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BBC Orchestras and Choirs

BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

By Month

Fri 1 Nov 2013
- Nobuyuki Tsujii performs Grieg
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Nobuyuki Tsujii performs Grieg's ever-popular piano concerto.
  Nobuyuki Tsujii performs Grieg's ever-popular piano concerto.
  Programme
  Emily Howard
  Axon
  Edvard Grieg
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No. 3 in A minor, ‘Scottish’
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Nobuyuki Tsujii
  Piano
  Piano
  Composers
  Emily Howard
  Edvard Grieg
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2013-14 Season
Sat 2 Nov 2013
- Sakari Oramo's Barbican debut concert as Chief Conductor
  Barbican, London
  Sakari Oramo's first Barbican concert as Chief Conductor of the BBC SO.
  Sakari Oramo's first Barbican concert as Chief Conductor of the BBC SO.
  Programme
  Tristan Murail
  Reflections/Reflets
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Concerto for piano, trumpet and strings (Piano Concerto No. 1)
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 1 in D major
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Olli Mustonen
  Piano
  Piano
  Sergei Nakariakov
  Trumpet
  Trumpet
  Composers
  Tristan Murail
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season
Fri 8 Nov 2013
- Verdi, Bruch & Beethoven
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  The BBC Philharmonic perform Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony.
  The BBC Philharmonic perform Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony.
  Programme
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Nabucco - overture
  Max Bruch
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Gianandrea Noseda
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Renaud Capuçon
  Violin
  Violin
  Composers
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Max Bruch
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2013-14 Season
Sun 10 Nov 2013
- Sondheim: Inside Out
  Southbank Centre, London
  Celebrating the master of musical theatre, Stephen Sondheim.
- Britten's War Requiem
  Royal Albert Hall
  Semyon Bychkov conducts Britten's War Requiem
  Semyon Bychkov conducts Britten's War Requiem
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  War Requiem
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Semyon Bychkov
  conductor
  conductor
  Sabina Cvilak
  soprano
  soprano
  Allan Clayton
  tenor
  tenor
  Roderick Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  The BBC Symphony Chorus
  Crouch End Festival Chorus
  The Choristers of Westminster Cathedral, London
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season BBC Symphony Chorus
Sat 16 Nov 2013
- Yutaka Sado conducts Walton
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Walton's First Symphony is a controlled explosion of anger, ion, and shattering power.
  Walton's First Symphony is a controlled explosion of anger, ion, and shattering power.
  Programme
  Barry Gray
  Thunderbirds Suite (arr. Black)
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Ernest Chausson
  Poème
  Hector Berlioz
  Rêverie et caprice, Op 8
  William Walton
  Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Yutaka Sado
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Sayaka Shoji
  Violin
  Violin
  Composers
  Barry Gray
  Paul Dukas
  Ernest Chausson
  Hector Berlioz
  William Walton
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2013-14 Season
Sun 17 Nov 2013
- Wayne Shorter
  Barbican, London
  Wayne Shorter returns to London to celebrate his 80th birthday with his stellar quartet.
Fri 22 Nov 2013
- Britten Centenary Concert
  Snape Maltings Concert Hall
  ritten Centenary Weekend: The Centenary Concert
  ritten Centenary Weekend: The Centenary Concert
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Cantata Academica, Op 62
  Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
  acaglia from Peter Grimes
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  Études-Tableaux
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Oliver Knussen
  conductor
  conductor
  Claire Booth
  soprano
  soprano
  Monica Groop
  mezzo soprano
  mezzo soprano
  Robert Murray
  tenor
  tenor
  Christopher Purves
  baritone
  baritone
  Norwich Cathedral Choir
  Norwich High School for Girls
  Norwich School
  The BBC Symphony Chorus
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season
Sat 23 Nov 2013
- Britten's Albert Herring
  Barbican, London
  Albert Herring is the brightest, breeziest and wittiest of all Britten’s operas.
  Albert Herring is the brightest, breeziest and wittiest of all Britten’s operas.
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Albert Herring
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Steuart Bedford
  conductor
  conductor
  Kenneth Richardson
  director
  director
  Christine Brewer
  Lady Billows
  Lady Billows
  Gaynor Keeble
  Florence Pike
  Florence Pike
  Gillian Keith
  Miss Wordsworth
  Miss Wordsworth
  Roderick Williams
  Mr Gedge
  Mr Gedge
  Adrian Thompson
  Mr Upfold
  Mr Upfold
  Matthew Rose
  Superintendent Budd
  Superintendent Budd
  Marcus Farnsworth
  Sid
  Sid
  Andrew Staples
  Albert Herring
  Albert Herring
  Kitty Whately
  Nancy
  Nancy
  Catherine Wyn-Rogers
  Mrs Herring
  Mrs Herring
  Eleanor Maloney
  Emmi
  Emmi
  Emily-Jane Thomas
  Cis
  Cis
  Archie Buchanan
  Harry
  Harry
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season
Sat 30 Nov 2013
- 19eighties: the rhythm of a decade
  Southbank Centre, London
  BBC Concert Orchestra explores the mixed-up, show-off world of the 19 eighties
- Beethoven & Elgar
  Malvern Forum Theatre, Malvern
  Beethoven & Elgar
  Beethoven & Elgar
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Fidelio
  Edward Elgar
  Violin Concerto in B minor
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Nicholas Collon
  conductor
  conductor
  Elena Urioste
  Violin
  Violin
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Edward Elgar