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BBC Orchestras and Choirs

BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

By Month

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
Sun 2 Mar 2014
- Villa-Lobos Learning Project
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  Villa-Lobos Learning Project
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season Get Involved BBC SO 2013-14 Season
Sat 8 Mar 2014
- Villa-Lobos: Total Immersion
  Barbican, London
  Total Immersion: Villa-Lobos
  Part of
  Total Immersion: Villa-Lobos BBC SO 2013-14 Season
- Villa-Lobos Learning performance
  Barbican, London
  A free performance of a new piece inspired by Villa-Lobos.
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season Get Involved BBC SO 2013-14 Season
- Total Immersion: Villa-Lobos
  Barbican, London
  Total Immersion: Villa-Lobos
  Total Immersion: Villa-Lobos
  Programme
  Heitor Villa‐Lobos
  Uirapuru
  Descobrimento do Brasil – Primeira missa no Brasil
  Bachianas Brasileiras No 5
  Chôros No. 8, for two pianos and orchestra
  Symphony No. 9
  Chôros No. 10 'Rasga o coração'
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Anu Komsi
  soprano
  soprano
  Kathryn Stott
  Piano
  Piano
  Martin Roscoe
  Piano
  Piano
  The BBC Symphony Chorus
  Composers
  Heitor Villa‐Lobos
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season BBC Symphony Chorus BBC SO 2013-14 Season
- Film - Descobrimento do Brasil
  Barbican, London
  Film about the claiming of Brazil for Portugal in 1500.
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season BBC SO 2013-14 Season
- Villa-Lobos - Chamber Concert
  Milton Court
  Music for small ensembles by Brazilian composer Villa-Lobos.
  Music for small ensembles by Brazilian composer Villa-Lobos.
  Programme
  Heitor Villa‐Lobos
  Quinteto em forma de chôros
  Assobio a Jato
  Cançao do marinheiro
  Lundù da Marqueza de Santos
  Cantinela
  Amor y perfidia
  Pudor
  Perversidade
  Quinteto Instrumental
  Performers
  Musicians from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama
  ensemble
  ensemble
  Lorena Paz Nieto
  soprano
  soprano
  Rebecca Carson
  flute
  flute
  Rebecca Griffiths
  flute
  flute
  Jessica Kabirat
  flute
  flute
  Grace Warren
  oboe
  oboe
  Rebekah Carpio
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Yolanda Bruno
  violin
  violin
  Moira Bette
  viola
  viola
  Toby White
  cello
  cello
  Yoanna Prodanova
  cello
  cello
  Molly Flanagan
  horn
  horn
  Zuzanna Olbrys
  harp
  harp
  Kaoru Wada
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Heitor Villa‐Lobos
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season BBC SO 2013-14 Season
- Introduction to Villa-Lobos
  Barbican, London
  An Introduction to the music of Villa-Lobos by Simon Wright.
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season BBC SO 2013-14 Season
- Villa-Lobos - BBC Singers Concert
  Milton Court
  Stunning choral music by Villa-Lobos.
  Stunning choral music by Villa-Lobos.
  Programme
  Heitor Villa‐Lobos
  Duas Lendas Amerindias em Nheengatu
  As Costureiras
  Ave Maria (1938)
  Ave Maria (1948)
  Etude No. 1 des arpeges
  Etude No. 4 des accords repetes
  Pater Noster
  Ave Verum
  Panis Angelicus
  O Salutaris Hostia
  Etude No. 7
  Etude No. 8
  Etude No. 10
  Bendita Sabedoria
  Praesepe
  Etude No. 11
  Etude No. 12
  Bachianas brasileiras No. 9
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Celso Antunes
  conductor
  conductor
  Sean Shibe
  guitar
  guitar
  Composers
  Heitor Villa‐Lobos
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season BBC Singers 2013-14 Season BBC SO 2013-14 Season
- Strauss - Ein Heldenleben
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Richard Strauss tells the story of an imaginary hero, complete with enemies and battles.
  Richard Strauss tells the story of an imaginary hero, complete with enemies and battles.
  Programme
  Gustav Mahler
  Todtenfeier
  Richard Strauss
  Winterliebe
  Frühlingsfeier
  Liebeshymnus
  Gesang der Apollopriesterin
  Die heiligen drei Konige
  Zueignung
  Ein Heldenleben
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  John Storgårds
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Hillevi Martinpelto
  Soprano
  Soprano
  Composers
  Gustav Mahler
  Richard Strauss
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2013-14 Season Strauss's Voice
Tue 11 Mar 2014
- Canadian Carnival
  Watford Colosseum, Watford
  Music from Canada and Britain with the BBC Concert Orchestra
  Music from Canada and Britain with the BBC Concert Orchestra
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Canadian Carnival, Op 19
  Robert Farnon
  Canadian Carnival
  Howard Shore
  Mythic Gardens
  William Walton
  Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
  Performers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Keith Lockhart
  conductor
  conductor
  Sophie Shao
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Robert Farnon
  Howard Shore
  William Walton
Thu 13 Mar 2014
- Commonwealth Concert
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  Celebrating the music of the Commonwealth
  Celebrating the music of the Commonwealth
  Programme
  Peter Sculthorpe
  From Oceania
  Stephen Leek
  Wirindji and Uluru from Great Southern Spirits
  Errollyn Wallen
  Mighty River
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  BBC Singers
  Nicholas Collon
  conductor
  conductor
  Tim Murray
  Choral Conductor
  Choral Conductor
  Composers
  Peter Sculthorpe
  Stephen Leek
  Errollyn Wallen
  Edward Elgar
  Part of
  Be in the Audience BBC Singers 2013-14 Season
- 13 – 14 Mar 2014
  MusicMix 2014
  Photos and video from MusicMix 2014, the BBC Concert Orchestra's schools concerts
Fri 14 Mar 2014
- Beethoven’s Eroica
  Grand Theatre, Swansea
  Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony changed the face of music
  Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony changed the face of music
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Concerto in D
  Carl Vine
  Concerto for flute and strings, 'Pipe Dreams'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Andante in C major, K 315
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Jurjen Hempel
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Emily Beynon
  Flute
  Flute
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Carl Vine
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  Swansea Concert Season 2014
Sun 16 Mar 2014
- Munich,
  The Gasteig, Munich,
  Nigel Kennedy performs Bach's Concerto for Two Violins in Munich.
  Nigel Kennedy performs Bach's Concerto for Two Violins in Munich.
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 7 in D minor
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Nigel Kennedy
  Violin
  Violin
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Part of
  European Tour 2014
Mon 17 Mar 2014
- Cologne,
  Philharmonie, Cologne,
  Ivo Pogorelich performs Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1 in the Cologne Philharmonie.
  Ivo Pogorelich performs Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1 in the Cologne Philharmonie.
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 6 in A major
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Ivo Pogorelich
  Piano
  Piano
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Anton Bruckner
  Part of
  European Tour 2014
Tue 18 Mar 2014
- Chatsworth High School and Community College
  Chatsworth High School and Community College
  The BBC Philharmonic performs for students and teachers at Chatsworth School in Salford.
  Part of
  Salford Community Tour 2014 BBC Philharmonic Learning
- Eccles Town Hall
  Eccles Town Hall
  A morning concert in the recently re-furbished Town Hall in the centre of Eccles.
  Part of
  Salford Community Tour 2014 BBC Philharmonic Learning
Wed 19 Mar 2014
- Salford Royal
  Salford Royal Hospital
  Players from the BBC Philharmonic make a visit to Salford Royal Infirmary.
  Part of
  Salford Community Tour 2014 BBC Philharmonic Learning
- The Court House, Worsley
  The Court House, Worsley
  The BBC Philharmonic makes its first ever visit to The Court House in Worsley.
  Part of
  Salford Community Tour 2014 BBC Philharmonic Learning
- Messiaen Éclairs sur l’Au-delà …
  Barbican, London
  Messiaen Éclairs sur l’Au-delà …
  Messiaen Éclairs sur l’Au-delà …
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
  Olivier Messiaen
  Éclairs sur l'Au-delà...
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Thierry Fischer
  conductor
  conductor
  Antoine Tamestit
  viola
  viola
  Veronika Eberle
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Olivier Messiaen
  Part of
  BBC SO 2013-14 Season
Thu 20 Mar 2014
- Salford Sports Village
  Salford Sports Village
  Players from the BBC Philharmonic perform in the Library at Salford Sports Village.
  Part of
  Salford Community Tour 2014 BBC Philharmonic Learning
- Salford Art Gallery
  Salford Museum & Art Gallery
  A morning concert in the lovely setting of the LifeTimes Gallery.
  Part of
  Salford Community Tour 2014 BBC Philharmonic Learning
Fri 21 Mar 2014
- Ravel, Duparc and Panisello
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  Ravel and Panisello
  Ravel and Panisello
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Piano Concerto in G major
  Cinq melodies populaires grecques
  Fabián Panisello
  Cuadernos para orchestra
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  orchestra
  orchestra
  Jean Deroyer
  conductor
  conductor
  Louis Schwizgebel
  piano
  piano
  Robin Tritschler
  tenor
  tenor
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Fabián Panisello
  Part of
  Be in the Audience BBC SO 2013-14 Season
- Ordsall Hall
  Ordsall Hall
  Enjoy the enchanting sounds of the BBC Philharmonic in the Tudor Great Hall.
  Part of
  Salford Community Tour 2014 BBC Philharmonic Learning
- Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra
  Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra
  Programme
  Bohuslav Martinů
  The Frescoes of Piero della sca, H 352
  Antonín Dvořák
  Violin Concerto in A minor
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Jac van Steen
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Liza Ferschtman
  Violin
  Violin
  Composers
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Antonín Dvořák
  Béla Bartók
  Part of
  St David's Hall 2013-14
Sat 22 Mar 2014
- Neil Hannon's Guide to the Organ
  Southbank Centre, London
  Hear the premiere of Neil Hannon's new work for the Royal Festival Hall organ.
  Hear the premiere of Neil Hannon's new work for the Royal Festival Hall organ.
  Programme
  Louis Vierne
  Pièces de fantaisie, Suite No. 3, Op 54
  John David Edwards
  Rhosymedre
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3 Preludes on Welsh hymn tunes for organ
  Thomas Tallis
  Why fum'th in fight?
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
  Neil Hannon
  To Our Fathers in Distress
  Performers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  strings only
  strings only
  Tom Bell
  organ
  organ
  Rebecca Miller
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Louis Vierne
  John David Edwards
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Thomas Tallis
  Neil Hannon
Mon 24 Mar 2014
- 14:00
  Open Rehearsal
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Composition: Wales - Open Rehearsal
  Part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2013-14
Tue 25 Mar 2014
- 14:30
  Open Rehearsal
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Composition: Wales - Open Rehearsal
  Part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2013-14
- 19:00
  Composition: Wales - Evening Concert
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Evening Concert
  Part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2013-14
- At the Foot of the Cross
  Winchester Cathedral
  Diane Louise Jordan introduces music and readings for Good Friday
Wed 26 Mar 2014
- Shostakovich, Stalin and Soviet Russia
  St Giles' Cripplegate, London
  A chance to hear little-known choral repertoire
  A chance to hear little-known choral repertoire
  Programme
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Two Russian Folksong Arrangements op 104
  Georgy Sviridov
  3 Choruses from Tolstoy's Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  All Night Vigil (Vespers) – ‘Bogoroditse Devo’
  Николай Николаевич Сидельников
  Song of the Brigands
  The Last Cry of the Garmoshka from Sokrovennï razgovorï
  Pavel Grigorievich Chesnokov
  Cherubic Hymn
  Alexander Gretchaninov
  Gladsome light
  Evening Bells
  Николай Николаевич Кедров
  Little Lark
  Our Father
  Николай Семёнович Голованов
  A Mercy of Peace
  Александр Дмитриевич Кастальский
  Gladsome light
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Stephen Cleobury
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Georgy Sviridov
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Николай Николаевич Сидельников
  Pavel Grigorievich Chesnokov
  Alexander Gretchaninov
  Николай Николаевич Кедров
  Николай Семёнович Голованов
  Александр Дмитриевич Кастальский
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2013-14 Season BBC Singers at Six: 2013/14 BBC Singers at Six BBC SO 2013-14 Season
Fri 28 Mar 2014
- 20:00
  Friday Night is Music Night
  Hackney
  A special Independence Day edition - a musical tribute to America.
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night
Sun 30 Mar 2014
- 14:00
  Sunday Lunch Chamber Music Series - Players from BBC NOW
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  The Sunday Lunch Chamber Music Series - Players from BBC NOW
  The Sunday Lunch Chamber Music Series - Players from BBC NOW
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola, Op. 25
  Heitor Villa‐Lobos
  Bachianas brasileira No.6
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel (orch. Hasenohrl)
  Gioachino Rossini
  Duo for Cello and Double BassArranged for Viola and Double Bass
  Performers
  Lesley Hatfield
  Violin
  Violin
  Göran Fröst
  Viola
  Viola
  David Stark
  Double Bass
  Double Bass
  Matthew Featherstone
  Flute
  Flute
  John Cooper
  Clarinet
  Clarinet
  Jarek Augustyniak
  Bassoon
  Bassoon
  Tim Thorpe
  Horn
  Horn
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Heitor Villa‐Lobos
  Richard Strauss
  Gioachino Rossini
  Part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2013-14
Mon 31 Mar 2014
- World Once Known
  Southbank Centre, London
  Nostalgia and reflection on mortality is encapsulated in the music of George Butterworth
  Nostalgia and reflection on mortality is encapsulated in the music of George Butterworth
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Le tombeau de Couperin
  Claude Debussy
  Berceuse héroïque
  Samuel Barber
  Knoxville: Summer of 1915
  Leos Janáček
  The Fiddler's Child
  George Butterworth
  Six Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad'
  Béla Bartók
  Dance Suite
  Performers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Keith Lockhart
  conductor
  conductor
  Nicole Cabell
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Claude Debussy
  Samuel Barber
  Leos Janáček
  George Butterworth
  Béla Bartók
Tue 1 Apr 2014
- 19:30
  Live in Concert with Thomas Søndergård
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  the Orchestra for two contrasting symphonies
  the Orchestra for two contrasting symphonies
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 7 in C major
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Thomas Søndergård
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Ingrid Fliter
  Piano
  Piano
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Jean Sibelius
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2013-14