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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

By Month

Wed 8 Jan 2014
- Beethoven, Schumann and Matthews
  Barbican, London
  An exhilarating menu of Beethoven, Schumann and Colin Matthews.
  An exhilarating menu of Beethoven, Schumann and Colin Matthews.
  Programme
  Robert Schumann
  Konzertstück for Four Horns in F major, Op 86
  Colin Matthews
  Traces Remain
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Horn players of the BBC SO
  Martin Owen, Michael Murray, Andrew Antcliff and Nicholas Hougham
  Martin Owen, Michael Murray, Andrew Antcliff and Nicholas Hougham
  Composers
  Robert Schumann
  Colin Matthews
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season
- Schumann and Friends
  St Giles' Cripplegate, London
  Part-songs by Robert Schumann
  Part-songs by Robert Schumann
  Programme
  Robert Schumann
  Nord oder Süd
  Gute Nacht
  Johannes Brahms
  5 Songs, Op 104
  Clara Schumann
  Three Choruses for Mixed Choir
  Heinrich von Herzogenberg
  Selig sind, die da Leid tragen
  Und ich hörete eine Stimme vom Himmel
  Siehe, um Trist war mir sehr bange
  Ethel Smyth
  Fête galante (opera version)
  We watched her breathing through the night
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Paul Brough
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Robert Schumann
  Johannes Brahms
  Clara Schumann
  Heinrich von Herzogenberg
  Ethel Smyth
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2013-14 Season BBC Singers at Six: 2013/14 BBC Singers at Six BBC SO 2013-14 Season
Tue 14 Jan 2014
- Early Sacred Music
  St Paul's Knightsbridge, London
  A selection of Latin pre-reformation motets from the Eton Choirbook
  A selection of Latin pre-reformation motets from the Eton Choirbook
  Programme
  John Taverner
  Western Wynde Mass
  William Cornysh
  Ave Maria
  William Horwood
  Magnificat
  Walter Lambe
  Nesciens mater virgo virum
  Robert Wylkynson
  Salve Regina
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Andrew Carwood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  John Taverner
  William Cornysh
  William Horwood
  Walter Lambe
  Robert Wylkynson
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2013-14 Season Be in the Audience
Thu 16 Jan 2014
- Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony
  Barbican, London
  Semyon Bychkov presents two utterly contrasting works by Martinů and Shostakovich.
  Semyon Bychkov presents two utterly contrasting works by Martinů and Shostakovich.
  Programme
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Concerto for Two Pianos
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No 7 in C major, 'Leningrad'
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Semyon Bychkov
  conductor
  conductor
  Katia & Marielle Labèque
  Piano
  Piano
  Composers
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season Get Involved BBC SO Plus Family
Sat 18 Jan 2014
- Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra.
  Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra.
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Also sprach Zarathustra
  Three Hymns by Friedrich Hölderlin, Op 71
  Don Quixote, Op 35
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Soile Isokoski
  Soprano
  Soprano
  Steven Isserlis
  Cello
  Cello
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2013-14 Season Strauss's Voice
Wed 22 Jan 2014
- Beethoven, Boulez and Grisey
  Barbican, London
  Ilan Volkov conducts Beethoven
  Ilan Volkov conducts Beethoven
  Programme
  Gérard Grisey
  Mégalithes
  Hugues Dufourt
  Piano Concerto
  Pierre Boulez
  cummings ist der Dichter
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  BBC Singers
  Ilan Volkov
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gérard Grisey
  Hugues Dufourt
  Pierre Boulez
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season BBC Singers 2013-14 Season
Thu 23 Jan 2014
- 23 – 24 Jan 2014
  Come & Sing Broadway
  Watford Colosseum, Watford
  An evening singing Broadway classics with the BBC Concert Orchestra & BBC Singers
- Strauss - An Alpine Symphony
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  The BBC Philharmonic and Hallé storm the very summit of Strauss's mighty Alpine Symphony.
  The BBC Philharmonic and Hallé storm the very summit of Strauss's mighty Alpine Symphony.
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Festival Prelude.
  Songs Notturno
  Hymnus
  Nächtliche Gang, Op. 44
  Pilgers Morgenlied
  An Alpine Symphony
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Hallé Choir & Orchestra
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Roderick Williams
  Baritone
  Baritone
  William Dazeley
  Baritone
  Baritone
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2013-14 Season
- Come and Sing Broadway
  Watford Colosseum, Watford
  Love the glitz and glamour of Broadway?
  Part of
  Get Involved BBC Singers 2013-14 Season
Fri 24 Jan 2014
- Memoryhouse: Max Richter
  Barbican, London
  Contemporary composer Max Richter premieres his 2001 debut album Memoryhouse.
  Contemporary composer Max Richter premieres his 2001 debut album Memoryhouse.
  Programme
  Max Richter
  Memoryhouse
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Max Richter
  Live Electronics
  Live Electronics
  André de Ridder
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Max Richter
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season
Tue 28 Jan 2014
- Composers’ Workshop and Concert
  St Paul's Knightsbridge, London
  Composers’ Workshop and Concert
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2013-14 Season Get Involved
Wed 29 Jan 2014
- Beethoven & Ravel
  Barbican, London
  Lionel Bringuier conducts Beethoven, Ravel, Pesson and Dalbavie
  Lionel Bringuier conducts Beethoven, Ravel, Pesson and Dalbavie
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Gérard Pesson
  Ravel à son âme
  Marc-André Dalbavie
  Flute Concerto
  Maurice Ravel
  Boléro
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Lionel Bringuier
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Gérard Pesson
  Marc-André Dalbavie
  Maurice Ravel
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season
Fri 31 Jan 2014
- Dvořák’s New World Symphony
  Grand Theatre, Swansea
  Dvořák’s New World Symphony
  Dvořák’s New World Symphony
  Programme
  Franz Liszt
  Prometheus
  Miklós Rózsa
  Viola Concerto
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC
  Anu Tali
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Lawrence Power
  Viola
  Viola
  Composers
  Franz Liszt
  Miklós Rózsa
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  Swansea Concert Season 2014
Sat 1 Feb 2014
- Strauss - Tod und Verklärung
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Conductor Günther Herbig guides tonight's performance of Tod und Verklärung.
  Conductor Günther Herbig guides tonight's performance of Tod und Verklärung.
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Death and Transfiguration
  Brentano Songs, Op.68
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 10 in E minor
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Günther Herbig
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Inger Dam-Jensen
  Soprano
  Soprano
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2013-14 Season Strauss's Voice