella Smith
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2024-25 Season BBC SSO Afternoon Performances 2024/25 BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2024/25
Tue 20 May 2025
- 11:15
  Musical Storyland LIVE
  Aviva Studios, Manchester
  the musicians of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, and storyteller Sean Chandler for an exciting, interactive show featuring three stories from the award-winning CBeebies television series Musical Storyland.
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic: Musical Storyland Live
- 14:00
  Musical Storyland LIVE
  Aviva Studios, Manchester
  the musicians of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, and storyteller Sean Chandler for an exciting, interactive show featuring three stories from the award-winning CBeebies television series Musical Storyland.
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic: Musical Storyland Live
- 14:30
  Pierre Bleuse conducts Panufnik and Tchaikovsky
  Maida Vale Studios
  Pierre Bleuse returns to the studio conducting works by Roxanna Panufnik and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
  Pierre Bleuse returns to the studio conducting works by Roxanna Panufnik and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
  Programme
  Roxanna Panufnik
  Alma's Songs Without Words
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  Performers
  Pierre Bleuse
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Roxanna Panufnik
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra 2024/25
Thu 22 May 2025
- 19:30
  Closing Night: Sibelius' Fifth Symphony
  Glasgow City Halls
  Imagine...majestic swans take flight and Finland’s greatest composer unleashes a spine-tingling melody that fills your heart with hope.
  Imagine...majestic swans take flight and Finland’s greatest composer unleashes a spine-tingling melody that fills your heart with hope.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major(28 mins)
  Hans Abrahamsen
  Concerto for Horn and Orchestra(21 mins)
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Namensfeier', Op 115(7 mins)
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 5 in E flat major(33 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Stefan Dohr
  horn
  horn
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Hans Abrahamsen
  Jean Sibelius
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2024-25 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2024/25
Fri 23 May 2025
- 19:30
  BBC Singers with Sir James MacMillan at Norfolk and Norwich Festival
  Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Norwich
  Sir James MacMillan directs the BBC Singers in a programme surveying a number of his choral compositions, juxtaposed with a selection of early works.
  Sir James MacMillan directs the BBC Singers in a programme surveying a number of his choral compositions, juxtaposed with a selection of early works.
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  A Hymn to the Virgin
  John Tavener
  A Hymn to the Mother of God
  Judith Weir
  Ave Regina Caelorum
  Sir James MacMillan
  The Culham Motets
  O Virgo Prudentissima
  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
  Missa Papae Marcelli
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  ensemble
  ensemble
  Sir James MacMillan
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  John Tavener
  Judith Weir
  Sir James MacMillan
  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2024-25
- 19:30
  English Music Festival: A Night of Bliss
  Dorchester Abbey
  THE ENGLISH MUSIC FESTIVAL celebrates Britain’s rich musical heritage by showcasing the brilliance, innovation and beauty of English music.
  THE ENGLISH MUSIC FESTIVAL celebrates Britain’s rich musical heritage by showcasing the brilliance, innovation and beauty of English music.
  Programme
  William Alwyn
  The Innumerable Dance: An English Overture(10 mins)
  Frederick Delius
  The Walk to the Paradise Garden(10 mins)
  Arthur Bliss
  Cello Concerto(27 mins)
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Heroic Elegy and Triumphal Epilogue(20 mins)
  Stanley Bate
  Symphony No. 2world premiere
  Performers
  Martin Yates
  conductor
  conductor
  Raphael Wallfisch
  cello
  cello
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Composers
  William Alwyn
  Frederick Delius
  Arthur Bliss
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Stanley Bate
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2024-2025
- 19:30
  Elder conducts Mahler
  Barbican, London
  Goodnight, Vienna: Sir Mark Elder conducts Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth), as the BBC Symphony Orchestra brings its season to an unforgettable close.
  Goodnight, Vienna: Sir Mark Elder conducts Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth), as the BBC Symphony Orchestra brings its season to an unforgettable close.
  Programme
  Franz Schreker
  Kammersymphonie(25 mins)
  interval
  Gustav Mahler
  Das Lied von der Erde(64 mins)
  Performers
  Sir Mark Elder
  conductor
  conductor
  Alice Coote
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  David Butt Philip
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Franz Schreker
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2024-25 Barbican Season
Thu 29 May 2025
- 19:00
  Notes of Love
  Symphony Hall, Birmingham
  There’s been a long history of composers writing musical gifts for the women they loved, and tonight’s Season Closing Concert features two of the finest.
  There’s been a long history of composers writing musical gifts for the women they loved, and tonight’s Season Closing Concert features two of the finest.
  Programme
  Béla Bartók
  Violin Concerto No. 1
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Ryan Bancroft
  conductor
  conductor
  James Ehnes
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Béla Bartók
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2024-25
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Fri 30 May 2025
- 19:30
  Friday Night Is Music Night: Paris in the Jazz Age
  Alexandra Palace
  Swinging jazz, sizzling melodies and sheer glamour as the BBC Concert Orchestra raises a glass to jazz-age Paris – and gets ready to party like it’s 1929.
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2024-2025 BBC Radio 3 Friday Night is Music Night
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- 19:30
  Notes of Love
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  There’s been a long history of composers writing musical gifts for the women they loved, and tonight’s Season Closing Concert features two of the finest.
  There’s been a long history of composers writing musical gifts for the women they loved, and tonight’s Season Closing Concert features two of the finest.
  Programme
  Béla Bartók
  Violin Concerto No. 1
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Ryan Bancroft
  conductor
  conductor
  James Ehnes
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Béla Bartók
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season Brangwyn Hall 2024-25
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