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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

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Thu 4 Sep 2014
- 19:30
  Prom 63: Mahler & John Adams
  Royal Albert Hall
  Marin Alsop s the BBC SO for Mahler’s colourful and programmatic First Symphony
  Marin Alsop s the BBC SO for Mahler’s colourful and programmatic First Symphony
  Programme
  John Adams
  Short Ride in a Fast Machine
  Saxophone Concerto
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 1 in D major
  Performers
  Timothy McAllister
  alto saxophone
  alto saxophone
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Marin Alsop
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  John Adams
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Proms BBC Orchestras and Singers at the Proms
Tue 9 Sep 2014
- Prom 71: Americana
  Royal Albert Hall
  Traditional folk songs and dances to contemporary classical, jazz, blues and country music
  Traditional folk songs and dances to contemporary classical, jazz, blues and country music
  Programme
  Aaron Copland
  Appalachian Spring – suite
  Quiet City
  Rodeo – Four Dance Episodes
  Dave Brubeck
  Blue Rondo à la Turk (arr. C. Brubeck)
  Chris Brubeck
  Travels in Time for Three
  Performers
  Time for Three
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Keith Lockhart
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Aaron Copland
  Dave Brubeck
  Chris Brubeck
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra at the Proms BBC Orchestras and Singers at the Proms
Wed 10 Sep 2014
- 19:00
  Clean Bandit
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Clean Bandit the BBC Philharmonic for a live broadcast on BBC Radio 1
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Presents... 2014
- 19:30
  Prom 72: English Music
  Royal Albert Hall
  An evening of 20th-century English music that looks beyond pastoral stereotypes.
  An evening of 20th-century English music that looks beyond pastoral stereotypes.
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Exody
  William Walton
  Viola Concerto
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor
  Performers
  Lise Berthaud
  viola
  viola
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Andrew Litton
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Harrison Birtwistle
  William Walton
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Proms BBC Orchestras and Singers at the Proms
- 19:30
  Autumn in Malvern Festival
  University of Worcester Arena
  Autumn in Malvern Festival
  Autumn in Malvern Festival
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The Wasps – overture
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  Elegy, Op. 58
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Rory MacDonald
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Jamie Walton
  Cello
  Cello
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Edward Elgar
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2014-15 season Festival Appearances 2014-15
Sat 13 Sep 2014
- 15:00
  Proms in the Park
  Hyde Park, London
  in the Last Night of the Proms celebrations in Hyde Park
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra at the Proms
- 19:30
  BBC Proms in the Park
  Glasgow Green
  us in September as the BBC’s Proms in the Park returns to Glasgow Green.
  Part of
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the Proms BBC Orchestras and Singers at the Proms
- 19:30
  Prom 76: Last Night of the Proms
  Royal Albert Hall
  Sakari Oramo directs his first Last Night of the Proms
  Sakari Oramo directs his first Last Night of the Proms
  Programme
  Gavin Higgins
  VelocityBBC commission: world premiere
  Malcolm Arnold
  Overture 'Peterloo'new choral version with lyrics by Sir Tim Rice: world premier
  William Walton
  Façade
  Ernest Chausson
  Poème
  John Tavener
  Song for Athene
  Richard Strauss
  Taillefer
  Aram Khachaturian
  Gayane – Sabre Dance
  Maurice Ravel
  Tzigane
  Jerome Kern
  Show Boat
  Trad.
  Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (arr. R. Williams)
  Mary Poppins
  John Ansell
  Plymouth Hoe
  Thomas Arne
  Rule, Britannia! (arr. Sargent)
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  Unknown
  The National Anthem (arr. Britten)
  Performers
  Janine Jansen
  violin
  violin
  Elizabeth Watts
  soprano
  soprano
  John Daszak
  tenor
  tenor
  Roderick Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gavin Higgins
  Malcolm Arnold
  William Walton
  Ernest Chausson
  John Tavener
  Richard Strauss
  Aram Khachaturian
  Maurice Ravel
  Jerome Kern
  Trad.
  John Ansell
  Thomas Arne
  Edward Elgar
  Unknown
  Part of
  BBC Orchestras and Singers at the Proms BBC Singers at the Proms BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Proms
- 19:45
  BBC Proms in the Park - Swansea
  Swansea, Singleton Park
  BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales to celebrate the Last Night of the Proms
  Part of
  BBC NOW and NCW at the Proms BBC Orchestras and Singers at the Proms BBC NOW 2014-15 season
Sun 14 Sep 2014
- 13:00
  BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park
  Hyde Park, London
  BBC Concert Orchestra perform with headline act Jeff Lynne's ELO
Mon 15 Sep 2014
- 20:00
  Music of RD Burman
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  The BBC Philharmonic celebrates 75 years since the birth of RD Burman
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Presents... 2014
Wed 17 Sep 2014
- 19:30
  Culture Club's Colour by Numbers
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Eighties icon Boy George s the BBC Philharmonic for Radio 2's Sounds of the 80s.
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Presents... 2014
Thu 18 Sep 2014
- 18:30
  Les Années Folles: Diaghilev and Ballet in Paris after World War One
  Southbank Centre, London
  Les Années Folles: Diaghilev and Ballet in Paris after World War 1
Sat 20 Sep 2014
- 19:00
  Lammermuir Festival
  St Mary's Church, Haddington
  Soprano Christine Brewer and the BBC SSO perform at the Lammermuir Festival.
  Soprano Christine Brewer and the BBC SSO perform at the Lammermuir Festival.
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Siegfried Idyll
  Richard Strauss
  Four Last Songs
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Christine Brewer
  soprano
  soprano
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Richard Strauss
  Edward Elgar
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2014-15 Season
Sun 21 Sep 2014
- 20:00
  The Symphony of Medinah
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Relive the 2012 Ryder Cup in a 'live documentary' with the BBC Philharmonic.
  Relive the 2012 Ryder Cup in a 'live documentary' with the BBC Philharmonic.
  Programme
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Ruslan and Lyudmila – overtureOverture
  Aaron Copland
  Fanfare for the Common Man
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroOverture
  Peter Willmott
  Leaderboard One
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ VariationsVars I, II and IV
  George Gershwin
  An American in Paris
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroOverture
  Tom Hambridge
  Show Me The Money
  Peter Willmott
  Leaderboard Two
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of Figarooverture
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Peter Willmott
  Leaderboard Three
  Robert Johnson
  Sweet Home Chicago
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A majorexcerpt from
  Edward Elgar
  Nimrod
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 5 in D minorexcept from
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Pippa Bennett-Warner
  Narrator
  Narrator
  Nathan Osgood
  Narrator
  Narrator
  Murray Lachlan Young
  Narrator
  Narrator
  Composers
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Aaron Copland
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Peter Willmott
  Edward Elgar
  George Gershwin
  Tom Hambridge
  Robert Johnson
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Presents... 2014
Tue 23 Sep 2014
- 14:00
  Afternoon with Michael Francis
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Louis Schwizgebel performs Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
  Louis Schwizgebel performs Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
  Programme
  Leos Janáček
  Taras Bulba
  Maurice Ravel
  Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
  Albert Roussel
  Concerto for Small Orchestra
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Symphony No. 6 'Fantaisies symphoniques', H 343
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Michael Francis
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Louis Schwizgebel
  Piano
  Piano
  Composers
  Leos Janáček
  Maurice Ravel
  Albert Roussel
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2014-15 BBC NOW 2014-15 season
- 19:30
  Service of Thanksgiving
  St Philips Church, Salford
  A short service of Thanksgiving and Looking Forward
  Part of
  Salford Seasonal Concerts 2014
Wed 24 Sep 2014
- BBC Singers at 90
  St Giles' Cripplegate, London
  On their 90th birthday, the BBC Singers perform some of the works written for them
  On their 90th birthday, the BBC Singers perform some of the works written for them
  Programme
  Gabriel Jackson
  Winter Heavens
  Lennox Berkeley
  There Was Neither Grass Nor Corn
  Benjamin Britten
  A Shepherd's Carol
  Michael Tippett
  The Weeping Babe
  Edward Cowie
  Lyre Bird Motet
  Judith Bingham
  Unpredictable but Providential
  Paul Crabtree
  FliteBBC Commission and World Premier
  Bob Chilcott
  Weather Report
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Paul Brough
  conductor
  conductor
  Stephen Cleobury
  conductor
  conductor
  Bob Chilcott
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gabriel Jackson
  Lennox Berkeley
  Benjamin Britten
  Michael Tippett
  Edward Cowie
  Judith Bingham
  Paul Crabtree
  Bob Chilcott
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2014-15 Season BBC Singers at Six: 2014/15 BBC SO 2014-15 Season BBC Singers at Six
- Celebrating the BBC Singers at 90
  Barbican, London
  American classics by Charles Ives and John Adams.
  American classics by Charles Ives and John Adams.
  Programme
  John Adams
  My Father Knew Charles Ives
  Judith Weir
  Vertue
  John Tavener
  Song for Athene
  Benjamin Britten
  Hymn to St Cecilia, Op 27
  Charles Ives
  Symphony No 4
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  BBC Singers
  Andrew Litton
  conductor
  conductor
  David Hill
  conductor
  conductor
  William Wolfram
  Piano
  Piano
  Composers
  John Adams
  Judith Weir
  John Tavener
  Benjamin Britten
  Charles Ives
  Part of
  BBC SO 2014-15 Season BBC Singers 2014-15 Season Student Pulse
Thu 25 Sep 2014
- 19:30
  Shostakovich 10
  City Halls
  Donald Runnicles conducts Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony.
  Donald Runnicles conducts Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony.
  Programme
  Modest Mussorgsky
  A Night on the Bare Mountain (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)
  Alexander Scriabin
  Concerto for Piano in F sharp minor, Op 20
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 10 in E minor
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Barry Douglas
  piano
  piano
  Donald Runnicles
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Alexander Scriabin
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2014-15 Season Piano Concertos
Fri 26 Sep 2014
- 20:00
  Friday Night is Music Night
  The Mermaid, London
  Friday Night is Music Night celebrates the music of Ivor Novello
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night
- 20:00
  Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
  Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
  An all-Beethoven programme at Victoria Hall, Hanley
  An all-Beethoven programme at Victoria Hall, Hanley
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Raquel Lojendio
  Soprano
  Soprano
  Clara Mouriz
  Mezzo Soprano
  Mezzo Soprano
  John Daszak
  Tenor
  Tenor
  Alastair Miles
  Bass
  Bass
  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  Victoria Hall, Hanley
- Shostakovich 10
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  Donald Runnicles conducts Shostakovich Symphony No.10.
  Donald Runnicles conducts Shostakovich Symphony No.10.
  Programme
  Modest Mussorgsky
  A Night on the Bare Mountain (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)
  Alexander Scriabin
  Concerto for Piano in F sharp minor, Op 20
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 10 in E minor
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Barry Douglas
  piano
  piano
  Donald Runnicles
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Alexander Scriabin
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2014-15 Season
Sat 27 Sep 2014
- 19:30
  Beethoven Explored
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  The BBC Philharmonic launches their new season with Beethoven’s glorious Ninth Symphony.
  The BBC Philharmonic launches their new season with Beethoven’s glorious Ninth Symphony.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Raquel Lojendio
  Soprano
  Soprano
  John Daszak
  Tenor
  Tenor
  Alastair Miles
  Bass
  Bass
  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2014-15 Season
- 19:30
  North Wales International Music Festival
  St Asaph Cathedral
  The Orchestra performs as part of the North Wales International Music Festival.
  The Orchestra performs as part of the North Wales International Music Festival.
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (‘Fingal’s Cave’)
  William Mathias
  Flute Concerto
  Richard Wagner
  Siegfried Idyll
  Gareth Glyn
  Gododdin
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
  Performers
  Matthew Featherstone
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Alexandre Bloch
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Matthew Featherstone
  Flute
  Flute
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  William Mathias
  Richard Wagner
  Gareth Glyn
  Part of
  Festival Appearances 2014-15 BBC NOW 2014-15 season NOW On the Road 2014-15
Sun 28 Sep 2014
- 15:00
  A Midsummer Night's Dream
  Hafren, Newtown
  Matthew Featherstone steps out from the Orchestra to perform Mathias’ Flute Concerto
  Matthew Featherstone steps out from the Orchestra to perform Mathias’ Flute Concerto
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (‘Fingal’s Cave’)
  William Mathias
  Flute Concerto
  Richard Wagner
  Siegfried Idyll
  Gareth Glyn
  Gododdin
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
  Performers
  Matthew Featherstone
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Alexandre Bloch
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Matthew Featherstone
  Flute
  Flute
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  William Mathias
  Richard Wagner
  Gareth Glyn
  Part of
  NOW On the Road 2014-15 BBC NOW 2014-15 season NOW On the Road 2014-15
- Russian Classics
  Usher Hall, Edinburgh
  Donald Runnicles conducts Shostakovich Symphony No.10.
  Donald Runnicles conducts Shostakovich Symphony No.10.
  Programme
  Modest Mussorgsky
  A Night on the Bare Mountain (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)
  Alexander Scriabin
  Concerto for Piano in F sharp minor, Op 20
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 10 in E minor
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Barry Douglas
  piano
  piano
  Donald Runnicles
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Alexander Scriabin
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2014-15 Season
Wed 1 Oct 2014
- 20:00
  Wireless Nights
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Jarvis Cocker presents a live edition of Wireless Nights with the BBC Philharmonic.
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Presents... 2014