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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

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Wed 4 Feb 2015
- 19:30
  Thomas Søndergård & Benjamin Grosvenor (Swansea)
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Young British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs with the Orchestra
  Young British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs with the Orchestra
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 28
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  Performers
  Benjamin Grosvenor
  Piano
  Piano
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Thomas Søndergård
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Part of
  Brangwyn Hall 2014-15 The Piano BBC NOW 2014-15 season
Thu 5 Feb 2015
- 19:30
  Thomas Søndergård & Benjamin Grosvenor (Cardiff)
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Young British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs with the Orchestra
  Young British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs with the Orchestra
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 28
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Thomas Søndergård
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Benjamin Grosvenor
  Piano
  Piano
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Part of
  St David's Hall 2014-15 The Piano BBC NOW 2014-15 season
- Volkov Conducts ‘The Seasons’ at City Halls
  City Halls
  Ilan Volkov conducts The Seasons by Alexander Glazunov.
  Ilan Volkov conducts The Seasons by Alexander Glazunov.
  Programme
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  King Lear(Music from the film)
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Songs and Dances of Death
  Alexander Glazunov
  The Seasons, Op 67
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Yuri Vorobiev
  bass
  bass
  Ilan Volkov
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Alexander Glazunov
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2014-15 Season
Fri 6 Feb 2015
- 20:00
  Beethoven's Emperor Concerto
  Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
  Pianist Hannes Minnaar performs Beethoven's Emperor Concerto in Hanley's Victoria Hall.
  Pianist Hannes Minnaar performs Beethoven's Emperor Concerto in Hanley's Victoria Hall.
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Overture to an English Opera 'Windsor Castle', Hob. Ia:3
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No. 3 in A minor, ‘Scottish’
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Hannes Minnaar
  Piano
  Piano
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Part of
  Victoria Hall, Hanley
- Volkov Conducts ‘The Seasons’ in Aberdeen
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  Ilan Volkov conducts Glazunov's The Seasons.
  Ilan Volkov conducts Glazunov's The Seasons.
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  sca da RiminiFantasy
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Songs and Dances of Death
  Alexander Glazunov
  The Seasons, Op 67
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Yuri Vorobiev
  bass
  bass
  Ilan Volkov
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Alexander Glazunov
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2014-15 Season
- Strauss, Kagel & Wigglesworth
  Barbican, London
  Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the UK premiere of his Études-Tableaux
  Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the UK premiere of his Études-Tableaux
  Programme
  Mauricio Kagel
  Etudes for large orchestra
  Richard Strauss
  Amor
  Winterweihe
  Das Rosenband
  Wiegenlied
  Ständchen
  Meinem kinde
  Cäcilie
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  Études-TableauxUK Premiere
  Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Rhenish’
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Sophie Bevan
  Soprano
  Soprano
  Composers
  Mauricio Kagel
  Richard Strauss
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  Robert Schumann
  Part of
  BBC SO 2014-15 Season Student Pulse
Sat 7 Feb 2015
- 19:30
  Schoenberg and Beethoven
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Pianist Hannes Minnaar performs Beethoven’s majestic ‘Emperor’ Concerto.
  Pianist Hannes Minnaar performs Beethoven’s majestic ‘Emperor’ Concerto.
  Programme
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Pelleas and Melisande
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Hannes Minnaar
  Piano
  Piano
  Composers
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2014-15 Season
Tue 10 Feb 2015
- 14:00
  Afternoon with Anu Tali
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  An afternoon of music from the Baltic nations, with Estonian conductor Anu Tali
  An afternoon of music from the Baltic nations, with Estonian conductor Anu Tali
  Programme
  Arvo Pärt
  Fratres
  Peteris Vasks
  Distant Light
  Eduard Tubin
  Symphony No 4, ‘Lyrical’
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Anu Tali
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Baiba Skride
  Violin
  Violin
  Composers
  Arvo Pärt
  Peteris Vasks
  Eduard Tubin
  Part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2014-15 The Scandinavian Connection BBC NOW 2014-15 season
- 19:00
  Come and Sing: James MacMillan
  City of London School for Girls, London
  Come and Sing: James MacMillan
  Part of
  Come and Sing Get Involved: London Get Involved BBC Singers 2014-15 Season
- 20:00
  Friday Night is Music: 100 Years of Billie Holiday
  Hackney Empire
  Celebrating 100 years of one of the biggest names in Jazz
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night Friday Night is Music Night
Wed 11 Feb 2015
- 11:30
  Casella’s First Symphony
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Conductor Laureate Gianandrea Noseda conducts a BBC Radio 3 recording.
  Conductor Laureate Gianandrea Noseda conducts a BBC Radio 3 recording.
  Programme
  Alfredo Casella
  Symphony No.1
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Gianandrea Noseda
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Alfredo Casella
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 13:00
  Composition: Wales - Open Workshop
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Come and hear the latest in composition in Wales
  Part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2014-15 BBC NOW 2014-15 season
Thu 12 Feb 2015
- James MacMillan
  Milton Court
  An evening of music composed and conducted by James MacMillan
  An evening of music composed and conducted by James MacMillan
  Programme
  Sir James MacMillan
  After Virtue
  Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
  Church Songs
  Sir James MacMillan
  Sun-Dogs
  Cum vidisset Jesus
  They saw the stone had been rolled away
  Alleluia
  Catherine's Lullabies
  Performers
  James MacMillan
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  London Sinfonietta
  Composers
  Sir James MacMillan
  Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2014-15 Season BBC Singers at Milton Court 2014/15 Student Pulse BBC Singers at Milton Court
Fri 13 Feb 2015
- 18:50
  At the Foot of the Cross
  Central Hall Westminster
  Diane Louise Jordan presents BBC Radio 2's meditation in words and music for Good Friday
- 19:30
  BBC SSO in Skye
  Portree High School
  The BBC SSO perform in Portree High School, Skye.
  The BBC SSO perform in Portree High School, Skye.
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Jeu de cartes
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major
  Anna Meredith
  Fringeflower
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Richard Watkins
  horn
  horn
  Jessica Cottis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Anna Meredith
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2014-15 Season
- Beethoven's Eighth Symphony
  Barbican, London
  Brett Dean’s The Last Days of Socrates with Beethoven’s exuberant Eighth Symphony.
  Brett Dean’s The Last Days of Socrates with Beethoven’s exuberant Eighth Symphony.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  Brett Dean
  The Last Days of Socrates
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  John Storgårds
  conductor
  conductor
  John Tomlinson
  Bass
  Bass
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Brett Dean
  Part of
  BBC SO 2014-15 Season Artist in Association Brett Dean BBC Symphony Chorus
Sat 14 Feb 2015
- 19:30
  Valentine's Day in Kendal
  Kendal Leisure Centre, Kendal
  It’s Valentine’s Day so celebrate with a concert of romantic music from
  It’s Valentine’s Day so celebrate with a concert of romantic music from
  Programme
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt- selection
  Carl Nielsen
  Symphony No 1 in G minor
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op 33
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Bramwell Tovey
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Edvard Grieg
  Carl Nielsen
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Jean Sibelius
Thu 19 Feb 2015
- Runnicles Conducts Sibelius at City Halls
  City Halls
  Donald Runnicles conducts two works by Sibelius.
  Donald Runnicles conducts two works by Sibelius.
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 7 in C major
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Alina Pogostkina
  violin
  violin
  Donald Runnicles
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2014-15 Season
Fri 20 Feb 2015
- 14:30
  Jaime Martin conducts BBC SO
  Maida Vale Studios
  Jaime Martin conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Jaime Martin conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Programme
  Arturo Márquez
  Danzón No. 2
  Carlos Chávez
  Symphony No. 2, 'Sinfonia India'
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 7 in D minor
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Jaime Martin
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Arturo Márquez
  Carlos Chávez
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  Be in the Audience BBC SO 2014-15 Season
- 18:45
  Creation Songs
  St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge
  Choral music celebrating the glories of the natural world
  Choral music celebrating the glories of the natural world
  Programme
  Aaron Copland
  In the Beginning
  William Byrd
  Laudibus in sanctis
  Unknown
  Benedicite
  Bernhard Lewkovitch
  Il Cantico delle Creature
  William Walton
  Cantico del sole
  Howard Helvey
  Song of Creation
  Augusta Read Thomas
  Juggler of Day
  Orlande de Lassus
  Benedicite
  Unknown
  Gratitude Sutra
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Stephen Cleobury
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Aaron Copland
  William Byrd
  Unknown
  Bernhard Lewkovitch
  William Walton
  Howard Helvey
  Augusta Read Thomas
  Orlande de Lassus
  Part of
  Be in the Audience BBC Singers 2014-15 Season
- 19:00
  Tchaikovsky and Nielsen
  Sheffield City Hall
  John Storgårds, conducts the BBC Philharmonic in an exciting concert of Scandinavian and Russian music.
  John Storgårds, conducts the BBC Philharmonic in an exciting concert of Scandinavian and Russian music.
  Programme
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt- selection
  Carl Nielsen
  Symphony No 1 in G minor
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op 33
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  John Storgårds
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Leonard Elschenbroich
  Cello
  Cello
  Composers
  Edvard Grieg
  Carl Nielsen
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Jean Sibelius
- 20:00
  BBC SSO in Inverness
  Eden Court, Inverness
  Donald Runnicles conducts Sibelius at Eden Court, Inverness.
  Donald Runnicles conducts Sibelius at Eden Court, Inverness.
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 7 in C major
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Alina Pogostkina
  violin
  violin
  Donald Runnicles
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2014-15 Season
Sat 21 Feb 2015
- 19:30
  The Lark Ascending
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  John Storgårds conducts Vaughan Williams’s much-loved work ‘The Lark Ascending’.
  John Storgårds conducts Vaughan Williams’s much-loved work ‘The Lark Ascending’.
  Programme
  Edvard Grieg
  Lyric Suite, Op 54
  Frederick Delius
  Violin Concerto
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The Lark Ascending
  Symphony No. 6 in E minor
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  John Storgårds
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Guy Braunstein
  Violin
  Violin
  Composers
  Edvard Grieg
  Frederick Delius
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2014-15 Season
Sun 22 Feb 2015
- Runnicles Conducts Sibelius in Edinburgh
  Usher Hall, Edinburgh
  Donald Runnicles conducts Sibelius Symphony No. 7.
  Donald Runnicles conducts Sibelius Symphony No. 7.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  Jean Sibelius
  Violin Concerto
  Symphony No. 7 in C major
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Donald Runnicles
  violin
  violin
  Guy Braunstein
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Jean Sibelius
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2014-15 Season
Wed 25 Feb 2015
- 19:30
  Composer Portrait: B Tommy Andersson
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  The Orchestra explore a selection of B Tommy Andersson’s works
  The Orchestra explore a selection of B Tommy Andersson’s works
  Programme
  B. Tommy Andersson
  Apollo (percussion concerto)
  acaglia
  Death in Venice
  Warriors
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Thomas Søndergård
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Markus Leoson
  Percussion
  Percussion
  Composers
  B. Tommy Andersson
  Part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2014-15 The Scandinavian Connection BBC NOW 2014-15 season
Thu 26 Feb 2015
- 15:25
  Sibelius and Nielsen
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  John Storgårds leads a thoughtful pairing of works by Nielsen and Sibelius.
  John Storgårds leads a thoughtful pairing of works by Nielsen and Sibelius.
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Rakastava
  Carl Nielsen
  Symphony No 5
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  John Storgårds
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Carl Nielsen
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 20:00
  Friday Night is Music Night
  The Mermaid, London
  A celebration of some of the most popular 1960s chart hits
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night
Sat 28 Feb 2015
- 18:00
  Bach and Leipzig
  St Giles' Cripplegate, London
  Explore the musical world of the city of Leipzig where Bach spent over 25 years
  Explore the musical world of the city of Leipzig where Bach spent over 25 years
  Programme
  Sethus Calvisius
  Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
  Johann Schelle
  Allelulia! Christus ist des Gesetzes Ende
  Johann Hermann Schein
  Allelulia! Wohl dem, der den Herren fürchtet
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Chorale Prelude 'Von Gott will ich'. BWV 658
  Johann Kuhnau
  Tristis est amina mea
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Chorale Prelude 'Jesu Christus, unser Heiland', BWV 666
  Unknown
  Mein Herz ist bereit
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Motet 'Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden', BWV 230
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  James O’Donnell
  conductor
  conductor
  Stephen Farr
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Sethus Calvisius
  Johann Schelle
  Johann Hermann Schein
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Johann Kuhnau
  Unknown
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2014-15 Season BBC Singers at Six: 2014/15 BBC SO 2014-15 Season BBC Singers at Six
- 19:30
  Segerstam conducts Bruckner
  Barbican, London
  Bach’s Jesu, meine Freude and Bruckner's Symphony No 8.
  Bach’s Jesu, meine Freude and Bruckner's Symphony No 8.
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
  Anton Bruckner
  Locus iste
  Os justi
  Christus factus est
  Ave Maria (1861 setting)
  Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890 version, ed. Nowak)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  BBC Singers
  Leif Segerstam
  conductor
  conductor
  James O'Donnell
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Anton Bruckner
  Part of
  BBC SO 2014-15 Season
- 20:00
  Hear and Now
  City Halls
  Matthias Pintscher conducts Hear and Now at City Halls.
  Matthias Pintscher conducts Hear and Now at City Halls.
  Programme
  Unknown
  Cvetic, Kucica…/La Lugubre Gondola (2009) after Liszt
  Manfred Trojahn
  Herbstmusik/Sinfonischer Satz (2010)UK Premiere
  Vito Žuraj
  Hawk-eye (horn concerto) (2014)UK Premiere
  Pierre Boulez
  '... explosante-fixe ...'
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Roy Amotz
  MIDI-flute*
  MIDI-flute*
  Saar Berger
  horn
  horn
  Sound Intermedia
  Matthias Pintscher
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Unknown
  Manfred Trojahn
  Vito Žuraj
  Pierre Boulez
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2014-15 Season
Sun 1 Mar 2015
- 16:00
  St David's Day Gala
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Bryn Terfel s the Orchestra and Chorus for their annual St David's Day celebrations
  Bryn Terfel s the Orchestra and Chorus for their annual St David's Day celebrations
  Programme
  Gareth Glyn
  Gwlad y Gan
  Unknown
  Y Dymestl
  Bryniau Aur fy Ngwlad
  Ynys y Plant
  Cymru Fach
  Robat Arwyn
  Benedictus
  Karl Jenkins
  Adiemus
  Bryan Davies
  A Medley of Welsh Folk Songs
  Alun Hoddinott
  Investiture Dances
  Unknown
  Aros Mae'r Mynyddau Mawr
  William Stanley Gwynn Williams
  Tosturi Duw
  William Mathias
  Harp ConcertoMvt III only / yn unig
  Unknown
  Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwynarr. / trefn. Chris Hazell
  Daffodils
  Robat Arwyn
  Anfonaf Angel
  Arwel Hughes
  Tydi a Roddaist
  Unknown
  A Welsh Celebration
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Gareth Jones
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Bryn Terfel
  Bass-Baritone
  Bass-Baritone
  Menna Cazel
  Soprano
  Soprano
  Hannah Stone
  Harp
  Harp
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  National Youth Choir of Wales
  Composers
  Gareth Glyn
  Unknown
  Robat Arwyn
  Karl Jenkins
  Bryan Davies
  Alun Hoddinott
  William Stanley Gwynn Williams
  William Mathias
  Arwel Hughes
  Part of
  St David's Hall 2014-15 The Voice BBC NOW 2014-15 season