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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

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Thu 1 Mar 2018
- 14:00
  BBC Singers celebrate settings of George Herbert
  St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge
  The BBC Singers perform a concert of musical settings of the welsh-born poet, George Herbert
  The BBC Singers perform a concert of musical settings of the welsh-born poet, George Herbert
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Antiphon, Op 56b
  William Henry Harris
  Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life
  Herbert Howells
  Sweetest of sweets
  Antiphon (Let all the world in every corner sing)
  Ola Gjeilo
  Contrition
  Mary Plumstead
  A Grateful Heart
  Ben Parry
  Heaven
  John Tavener
  Love Bade Me Welcome
  Judith Weir
  Vertue
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5 Mystical Songs
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Rupert Gough
  conductor
  conductor
  Stephen Farr
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  William Henry Harris
  Herbert Howells
  Ola Gjeilo
  Mary Plumstead
  Ben Parry
  John Tavener
  Judith Weir
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2017-18 Season
- 19:30
  St David’s Day
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Programme
  Alun Hoddinott
  Quodlibet on Welsh Nursery Tunes
  Daniel Jones
  The Country Beyond the Stars: I. A Hymn to Peace
  Morfydd Llwyn Owen
  Gweddi Pechadur
  Dilys Elwyn-Edwards
  Mae Hiraeth yn y Môr
  Mansel Thomas
  Er mwyn dy was, Dewi
  Gareth Glyn
  Vita Davidis (A Life of St. David)(ed by Ty Cerdd)
  Arwel Hughes
  Dewi Sant: "Molwn Di"
  Grace Williams
  PenillionIV - Allegro Agitato
  Paul Mealor
  Celtic Prayers: II. A Welsh Prayer
  Karl Jenkins
  Dewi Sant: Good Night House of Dewi
  Jeffrey Howard
  A Welsh Celebration
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  Grant Llewellyn
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Catrin Finch
  Harp
  Harp
  Gwyn Hughes Jones
  tenor
  tenor
  Composers
  Alun Hoddinott
  Daniel Jones
  Morfydd Llwyn Owen
  Dilys Elwyn-Edwards
  Mansel Thomas
  Gareth Glyn
  Arwel Hughes
  Grace Williams
  Paul Mealor
  Karl Jenkins
  Jeffrey Howard
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season St David's Hall 2017-18
- 19:30
  Composer Roots: Bartók and the Concerto
  Glasgow City Halls
  Please note: due to the adverse weather conditions tonight's concert has been cancelled.
  Please note: due to the adverse weather conditions tonight's concert has been cancelled.
  Programme
  Zoltán Kodály
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Béla Bartók
  Piano Concerto No. 3
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Simon Trpceski
  piano
  piano
  Thomas Dausgaard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Zoltán Kodály
  Béla Bartók
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
Sat 3 Mar 2018
- 15:00
  Family Concert
  Sir Thomas Picton School, Haverfordwest
  Family Concert
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2017-18 Family Concerts
- 18:15
  Journey Through Music
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Come and explore the music featured in tonight's concert
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Learning
- 18:45
  Preview + 3 March
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Get to know more about the BBC Philharmonic's Principal Guest Conductor Ben Gernon
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic: Preview+
- 19:00
  Family Concert
  Sir Thomas Picton School, Haverfordwest
  Family Concert with BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2017-18 Family Concerts
- 19:30
  Anna Clyne/Mozart/Mahler
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Programme
  Anna Clyne
  This Midnight Hour(12 mins)(UK premiere)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor(30 mins)
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 1 in D major(50 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Ben Gernon
  conductor
  conductor
  Richard Goode
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Anna Clyne
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2017-18 Season
Thu 8 Mar 2018
- 19:30
  International Women's Day Concert
  LSO St Luke’s, London
  The BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Radio 3 bring back into the spotlight five forgotten female composers on International Women's Day.
- 19:30
  Brahms 1
  Cheltenham Town Hall
  Brahms’ first symphony is a marvellous statement that signalled the composer’s escape from the shadows of Beethoven.
  Part of
  BBC NOW On the Road 2017-18 BBC NOW 2017-18 Season
- 19:30
  Beethoven & Tchaikovsky at Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
  Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
  Vassily Sinaisky conducts the BBC Philharmonic at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall
  Vassily Sinaisky conducts the BBC Philharmonic at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Manfred
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Pavel Kolesnikov
  pianist
  pianist
  Vassily Sinaisky
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fri 9 Mar 2018
- 13:00
  BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: BBC Singers
  LSO St Luke’s, London
  The BBC Singers give a lunchtime concert at LSO St Luke's featuring works by Debussy and Pizzetti.
  The BBC Singers give a lunchtime concert at LSO St Luke's featuring works by Debussy and Pizzetti.
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Trois chansons de Charles d'Orléans
  Ildebrando Pizzetti
  A Lament
  Messa di Requiem
  Due composizioni corali
  Claude Debussy
  Des pas sur la neigearr. Clytus Gottwald
  Ildebrando Pizzetti
  De profundis
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Owain Park
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Ildebrando Pizzetti
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2017-18 Season
- 18:30
  Discover More: Brahms 1
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Brahms' First: a swift guide
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season Discover More 2017-18 Brangwyn Hall 2017-18
- 19:30
  Brahms 1
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Brahms’ first symphony is a marvellous statement that signalled the composer’s escape from the shadows of Beethoven.
  Brahms’ first symphony is a marvellous statement that signalled the composer’s escape from the shadows of Beethoven.
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  The Golden Spinning Wheel
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Thomas Søndergård
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Stephen Hough
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Johannes Brahms
  Part of
  Brangwyn Hall 2017-18 BBC NOW 2017-18 Season
Sat 10 Mar 2018
- 14:30
  CANCELLED EVENT - Open Rehearsal for Young Composers
  Glasgow City Halls
  Free event for 12-18 year-olds
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 20:00
  Hear and Now: Hyde, Hopkins, Bray & Burrell
  Glasgow City Halls
  Geoffrey Paterson conducts works by Charlotte Bray, John Hopkins, Thomas Hyde & Diana Burrell.
  Geoffrey Paterson conducts works by Charlotte Bray, John Hopkins, Thomas Hyde & Diana Burrell.
  Programme
  Charlotte Bray
  Stone Dancer
  John Hopkins
  Double Concerto for Trumpet and Saxophone(World Premiere of re-worked version)
  Thomas Hyde
  Symphony(World Premiere)
  Diana Burrell
  Resurrection
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Marcus Weiss
  alto saxophone
  alto saxophone
  Marco Blaauw
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Geoffrey Paterson
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Charlotte Bray
  John Hopkins
  Thomas Hyde
  Diana Burrell
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
Sun 11 Mar 2018
- 14:00
  Come and Create: Copland’s ‘Appalachian Spring’
  Glasgow City Halls
  Create Copland's Appalachian Spring with the BBC SSO at City Halls.
  Part of
  Learning and Outreach BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 15:00
  BBC Symphony Chorus at Maida Vale: Brahms A German Requiem
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  The BBC Symphony Chorus performs Brahms’s A German Requiem at the iconic BBC Maida Vale Studios.
  The BBC Symphony Chorus performs Brahms’s A German Requiem at the iconic BBC Maida Vale Studios.
  Programme
  William Henry Harris
  Bring us, O Lord God
  Gabriel Jackson
  Justorum animae
  Johannes Brahms
  A German Requiem
  Performers
  Elizabeth Watts
  soprano
  soprano
  Ashley Riches
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Pavel Kolesnikov
  piano
  piano
  Samson Tsoy
  piano
  piano
  Neil Ferris
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Composers
  William Henry Harris
  Gabriel Jackson
  Johannes Brahms
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Chorus
Wed 14 Mar 2018
- 13:55
  A celebration of the music of Arriaga
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  BBC Philharmonic Chief Conductor, Juanjo Mena brings an afternoon of music from his homeland for this live BBC Radio 3 broadcast
  BBC Philharmonic Chief Conductor, Juanjo Mena brings an afternoon of music from his homeland for this live BBC Radio 3 broadcast
  Programme
  Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
  Los esclavos felices(8 mins)Overture
  Herminie
  Air de "Médée"
  Symphony in D major(23 mins)
  Overture in D
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  conductor
  conductor
  Berit Norbakken Solset
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Thu 15 Mar 2018
- 14:00
  Afternoon Performance: John Wilson Conducts ‘Appalachian Spring’
  Glasgow City Halls
  John Wilson conducts works by Barber, Bernstein, Copland & Harris at City Halls.
  John Wilson conducts works by Barber, Bernstein, Copland & Harris at City Halls.
  Programme
  Samuel Barber
  Overture 'The School for Scandal', Op 5
  Leonard Bernstein
  Serenade*
  Aaron Copland
  Appalachian Spring – suite
  Roy Harris
  Symphony No. 3
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Ning Feng
  violin*
  violin*
  John Wilson
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Samuel Barber
  Leonard Bernstein
  Aaron Copland
  Roy Harris
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 19:30
  Haydn & Mozart
  Aberystwyth Arts Centre
  Rachel Podger directs BBC NOW in a programme of Haydn & Mozart.
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2017-18
- 19:30
  Sondheim on Sondheim
  Southbank Centre, London
  The newly orchestrated musical revue Sondheim on Sondheim makes its sparkling European premiere, accompanied by a film of Stephen Sondheim himself.
  The newly orchestrated musical revue Sondheim on Sondheim makes its sparkling European premiere, accompanied by a film of Stephen Sondheim himself.
  Programme
  Stephen Sondheim
  Sondheim on Sondheim
  Performers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Keith Lockhart
  conductor
  conductor
  Liz Callaway
  Damian Humbley
  Tyrone Huntley
  Claire Moore
  Julian Ovenden
  Rebecca Trehearn
  Composers
  Stephen Sondheim
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2017-18 Southbank Centre Season
Fri 16 Mar 2018
- 19:30
  Haydn & Mozart
  Bangor University
  Rachel Podger directs BBC NOW in a programme of Haydn & Mozart.
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2017-18
Sun 18 Mar 2018
- 15:00
  Family Concert
  Venue Cymru, Llandudno
  Amazing live music and an awesome time with BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2017-18 Family Concerts
- 16:40
  Last Futures - Live Stream
  Tramway
  Last Futures is a 1-hour performance by students of the RCS, GSA, and Glasgow University, with musicians from the BBC SSO. In it they respond to the cultural and political impact of 1968.
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
Tue 20 Mar 2018
- 14:00
  A celebration of the music of Copland
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  An American afternoon with conductor John Wilson
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 19:30
  Friday Night Is Music Night: Strictly Strauss!
  Watford Colosseum, Watford
  Ken Bruce is your genealogist for the most famous family tree in musical history - the Strauss family. Stephen Bell conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in an evening of waltzes, polkas, quadrilles and marches.
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night
Wed 21 Mar 2018
- 19:30
  Sakari Oramo conducts an Anna Clyne London premiere
  Barbican, London
  One of Beethoven’s loveliest symphonies, a London premiere for Anna Clyne’s haunting This Midnight Hour and Britten’s magical violin concerto.
  One of Beethoven’s loveliest symphonies, a London premiere for Anna Clyne’s haunting This Midnight Hour and Britten’s magical violin concerto.
  Programme
  Anna Clyne
  This Midnight Hour
  Benjamin Britten
  Violin Concerto
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Performers
  Vilde Frang
  violin
  violin
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Anna Clyne
  Benjamin Britten
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season
Thu 22 Mar 2018
- 19:30
  Composer Roots: Nielsen’s Fifth
  Glasgow City Halls
  Thomas Dausgaard conducts works by Nielsen & Mozart at City Halls.
  Thomas Dausgaard conducts works by Nielsen & Mozart at City Halls.
  Programme
  Carl Nielsen
  Pan and Syrinx, FS87, Op 49
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Clarinet Concerto in A majorK.622
  Carl Nielsen
  Symphony No 5
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Martin Fröst
  basset-clarinet
  basset-clarinet
  Thomas Dausgaard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Carl Nielsen
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
Fri 23 Mar 2018
- 18:30
  Discover More: Pre-Concert Talk
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Where all senses meet - II. The music of Debussy and Messiaen
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season Discover More 2017-18
- 19:30
  La Mer
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Nocturnes
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major
  Olivier Messiaen
  Les offrandes oubliées
  Claude Debussy
  La mer
  Performers
  Jac van Steen
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Steven Osborne
  Piano
  Piano
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Chamber Choir of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Olivier Messiaen
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season St David's Hall 2017-18
Sat 24 Mar 2018
- 18:45
  Preview+ 24 March
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Conductor John Wilson introduces tonight's programme
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic: Preview+
- 19:30
  BBC Symphony Orchestra in Zürich
  Tonhalle, Zürich
  BBC Symphony Orchestra in Zürich
  BBC Symphony Orchestra in Zürich
  Programme
  Anna Clyne
  This Midnight Hour
  Benjamin Britten
  Violin Concerto
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Performers
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Vilde Frang
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Anna Clyne
  Benjamin Britten
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra in Switzerland 2018
- 19:30
  Copland/Korngold/Vaughan Williams
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Programme
  Aaron Copland
  Appalachian Spring – suite(24 mins)
  Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  Violin Concerto in D major(24 mins)
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 5 in D major(39 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  John Wilson
  conductor
  conductor
  Andrew Haveron
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Aaron Copland
  Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2017-18 Season
Sun 25 Mar 2018
- 14:00
  Composer Roots: Nielsen’s Violin Concerto
  Glasgow City Halls
  Thomas Dausgaard conducts works by Nielsen.
  Thomas Dausgaard conducts works by Nielsen.
  Programme
  Trad.
  Danish folk-songs
  Carl Nielsen
  Polka for Solo Violin
  Nordic and Danish Folk Music
  Violin Concerto
  Symphony No. 3, ‘Sinfonia espansiva’*
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Danish String Quartet
  Henning Kraggerud
  violin
  violin
  Dénise Beck
  soprano*
  soprano*
  Benjamin Appl
  baritone*
  baritone*
  Thomas Dausgaard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Trad.
  Carl Nielsen
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 19:00
  Barry Rose conducts Stainer's Crucifixion
  Guildford Cathedral
  Celebrating his 60th anniversary of working with the BBC Singers, Barry Rose conducts Stainer's Crucifixion at Guildford Cathedral.
  Celebrating his 60th anniversary of working with the BBC Singers, Barry Rose conducts Stainer's Crucifixion at Guildford Cathedral.
  Programme
  John Stainer
  The Crucifixion
  Performers
  Peter Auty
  tenor
  tenor
  Jeremy Carpenter
  bass
  bass
  Malcolm Archer
  organ
  organ
  Barry Rose
  conductor
  conductor
  Guildford Cathedral Choir
  choristers
  choristers
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  John Stainer
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2017-18 Season
Mon 26 Mar 2018
- 20:00
  BBC Symphony Orchestra in Geneva
  Victoria Hall, Geneva
  BBC Symphony Orchestra in Geneva
  BBC Symphony Orchestra in Geneva
  Programme
  Anna Clyne
  This Midnight Hour
  Benjamin Britten
  Violin Concerto
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Performers
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Vilde Frang
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Anna Clyne
  Benjamin Britten
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra in Switzerland 2018
Wed 28 Mar 2018
- 19:30
  Contemporary Evenings
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Contemporary Evenings
  Contemporary Evenings
  Programme
  Mark D. Boden
  Clarinet ConcertoWorld Premiere | Premiere Byd
  Guto Puw
  CamouflageWorld Premiere | Premiere Byd (ed by Ty Cerdd)
  Michael Berkeley
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Alun Hoddinott
  Variants for Orchestra, op. 47
  Sarah Lianne Lewis
  Is there no seeker of dreams that were?
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Jac van Steen
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Robert Plane
  Clarinet
  Clarinet
  Composers
  Mark D. Boden
  Guto Puw
  Michael Berkeley
  Alun Hoddinott
  Sarah Lianne Lewis
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season Contemporary Evenings BBC Hoddinott Hall 2017-18
Thu 29 Mar 2018
- 14:00
  Haydn, Schumann & Shostakovich
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Omer Meir Wellber conducts a recording for BBC Radio 3
  Omer Meir Wellber conducts a recording for BBC Radio 3
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 49 in F minor 'La ione'(21 mins)
  Robert Schumann
  Cello Concerto in A minor(22 mins)
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No 6 in B minor(30 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Omer Meir Wellber
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Andrei Ionita
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Robert Schumann
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Fri 30 Mar 2018
- 19:30
  Easter at King's
  King's College Cambridge
  Edward Elgar’s remarkable setting of John Henry Newman’s The Dream of Gerontius displays an eclectic range of influences – from Wagner to Verdi – and yet achieves a dramatic and musical unity unsured in his choral output. The soul’s journey, through d
  Edward Elgar’s remarkable setting of John Henry Newman’s The Dream of Gerontius displays an eclectic range of influences – from Wagner to Verdi – and yet achieves a dramatic and musical unity unsured in his choral output. The soul’s journey, through d
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  The Dream of Gerontius
  Performers
  Kathryn Rudge
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Brenden Gunnell
  tenor
  tenor
  David Stout
  baritone
  baritone
  Christopher Robinson
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Chorus
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Composers
  Edward Elgar