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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

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Thu 4 Jan 2018
- 11:30
  Saint-Saëns & Berg
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Edward Gardner is ed by pianist Louis Lortie for the BBC Philharmonic's first concert of 2018
  Edward Gardner is ed by pianist Louis Lortie for the BBC Philharmonic's first concert of 2018
  Programme
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Piano Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 17(26 mins)
  Alban Berg
  Lulu Suite(32 mins)Symphonic pieces from Lulu
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Edward Gardner
  conductor
  conductor
  Louis Lortie
  piano
  piano
  Sophie Bevan
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Alban Berg
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Sat 6 Jan 2018
- 19:30
  A feast from Finland: Sibelius Symphonies No. 2 & 7
  Barbican, London
  A feast from Finland. Two powerful pieces for soprano and orchestra a two of Sibelius’s symphonies, works of very different natures
  A feast from Finland. Two powerful pieces for soprano and orchestra a two of Sibelius’s symphonies, works of very different natures
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 7 in C major
  Luonnotar
  Aarre Merikanto
  Ekho
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  Anu Komsi
  soprano
  soprano
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Aarre Merikanto
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season Sibelius Symphonies
Tue 9 Jan 2018
- 13:55
  Rossini, Mozart & Stravinsky
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with conductor Ben Gernon and pianist Christian Ihle Hadland
  A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with conductor Ben Gernon and pianist Christian Ihle Hadland
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  The Barber of Seville – overture(7 mins)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major ‘Jeunehomme’(30 mins)
  Igor Stravinsky
  Song of the Nightingale(21 mins)'The Song of the Nightingale'
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Ben Gernon
  conductor
  conductor
  Christian Ihle Hadland
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Thu 11 Jan 2018
- 14:00
  Britten and Holst meet the American Songbook
  Watford Colosseum, Watford
  The BBC Concert Orchestra performs an afternoon of music chosen by its Conductor Laureate, Barry Wordsworth presented by BBC Radio 3’s Ian Skelly and ed by the powerful voice of Susan Bullock.
Fri 12 Jan 2018
- 18:15
  Journey Through Music
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Tonight's ‘Journey Through Music’ will be led by animateur Andy Smith who will focus on exploring Janáček's Sinfonietta – the final piece in this evening’s concert.
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Learning
- 19:30
  Huw Watkins curates
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Composer-in-Association Huw Watkins curates two concerts of the music that shaped him, as a performer and as a composer.
  Composer-in-Association Huw Watkins curates two concerts of the music that shaped him, as a performer and as a composer.
  Programme
  Michael Tippett
  Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles
  Benjamin Britten
  Piano Concerto
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Martyn Brabbins
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Huw Watkins
  Piano
  Piano
  Composers
  Michael Tippett
  Benjamin Britten
  Béla Bartók
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season
- 19:30
  Smetana/Saint-Saëns/Berlioz/Janáček
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Programme
  Bedrich Smetana
  The Bartered Bride(7 mins)- Overture
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Piano Concerto No 4 in C minor(25 mins)
  Rapsodie d'Auvergne for Piano and Orchestra in C major, op. 73
  Hector Berlioz
  The Trojans – Royal Hunt and Storm
  Leos Janáček
  Sinfonietta(25 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Edward Gardner
  conductor
  conductor
  Louis Lortie
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Bedrich Smetana
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Hector Berlioz
  Leos Janáček
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2017-18 Season
Sat 13 Jan 2018
- 20:00
  Hear and Now: José Maceda and James Tenney
  Glasgow City Halls
  Ilan Volkov pairs music by US composer James Tenney with that of the Filipino composer, José Maceda.
  Ilan Volkov pairs music by US composer James Tenney with that of the Filipino composer, José Maceda.
  Programme
  José Maceda
  Distemperament
  James Tenney
  Diapason
  Beast(for unaccompanied double bass)
  Clang
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Dominic Lash
  double bass
  double bass
  Ilan Volkov
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  José Maceda
  James Tenney
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
Wed 17 Jan 2018
- 14:00
  Debussy, Foulds, Walton & Bizet
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Acclaimed British violist Lawrence Power s Ben Gernon for an afternoon concert
  Acclaimed British violist Lawrence Power s Ben Gernon for an afternoon concert
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Images – Ibéria(20 mins)
  John Foulds
  Sicilian Aubade(6 mins)
  interval
  William Walton
  Viola Concerto(25 mins)
  Georges Bizet
  Carmen(19 mins)suite
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Ben Gernon
  conductor
  conductor
  Lawrence Power
  viola
  viola
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  John Foulds
  William Walton
  Georges Bizet
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Thu 18 Jan 2018
- 19:30
  The Jussen Brothers Play Mozart
  Glasgow City Halls
  Lucas and Arthur Jussen perform Mozart’s concerto for two pianos
  Lucas and Arthur Jussen perform Mozart’s concerto for two pianos
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Concerto in E flat major for two pianosK.365
  Michael Tippett
  Symphony No. 4
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Lucas & Arthur Jussen
  pianos
  pianos
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Michael Tippett
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
Fri 19 Jan 2018
- 18:30
  Discover More: Pre-Concert Talk
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Beethoven’s Ninth: A swift guide
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season Discover More 2017-18
- 19:30
  Beethoven 9
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Huw Watkins
  Spring (World Premiere: Radio 3 Commision)
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Elizabeth Atherton
  Soprano
  Soprano
  Clara Mouriz
  Mezzo
  Mezzo
  Allan Clayton
  Tenor
  Tenor
  Matthew Rose
  Bass
  Bass
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Huw Watkins
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season Beethoven Symphonic Cycle St David's Hall 2017-18
- 19:30
  Josep Pons conducts two terrific and colourful Spanish scores
  Barbican, London
  Josep Pons conducts two terrific and colourful Spanish scores
  Josep Pons conducts two terrific and colourful Spanish scores
  Programme
  Manuel de Falla
  El amor brujo
  Enrique Granados
  Goyescas
  Performers
  María Toledo
  Flamenco Singer
  Flamenco Singer
  Nancy Fabiola Herrera
  Rosario
  Rosario
  Gustavo Peña
  Fernando
  Fernando
  Lidia Vinyes-Curtis
  Pepa
  Pepa
  José Antonio López
  Paquiro
  Paquiro
  Josep Pons
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Manuel de Falla
  Enrique Granados
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season BBC Singers 2017-18 Season
- 20:00
  Friday Night is Music Night: Chichester Festival Theatre
  Chichester Festival Theatre
  The world’s longest running orchestral music show pays a visit to Chichester for an evening of musical magic
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night
Sat 20 Jan 2018
- 18:30
  Discover More: Pre-Concert Talk
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Beethoven’s Ninth: A swift guide
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season Discover More 2017-18
- 19:30
  Mozart, Beethoven & Brahms at Leeds Town Hall
  Leeds Town Hall
  Ben Gernon conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a programme which includes Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto
  Ben Gernon conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a programme which includes Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don Giovanni – overture
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Louis Schwizgebel
  pianist
  pianist
  Ben Gernon
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Johannes Brahms
- 19:30
  Beethoven 9
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Its daring and at times outlandish writing has sparked debate ever since its premiere in 1824. Despite that, who can fail to be swept up by his Ode to Joy and vision of arcadia?
  Its daring and at times outlandish writing has sparked debate ever since its premiere in 1824. Despite that, who can fail to be swept up by his Ode to Joy and vision of arcadia?
  Programme
  Huw Watkins
  Spring ( BBC Radio 3 Commission)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  Choir
  Choir
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Elizabeth Atherton
  soprano
  soprano
  Clara Mouriz
  Mezzo
  Mezzo
  Allan Clayton
  Tenor
  Tenor
  Matthew Rose
  bass
  bass
  Composers
  Huw Watkins
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  Brangwyn Hall 2017-18 Beethoven Symphonic Cycle BBC NOW 2017-18 Season
Sun 21 Jan 2018
- 15:00
  Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony
  His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
  Martyn Brabbins conducts Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony in Aberdeen.
  Martyn Brabbins conducts Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony in Aberdeen.
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major ‘Jeunehomme’
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Arthur Jussen
  piano
  piano
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2017-18 Season BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
Mon 22 Jan 2018
- 19:30
  The Red Brick Chamber Sessions: Reeding Material
  Peel Hall - University of Salford
  The Red Brick Chamber Sessions: Reeding Material
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic: The Red Brick Chamber Sessions
Wed 24 Jan 2018
- 19:30
  Welsh National Opera Orchestra & BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  A first-time collaboration on an epic orchestral scale
  A first-time collaboration on an epic orchestral scale
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Der Rosenkavalier – suite
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade
  Performers
  Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera
  Tomáš Hanus
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Thomas Søndergård
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season
Fri 26 Jan 2018
- 19:30
  Celtic Connections: Òrain nan Gàidheal: Songs of the Gael
  Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
  A celebration of Gaelic Song as part of Celtic Connections.
  Part of
  Celtic Connections 2017 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
Sat 27 Jan 2018
- 11:00
  Film: Leonard Bernstein, Young People’s Concerts – What Is Impressionism?
  Barbican, London
  Film: Leonard Bernstein, Young People’s Concerts – what is impressionism?
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season Total Immersion: Leonard Bernstein Total Immersion
- 13:00
  Guildhall School of Music & Drama perform Bernstein
  Milton Court
  Bernstein on a small scale, revealing his prodigious ability to write music of charm, substance and a miraculous and genre-defying gift of melody.
  Bernstein on a small scale, revealing his prodigious ability to write music of charm, substance and a miraculous and genre-defying gift of melody.
  Programme
  Leonard Bernstein
  Arias & Barcarolles
  Clarinet Sonata
  Touches: Chorale, Eight Variations and Coda
  Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
  Performers
  Musicians from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama
  ensemble
  ensemble
  Composers
  Leonard Bernstein
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season Total Immersion: Leonard Bernstein Total Immersion
- 15:00
  Total Immersion Leonard Bernstein: The man and the music
  Barbican, London
  Leonard Bernstein – the man and the music: Edward Seckerson in conversation with Andrew McGregor.
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season Total Immersion: Leonard Bernstein Total Immersion
- 17:00
  Total Immersion: BBC Singers perform Leonard Bernstein
  St Giles' Cripplegate, London
  Bernstein the choral composer drawing on his Jewish heritage as well as writing for the Christian church – both fused in his popular Chichester Psalms.
  Bernstein the choral composer drawing on his Jewish heritage as well as writing for the Christian church – both fused in his popular Chichester Psalms.
  Programme
  Leonard Bernstein
  Hashkiveinu
  Missa Brevis
  The Lark (French Choruses)Soldier's Song
  Chichester Psalms
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Ragnar Bohlin
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Leonard Bernstein
  Part of
  Total Immersion: Leonard Bernstein BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season BBC Singers 2017-18 Season Total Immersion
- 18:45
  Free Performance
  Barbican, London
  The culmination of a BBC Symphony Orchestra learning project based on the music of Leonard Bernstein.
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season Total Immersion: Leonard Bernstein Total Immersion
- 19:30
  Elgar/Rachmaninov/Sibelius
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’(15 mins)
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor(27 mins)
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 1 in E minor(35 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Kathryn Stott
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Jean Sibelius
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2017-18 Season
- 19:30
  Bernstein's Songfest & Plato-inspired Serenade
  Barbican, London
  A rare chance to hear Bernstein’s song-cycle Songfest and his Plato-inspired Serenade in a concert launched with the fireworks of Candide’s Overture.
  A rare chance to hear Bernstein’s song-cycle Songfest and his Plato-inspired Serenade in a concert launched with the fireworks of Candide’s Overture.
  Programme
  Leonard Bernstein
  Candide – overture
  Serenade
  Songfest
  Performers
  David Charles Abell
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Vadim Gluzman
  violin
  violin
  Sophia Burgos
  soprano
  soprano
  J’Nai Bridges
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Fleur Barron
  alto-soprano
  alto-soprano
  Nicky Spence
  tenor
  tenor
  Nmon Ford
  baritone
  baritone
  Brandon Cedel
  bass
  bass
  Composers
  Leonard Bernstein
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season Total Immersion: Leonard Bernstein Total Immersion
Sun 28 Jan 2018
- 14:00
  Come and Create: Tippett’s Symphonies
  Glasgow City Halls
  in with professionals from the BBC SSO to perform Sir Michael Tippett's symphonies at City Halls.
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2017-18 Season Learning and Outreach
- 19:30
  Friday Night Is Music Night: Gregory Porter and Friends
  London Coliseum
  BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night Is Music Night is very proud to present Gregory Porter and Friends at the London Coliseum.
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night
Wed 31 Jan 2018
- 19:30
  Huw Watkins curates
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  The second of two concerts in which Composer-in-Association Huw Watkins shares the music that shaped him as both a performer and composer.
  Part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2017-18 BBC NOW 2017-18 Season
Thu 1 Feb 2018
- 10:00
  Composition: Wales - Play-through Day
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Free workshops open to the public: 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2017-18 Composition: Wales
- 19:30
  Stravinsky’s ‘Petrushka’
  Glasgow City Halls
  Martyn Brabbins conducts Stravinsky’s ‘Petrushka’ at City Halls
  Martyn Brabbins conducts Stravinsky’s ‘Petrushka’ at City Halls
  Programme
  Michael Tippett
  Symphony in B-flat
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat majorK.495
  Concert Rondo in E flat major, K.371
  interval
  Igor Stravinsky
  Petrushka (1947 version)ballet
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Alberto Menéndez Escribano
  horn
  horn
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Michael Tippett
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 19:40
  Mozart Fourth Horn Concerto - Live Stream
  Glasgow City Halls
  BBC SSO Principal Horn Alberto Menéndez Escribano performs Mozart’s popular and playful Fourth Concerto as well as the seldom performed Concert Rondo. Martyn Brabbins conducts with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2017-18 Season