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Tue 1 Dec 2015
- 14:30
  Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  Tchaikovsky's ever-popular Piano Concerto No. 1, performed by Pavel Kolesnikov, and Piazzolla's tango-inspired Sinfonia Buenos Aires.
  Tchaikovsky's ever-popular Piano Concerto No. 1, performed by Pavel Kolesnikov, and Piazzolla's tango-inspired Sinfonia Buenos Aires.
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  Astor Piazzolla
  Sinfonia Buenos Aires
  Performers
  Pavel Kolesnikov
  piano
  piano
  Giancarlo Guerrero
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Astor Piazzolla
  Part of
  Be in the Audience
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night with Craig Revel Horwood
  The Mermaid, London
  Craig Revel Horwood presents a special concert reflecting his life upon the stage as a choreographer and director.
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night
Thu 3 Dec 2015
- 19:30
  BBC SSO 80th Birthday Concert
  City Halls
  BBC SSO's 80th Birthday Concert at City Halls
  BBC SSO's 80th Birthday Concert at City Halls
  Programme
  Matthias Pintscher
  Idyll(30 mins)(UK Premiere)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Oboe Concerto in C major, K314(22 mins)
  interval
  Gustav Mahler
  Das Lied von der Erde(62 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  François Leleux
  oboe
  oboe
  Anna Larsson
  contralto (please note change to originally d soloist)
  contralto (please note change to originally d soloist)
  Andrew Staples
  tenor
  tenor
  Matthias Pintscher
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Matthias Pintscher
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2015-16 Season
Fri 4 Dec 2015
- 18:00
  Singers at Six: MacMillan and Bingham
  St Giles' Cripplegate, London
  Hear contemporary choral gems by Sir James MacMillan and Judith Bingham
  Hear contemporary choral gems by Sir James MacMillan and Judith Bingham
  Programme
  Sir James MacMillan
  Màiri
  Judith Bingham
  Cloath'd in Holy Robes
  Consider Cecelia
  Sir James MacMillan
  Cecelia Virgo
  Judith Bingham
  Missa brevis 'Videntes stellam'UK Premiere
  Annunciation
  Sir James MacMillan
  ...fiat mihi...
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Richard Pearce
  conductor
  conductor
  Stephen Farr
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Sir James MacMillan
  Judith Bingham
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season BBC Singers 2015-16 Season BBC Singers at Six 2015/16
- 19:30
  Brahms’s Third Symphony
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Juanjo Mena conducts Brahms, Dvořák, Adès and Britten
  Juanjo Mena conducts Brahms, Dvořák, Adès and Britten
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Overture 'Carnival'(10 mins)
  Thomas Adès
  America, Op 19(15 mins)
  Benjamin Britten
  Violin Concerto(31 mins)
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 3 in F major(35 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  James Ehnes
  Violin
  Violin
  Susan Bickley
  Mezzo-Soprano
  Mezzo-Soprano
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Thomas Adès
  Benjamin Britten
  Johannes Brahms
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2015-16 Season
- 19:30
  Marin Alsop conducts Judith Bingham and Tchaikovsky
  Barbican, London
  Marin Alsop conducts supernatural-inspired works from Tchaikovsky, Judith Bingham, and a UK premiere of James MacMillan's Woman of the Apocalypse
  Marin Alsop conducts supernatural-inspired works from Tchaikovsky, Judith Bingham, and a UK premiere of James MacMillan's Woman of the Apocalypse
  Programme
  Sir James MacMillan
  Woman of the ApocalypseUK Premiere
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  Judith Bingham
  The Angel of Mons
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Marin Alsop
  conductor
  conductor
  Nicholas Daniel
  oboe
  oboe
  Composers
  Sir James MacMillan
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Judith Bingham
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season BBC SO 2015-16 Premieres
Sun 6 Dec 2015
- 14:00
  Come and Sing: Christmas Carols
  Maida Vale Studios
  conductor James Morgan and the BBC Singers to sing popular Christmas Carols.
  Part of
  Get Involved: London Get Involved For Singers BBC Singers 2015-16 Season
Tue 8 Dec 2015
- 14:00
  Wirén Symphony No. 3
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Rumon Gamba for a concert of contemporary music by Scandinavian composers at Maida Vale Studios.
  the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Rumon Gamba for a concert of contemporary music by Scandinavian composers at Maida Vale Studios.
  Programme
  Harald Sæverud
  Kjempeviseslåtten
  Unknown
  Soie
  Symphony No. 3, Op. 20
  Performers
  Michael Cox
  flute
  flute
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Rumon Gamba
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Harald Sæverud
  Unknown
  Part of
  Be in the Audience
- 18:00
  The BBC Philharmonic Christmas Concert
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  The BBC Philharmonic celebrates Christmas at MediaCityUK in Salford.
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts BBC Philharmonic Seasonal Events
- 19:30
  Messiah
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, with world class soloists, start Christmas this year with one of the best-known and most-loved choral works in Western music.
  BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, with world class soloists, start Christmas this year with one of the best-known and most-loved choral works in Western music.
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Messiah
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Laurence Equilbey
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Mary Bevan
  Soprano
  Soprano
  Iestyn Davies
  Counter Tenor
  Counter Tenor
  Stuart Jackson
  Tenor
  Tenor
  Brindley Sherratt
  Bass
  Bass
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Part of
  St David's Hall 2015-16 BBC NOW 2015-16 Season
Wed 9 Dec 2015
- 13:55
  The BBC Philharmonic performs Sibelius, Saariaho and Rautavaara
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  An Afternoon of music from Finland.
  An Afternoon of music from Finland.
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Saari(15 mins)
  Lemminkäinen's return(7 mins)
  Kaija Saariaho
  L'aile du songe(19 mins)
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Symphony No 7(35 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Carlos Miguel Prieto
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Adam Walker
  Flute
  Flute
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Kaija Saariaho
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Thu 10 Dec 2015
- 14:00
  Afternoon Performance 3 – Bach’s ‘Christmas Oratorio’
  City Halls
  The BBC SSO, soloists, and the BBC Singers perform Bach’s ‘Christmas Oratorio’ at City Halls
  The BBC SSO, soloists, and the BBC Singers perform Bach’s ‘Christmas Oratorio’ at City Halls
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248(selection)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Rosemary Joshua
  soprano
  soprano
  Jennifer Johnston
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  James Gilchrist
  tenor (Evangelist)
  tenor (Evangelist)
  Benjamin Appl
  bass
  bass
  BBC Singers
  (chorus-master: Daniel Hyde)
  (chorus-master: Daniel Hyde)
  David Hill
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Part of
  Afternoon Performance 2015-2016 BBC SSO 2015-16 Season
Fri 11 Dec 2015
- 14:00
  An afternoon of new music
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  The BBC Philharmonic perform MacMillan and Capperauld
  The BBC Philharmonic perform MacMillan and Capperauld
  Programme
  Sir James MacMillan
  Symphony No 4
  Unknown
  Inertia of a Bona Fide Psychopath
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  James MacMillan
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Sir James MacMillan
  Unknown
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 14:00
  Christmas with Gershwin & Ellington
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  An alternative festive concert at BBC Hoddinott Hall as Principal Conductor Thomas Søndergård presents Christmas favourites with a twist.
  An alternative festive concert at BBC Hoddinott Hall as Principal Conductor Thomas Søndergård presents Christmas favourites with a twist.
  Programme
  Duke Ellington
  Three Black Kings
  George Gershwin
  Piano Concerto in F major
  Variations on 'I got Rhythm'
  Duke Ellington
  Nutcracker
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Thomas Søndergård
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Joseph Moog
  Piano
  Piano
  Tommy Smith
  Tenor Saxophone
  Tenor Saxophone
  Composers
  Duke Ellington
  George Gershwin
  Part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2015-16 Thomas Søndergård 2015-16 BBC NOW 2015-16 Season
- 19:30
  Sakari Oramo conducts Strauss
  Barbican, London
  Chief conductor Sakari Oramo leads the ascent of two great orchestral mountains by Hovhaness and Strauss, which frame a delightful new percussion concerto.
  Chief conductor Sakari Oramo leads the ascent of two great orchestral mountains by Hovhaness and Strauss, which frame a delightful new percussion concerto.
  Programme
  Alan Hovhaness
  Symphony No 2, Mysterious Mountain
  Andrew Norman
  SwitchBBC co-commission UK premiere
  Richard Strauss
  An Alpine Symphony
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Colin Currie
  percussion
  percussion
  Composers
  Alan Hovhaness
  Andrew Norman
  Richard Strauss
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo BBC SO 2015-16 Premieres
Sun 13 Dec 2015
- 15:00
  BBC Wales - Carols for Christmas
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  BBC Wales’ annual festive concert in aid of BBC Children in Need returns to St David’s Hall
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2015-16 Season
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night: The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein - Oh What a Beautiful Evening!
  Theatre Royal Drury Lane
  BBC Radio 2's long-running live music programme celebrates the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein.
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night
Mon 14 Dec 2015
- 14:00
  Discovering Music 1: Elisabeth Lutyens
  City Halls
  Stephen Johnson explores the life and music of English composer Elisabeth Lutyens
  Part of
  Afternoon Performance 2015-2016 BBC SSO 2015-16 Season
Tue 15 Dec 2015
- 10:00
  Open rehearsal - Sibelius, Nielsen, Gade & Maxwell Davies
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Michael Francis conducts and open rehearsal
  Michael Francis conducts and open rehearsal
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  The Oceanides(10 mins)
  Carl Nielsen
  Rhapsodic Overture 'A Imaginary Journey to the Faroes', FS123(9 mins)
  interval
  Niels Wilhelm Gade
  Concert Overture 'Hamlet', Op 37(12 mins)
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Ebb of Winter(18 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Michael Francis
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Carl Nielsen
  Niels Wilhelm Gade
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 19:30
  Magnetic North
  Hoddinott Hall
  Part of BBC Radio 3's Northern Lights season
  Part of BBC Radio 3's Northern Lights season
  Programme
  Gösta Nystroem
  Tempest: Prelude(13 mins)
  Wilhelm Stenhammar
  Piano Concerto No. 2(29 mins)
  interval
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Cantus arcticus(18 mins)
  Jón Leifs
  Geysir(10 mins)
  Jean Sibelius
  Tapiola(18 mins)
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  B. Tommy Andersson
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Christian Ihle Hadland
  Piano
  Piano
  Composers
  Gösta Nystroem
  Wilhelm Stenhammar
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Jón Leifs
  Jean Sibelius
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2015-16 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2015-16
Wed 16 Dec 2015
- 15:00
  Christmas Chamber Concert with the BBC Philharmonic
  Royal Northern College of Music
  A Christmas Chamber Concert at RNCM
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Seasonal Events
- 19:25
  The BBC Philharmonic performs Gade, Norgard, Nielsen, Maxwell Davies and Sibelius.
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Enjoy a range of works from Romantic literature and Mythology.
  Enjoy a range of works from Romantic literature and Mythology.
  Programme
  Niels Wilhelm Gade
  Concert Overture 'Hamlet', Op 37(12 mins)
  Per Nørgård
  Between(30 mins)
  interval
  Carl Nielsen
  Rhapsodic Overture 'A Imaginary Journey to the Faroes', FS123(9 mins)
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Ebb of Winter(18 mins)
  Jean Sibelius
  The Oceanides(10 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Michael Francis
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Jakob Kullberg
  Cello
  Cello
  Composers
  Niels Wilhelm Gade
  Per Nørgård
  Carl Nielsen
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Jean Sibelius
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Thu 17 Dec 2015
- 14:00
  BBC Singers at Maida Vale
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  the BBC Singers and Chief Conductor David Hill for a short concert of festive new music at the BBC Maida Vale Studios, as they perform the six brand new Christmas carols shortlisted in the 2015 BBC Radio 3 Carol Competition.
  Part of
  Be in the Audience
- 19:00
  Christmas Celebrations
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Start your festive countdown with our ever-popular Christmas Celebrations concerts, full of sparkle and seasonal cheer.
  Part of
  St David's Hall 2015-16 BBC NOW 2015-16 Season Christmas with BBC NOW 2014-15
- 19:30
  Christmas Classics in Ayr
  Town Hall, Ayr
  Richard Balcombe and Jamie MacDougall the BBC SSO for Christmas Classics
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2015-16 Season
- 19:30
  Tippett's A Child of Our Time with the BBC Symphony Chorus
  Barbican, London
  Edward Gardner conducts the BBC Symphony Chorus in Tippett's 'A Child of our Time'
  Edward Gardner conducts the BBC Symphony Chorus in Tippett's 'A Child of our Time'
  Programme
  Oliver Knussen
  The Way to Castle Yonder
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Michael Tippett
  A Child of Our Time
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Edward Gardner
  conductor
  conductor
  Sarah Tynan
  soprano
  soprano
  Alice Coote
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Rob Murray
  tenor
  tenor
  Brindley Sherratt
  bass
  bass
  Louis Schwizgebel
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Composers
  Oliver Knussen
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Michael Tippett
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season BBC Symphony Chorus
Fri 18 Dec 2015
- 18:15
  BBC Singers Plus Family: Dylan Thomas's 'A Child's Christmas in Wales'
  Milton Court Concert Hall
  Bring your family along to this fun interactive workshop and receive discounted tickets for the concert.
  Bring your family along to this fun interactive workshop and receive discounted tickets for the concert.
  Programme
  Dylan Thomas
  A Child's Christmas in Wales
  Composers
  Dylan Thomas
  Part of
  Get Involved: London Get Involved For Families BBC Singers 2015-16 Season Plus Family
- 19:30
  Christmas Celebrations
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Start your festive countdown with our ever-popular Christmas Celebrations concerts, full of sparkle and seasonal cheer.
  Part of
  Brangwyn Hall 2015-16 BBC NOW 2015-16 Season
- 19:30
  Christmas Classics
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  Jamie MacDougall presents Christmas Classics
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2015-16 Season
- 19:30
  Dylan Thomas: A Child’s Christmas in Wales
  Milton Court Concert Hall
  Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales in a magical presentation with the BBC Singers
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2015-16 Season BBC Singers at Milton Court 2015/16
Sat 19 Dec 2015
- 15:00
  Christmas Celebrations
  Sir Thomas Picton School, Haverfordwest
  Start your festive countdown with our ever-popular Christmas Celebrations concerts, full of sparkle and seasonal cheer.
  Part of
  BBC NOW On the Road 2015-16 Christmas 2015-16 BBC NOW 2015-16 Season
- 19:00
  Christmas Celebrations
  Sir Thomas Picton School, Haverfordwest
  Start your festive countdown with our ever-popular Christmas Celebrations concerts, full of sparkle and seasonal cheer.
  Part of
  BBC NOW On the Road 2015-16 Christmas 2015-16 BBC NOW 2015-16 Season
- 19:30
  Dylan Thomas: A Child's Christmas in Wales
  Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
  Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales in a magical presentation with the BBC Singers
  Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales in a magical presentation with the BBC Singers
  Programme
  Dylan Thomas
  A Child's Christmas in Wales
  Performers
  David Hill
  conductor
  conductor
  Richard Harrington
  narrator
  narrator
  BBC Singers
  Onyx Brass
  Composers
  Dylan Thomas
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2015-16 Season
Sun 20 Dec 2015
- 15:00
  Christmas at The Movies
  City Halls
  The BBC SSO’s seasonal treat for all the family returns to City Halls for another afternoon of music from the Silver Screen.
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2015-16 Season
- 16:00
  Dylan Thomas: A Child’s Christmas in Wales
  De La Warr Pavilion
  Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales in a magical presentation with the BBC Singers
  Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales in a magical presentation with the BBC Singers
  Programme
  Dylan Thomas
  A Child's Christmas in Wales
  Performers
  David Hill
  conductor
  conductor
  Richard Harrington
  narrator
  narrator
  BBC Singers
  Onyx Brass
  Composers
  Dylan Thomas
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2015-16 Season
- 19:00
  Dylan Thomas: A Child's Christmas in Wales
  De La Warr Pavilion
  Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales in a magical presentation with the BBC Singers
  Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales in a magical presentation with the BBC Singers
  Programme
  Dylan Thomas
  A Child's Christmas in Wales
  Performers
  David Hill
  conductor
  conductor
  Richard Harrington
  narrator
  narrator
  BBC Singers
  Onyx Brass
  Composers
  Dylan Thomas
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2015-16 Season