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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

By Month

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
Mon 3 Feb 2014
- Composition: Wales - Open Rehearsal
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Composition: Wales - Open Rehearsal
  Part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2013-14
Tue 4 Feb 2014
- Rossini Petite messe solennelle
  Milton Court, London
  The choral sonorities of the BBC Singers will make this performance a sin to enjoy!
  The choral sonorities of the BBC Singers will make this performance a sin to enjoy!
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  Petite messe solennelle
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Paul Brough
  conductor
  conductor
  Roger Vignoles
  piano
  piano
  James Baillieu
  piano
  piano
  Malcolm Hicks
  harmonium
  harmonium
  Ruby Hughes
  soprano
  soprano
  Clara Mouriz
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Andrew Tortise
  tenor
  tenor
  Matthew Hargreaves
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2013-14 Season BBC Singers at Milton Court 2013/14 BBC Singers at Milton Court
Wed 5 Feb 2014
- Friday Night is Music Night
  The Mermaid, London
  Friday Night is Music Night celebrates the music of Torvill and Dean.
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night
Fri 7 Feb 2014
- Knussen conducts Henze
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  Oliver Knussen conducts Henze at Maida Vale, with cellist Anssi Karttunen.
  Oliver Knussen conducts Henze at Maida Vale, with cellist Anssi Karttunen.
  Programme
  Hans Werner Henze
  Los Caprichos
  Detlev Glanert
  Enigmatic Landscape
  Kenneth Hesketh
  Netsuke Fragments
  Mark-Anthony Turnage
  Two Portraits
  Robert Zuidam
  Music for Two Pianos
  Hans Werner Henze
  Liebeslieder
  Ouverture zu einem Theater
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Oliver Knussen
  conductor
  conductor
  Anssi Karttunen
  cello
  cello
  Richard Uttley
  piano
  piano
  Huw Watkins
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Hans Werner Henze
  Detlev Glanert
  Kenneth Hesketh
  Mark-Anthony Turnage
  Robert Zuidam
  Part of
  Be in the Audience
- Mahler 9 with Søndergård
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Mahler 9 with Søndergård
  Part of
  St David's Hall 2013-14
- Romantic Cello in Hanley
  Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
  Vassily Sinaisky fires an arrow straight to the heart of romantic music lovers.
  Vassily Sinaisky fires an arrow straight to the heart of romantic music lovers.
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Antonín Dvořák
  Cello Concerto in B minor
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian'
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Vassily Sinaisky
  conductor
  conductor
  Leonard Elschenbroich
  Cello
  Cello
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Antonín Dvořák
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  Victoria Hall, Hanley
Sat 8 Feb 2014
- Strauss - Don Juan
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Strauss's testosterone-charged musical portrait of the world's greatest lover.
  Strauss's testosterone-charged musical portrait of the world's greatest lover.
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Das Rosenband
  Wiegenlied
  Morgen
  Winterweihe
  Waldseligkeit op. 39 No. 1
  Des Dichters Abendgang
  Symphonia domestica, Op 53
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Vassily Sinaisky
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Aga Mikołaj
  Soprano
  Soprano
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2013-14 Season Strauss's Voice
Sun 9 Feb 2014
- Come & Play
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  Rehearse major works alongside of the BBC Symphony Orchestra!
  Rehearse major works alongside of the BBC Symphony Orchestra!
  Programme
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Michael Seal
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  Get Involved
Mon 10 Feb 2014
- Towards Silence
  St Paul's Knightsbridge, London
  This programme of music reflects upon silence.
  This programme of music reflects upon silence.
  Programme
  Edward Bairstow
  Let all mortal flesh keep silence
  Hugo Alfvén
  Aftonen
  Peteris Vasks
  Silent Songs
  Edward Elgar
  Love's Tempest
  Granville Bantock
  In the silent west
  Sven-David Sandström
  April and silence
  Gabriel Jackson
  Ruchill Linn
  John Tavener
  Ikon of Light
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  James Morgan
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Edward Bairstow
  Hugo Alfvén
  Peteris Vasks
  Edward Elgar
  Granville Bantock
  Sven-David Sandström
  Gabriel Jackson
  John Tavener
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2013-14 Season Be in the Audience
Wed 12 Feb 2014
- Meet the Phil
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Our scheme for students at Key Stage 3, GCSE, A/S and A2 level.
  Our scheme for students at Key Stage 3, GCSE, A/S and A2 level.
  Programme
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Julian Gregory
  Presenter - Q&A
  Presenter - Q&A
  Composers
  Béla Bartók
  Part of
  Meet the Phil BBC Philharmonic Learning
Thu 13 Feb 2014
- Viennese Classics - Aberystwyth
  Aberystwyth Arts Centre
  Viennese Classics - Aberystwyth
  Viennese Classics - Aberystwyth
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Violin Concerto No 5 in A major, K 219 'Turkish'
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC
  Nicholas Collon
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Callum Smart
  Violin
  Violin
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz Schubert
  Part of
  Touring around Wales 2013-14
Fri 14 Feb 2014
- Romeo & Juliet in Sheffield
  Sheffield City Hall
  On the most romantic day of the year hear excerpts from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.
  On the most romantic day of the year hear excerpts from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.
  Programme
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Romeo and Juliet - selection
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Stephen Hough
  Piano
  Piano
  Composers
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Franz Liszt
  Béla Bartók
- Viennese Classics - Bangor
  Pontio, Bangor
  Viennese Classics - Bangor
  Viennese Classics - Bangor
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Violin Concerto No 5 in A major, K 219 'Turkish'
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC
  Nicholas Collon
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Callum Smart
  Violin
  Violin
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz Schubert
  Part of
  Touring around Wales 2013-14
Sat 15 Feb 2014
- Bartók, Liszt & Brahms
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  An uproarious salute to the human spirit, tingling with spicy colours.
  An uproarious salute to the human spirit, tingling with spicy colours.
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F sharp minor: Andante - Vivace (orch. Dvorak)
  Hungarian Dance No. 18 in D major: Molto vivace (orch. Dvorak)
  Hungarian Dance No. 19 in B minor: Allegretto (orch. Dvorak)
  Hungarian Dance No. 20 in E minor: Poco allegretto - Vivace (orch. Dvorak)
  Hungarian Dance No. 21 in E minor: Vivace, WoO 1.21 (orch. Antonin Dvorak )
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Stephen Hough
  Piano
  Piano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Franz Liszt
  Béla Bartók
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2013-14 Season Journey Through Music
- Thea Musgrave - Chamber Concert
  Barbican, London
  Characterful chamber music by Scottish-American composer Thea Musgrave.
  Characterful chamber music by Scottish-American composer Thea Musgrave.
  Programme
  Thea Musgrave
  Chamber Concerto No. 2
  Pierrot
  From Spring to Spring
  Impromptu No. 1
  Cantilena
  Performers
  Musicians from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama
  ensemble
  ensemble
  Taylor Irelan
  flute
  flute
  Jemma Freestone
  flute
  flute
  Rebecca Millard
  oboe
  oboe
  Karla Powell
  oboe
  oboe
  Isabel Thompson
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Ausias Garrigos Morant
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Yolanda Bruno
  violin
  violin
  Moira Bette
  viola
  viola
  Peteris Sokolovskis
  cello
  cello
  Siwan Rhys
  piano
  piano
  Mariko North
  piano
  piano
  Sam Wilson
  percussion
  percussion
  Composers
  Thea Musgrave
  Part of
  Total Immersion: Thea Musgrave BBC SO 2013-14 Season
- Thea Musgrave in Conversation
  Barbican, London
  Thea Musgrave in conversation with Tom Service.
  Part of
  Total Immersion: Thea Musgrave BBC SO 2013-14 Season
- Introduction to Thea Musgrave
  Barbican, London
  Tom Service introduces the music of Thea Musgrave.
  Part of
  Total Immersion: Thea Musgrave BBC SO 2013-14 Season
- Thea Musgrave - BBC Singers Concert
  St Giles' Cripplegate, London
  Choral music by Thea Musgrave
  Choral music by Thea Musgrave
  Programme
  Thea Musgrave
  Rorate coeli
  Memento creatoris
  On the Underground, Set 1 'On Gratitude, Love and Madness'
  Ithaca
  Midnight
  On the Underground, Set 3 'A Medieval Summer'
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Paul Brough
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Thea Musgrave
  Part of
  Total Immersion: Thea Musgrave BBC Singers 2013-14 Season BBC SO 2013-14 Season
- An Evening of Romance - Wrexham
  Glyndŵr University, Wrexham
  An Evening of Romance - Wrexham
  An Evening of Romance - Wrexham
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Roméo et Juliette (Scène d'amour)
  Max Bruch
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC
  Nicholas Collon
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Chloë Hanslip
  Violin
  Violin
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Max Bruch
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Part of
  Touring around Wales 2013-14
- Total Immersion: Thea Musgrave - BBC SO
  Barbican, London
  Celebrating the 85th birthday of a remarkable composer.
  Celebrating the 85th birthday of a remarkable composer.
  Programme
  Thea Musgrave
  The Seasons
  Horn Concerto
  Songs for a Winter's Evening
  Turbulent Landscapes
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  Martin Owen
  horn
  horn
  Lisa Milne
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Thea Musgrave
  Part of
  Total Immersion: Thea Musgrave BBC SO 2013-14 Season
Sun 16 Feb 2014
- An Afternoon of Romance - Llandudno
  Venue Cymru, Llandudno
  Bruch's Violin Concerto - Llandudno
  Bruch's Violin Concerto - Llandudno
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Roméo et Juliette (Scène d'amour)
  Max Bruch
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC
  Nicholas Collon
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Chloë Hanslip
  Violin
  Violin
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Max Bruch
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Part of
  Touring around Wales 2013-14
Thu 20 Feb 2014
- 20 – 21 Feb 2014
  Breaking Voices
  The Forge, London
  A free, two day workshop aimed at young men whose voices that have changed
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2013-14 Season Get Involved
Fri 21 Feb 2014
- HK Gruber & James MacMillan
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Proving that new music really can deliver timeless feeling.
  Proving that new music really can deliver timeless feeling.
  Programme
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Throstle's Nest Junction
  Gary Carpenter
  Tenor Saxophone Concerto, 'SET'
  Sir James MacMillan
  The Confession of Isobel Gowdie
  HK Gruber
  Dancing in the Dark
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  James MacMillan
  Conductor
  Conductor
  HK Gruber
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Iain Ballamy
  Saxophone
  Saxophone
  Composers
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Gary Carpenter
  Sir James MacMillan
  HK Gruber
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2013-14 Season Sonic Card
- Søndergård Conducts Mozart
  Grand Theatre, Swansea
  Søndergård Conducts Mozart
  Søndergård Conducts Mozart
  Programme
  Béla Bartók
  Divertimento
  Samuel Barber
  Cello Concerto
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 40 in G minor
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Thomas Søndergård
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Alban Gerhardt
  Cello
  Cello
  Composers
  Béla Bartók
  Samuel Barber
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Part of
  Swansea Concert Season 2014
- Friday Night is Music Night
  The Mermaid, London
  Friday Night Is Music Night presents a concert of award winning film music.
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night
Sat 22 Feb 2014
- Rachmaninov in Leeds
  Leeds Town Hall
  Paul Daniel conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Leeds.
  Paul Daniel conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Leeds.
  Programme
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Festive Overture
  Samuel Barber
  Violin Concerto
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 2 in E minor
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Paul Daniel
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Elena Urioste
  Violin
  Violin
  Composers
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Samuel Barber
  Sergey Rachmaninov
- Beethoven Symphony No.8
  Barbican, London
  Fabien Gabel conducts Beethoven, Debussy and Chausson.
  Fabien Gabel conducts Beethoven, Debussy and Chausson.
  Programme
  Ernest Chausson
  Soir de fête, Op 32
  Bruno Mantovani
  Concerto for Two Pianos
  Claude Debussy
  Nocturnes
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Fabien Gabel
  conductor
  conductor
  François-Frédéric Guy
  piano
  piano
  Varduhi Yeritsyan
  piano
  piano
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  Ernest Chausson
  Bruno Mantovani
  Claude Debussy
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season BBC Singers 2013-14 Season
Sun 23 Feb 2014
- BBC Proms Inspire Composer Lab
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  BBC Philharmonic players assist young composers.
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Learning
Mon 24 Feb 2014
- World To Come
  Southbank Centre, London
  Looking towards a post-World War One future through the eyes of superpower America.
  Looking towards a post-World War One future through the eyes of superpower America.
  Programme
  Aaron Copland
  Music for the Theatre
  David Lang
  concerto (world to come)
  John Alden Carpenter
  Krazy kat - jazz pantomime
  Leonard Bernstein
  Fancy Free
  Performers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Maya Beiser
  cello
  cello
  Keith Lockhart
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Aaron Copland
  David Lang
  John Alden Carpenter
  Leonard Bernstein
Tue 25 Feb 2014
- Contemporary with Otto Tausk
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Contemporary with Otto Tausk
  Contemporary with Otto Tausk
  Programme
  Éric Tanguy
  Eclipse
  Pascal Dusapin
  Extenso, Solo No. 2 for Orchestra
  Pierre Boulez
  Domaines
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Otto Tausk
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Robert Plane
  Clarinet
  Clarinet
  Composers
  Éric Tanguy
  Pascal Dusapin
  Pierre Boulez
  Part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2013-14
Wed 26 Feb 2014
- Friday Night is Gilbert & Sullivan Night
  Watford Colosseum, Watford
  An evening of music and wit by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night
Fri 28 Feb 2014
- Maxim Vengerov
  Barbican, London
  Maxim Vengerov
  Maxim Vengerov
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major, 'Triple Concerto'
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Maxim Vengerov
  conductor / violin
  conductor / violin
  Antônio Meneses
  cello
  cello
  Igor Levit
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season
Sat 1 Mar 2014
- St David's Day Gala
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  St David's Day Gala
  St David's Day Gala
  Programme
  Gareth Glyn
  Caneuon Cariad
  William Mathias
  Anniversary Dances
  Ivor Novello
  We'll Gather Lilacs
  Keep The Home Fires Burning
  Einion Dafydd
  Sing Out Loud!
  Gareth Glyn
  Gwlad y Gan
  Paul Mealor
  Celtic Prayers
  Trad.
  Ar Hyd y Nos (arr. Chris Hazell)
  David Richards
  Cymru Fach
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  Grant Llewellyn
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Gareth Glyn
  William Mathias
  Ivor Novello
  Einion Dafydd
  Paul Mealor
  Trad.
  David Richards
  Part of
  St David's Hall 2013-14