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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

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Wed 2 May 2018
- 19:00
  BBC Symphony Orchestra at Maida Vale
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  Making her debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Stasevska conducts orchestral music by Sibelius, Stravinsky and Rautavaara.Making her debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Stasevska conducts orchestral music by Sibelius, Stravinsky and Rautavaara.
  Making her debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Stasevska conducts orchestral music by Sibelius, Stravinsky and Rautavaara.Making her debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Stasevska conducts orchestral music by Sibelius, Stravinsky and Rautavaara.
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Piano Concerto No 3 'Gift of Dreams'
  Igor Stravinsky
  Song of the Nightingale
  Performers
  Olli Mustonen
  piano
  piano
  Dalia Stasevska
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season
Thu 3 May 2018
- 19:30
  The Red Brick Sessions: Respighi, Tarrodi, Sibelius, Leinonen & Rautavaara
  Peel Hall, University of Salford
  The Red Brick Sessions return to the University of Salford
  The Red Brick Sessions return to the University of Salford
  Programme
  Ottorino Respighi
  The Birds(19 mins)
  Andrea Tarrodi
  Birds of Paradise(10 mins)"Birds of Paradise"
  Jean Sibelius
  Scene with Cranes(5 mins)
  Minna Leinonen
  Kaarne(8 mins)"Raven"
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Cantus arcticus(17 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Anna-Maria Helsing
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ottorino Respighi
  Andrea Tarrodi
  Jean Sibelius
  Minna Leinonen
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic: The Red Brick Sessions
Fri 4 May 2018
- 18:30
  Discover More: Bruch & Bruckner
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Bruckner’s Seventh: a swift guide
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season Discover More 2017-18 Brangwyn Hall 2017-18
- 19:30
  Bruch & Bruckner
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  A symphony of magnificent proportions by Bruckner, who was inspired by the scope and spirituality of Bach.
  A symphony of magnificent proportions by Bruckner, who was inspired by the scope and spirituality of Bach.
  Programme
  Max Bruch
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 7 in E major
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Joseph Swensen
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Tasmin Little
  Violin
  Violin
  Composers
  Max Bruch
  Anton Bruckner
  Part of
  Brangwyn Hall 2017-18 BBC NOW 2017-18 Season
- 19:30
  Sofi Jeannin conducts Handel
  Milton Court Concert Hall
  Three of Handel’s Coronation Anthems and his Dixit Dominus give the BBC Singers and St James’ Baroque the chance to shine in much-loved music.
  Three of Handel’s Coronation Anthems and his Dixit Dominus give the BBC Singers and St James’ Baroque the chance to shine in much-loved music.
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Coronation Anthem ‘Zadok the Priest’
  Organ Concerto in F major"Cuckoo and the nightingale"
  Coronation Anthem 'My heart is inditing'
  Coronation Anthem 'The king shall rejoice'
  Dixit Dominus
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Sofi Jeannin
  conductor
  conductor
  Stephen Farr
  organ
  organ
  St. James' Baroque
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2017-18 Season BBC Singers at Milton Court 2017/18
- 20:00
  Friday Night is Music Night: Rollin' on the River
  Big Top, Cheltenham
  Friday Night is Music Night heads to Cheltenham Jazz FestivalFriday Night is Music Night heads to Cheltenham Jazz Festival
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night
Sat 5 May 2018
- 15:30
  The Sound Sessions 1
  Glasgow City Halls
  Throughout the weekend, musicians and sound artists/performers will appear in the Recital Room.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 16:00
  Nathalie Forget / Joe Posset
  Glasgow City Halls
  Ondist Nathalie Forget opens the festival with a performance of Outremer, and Joe Posset continues his explorations into multiple tape players.
  Ondist Nathalie Forget opens the festival with a performance of Outremer, and Joe Posset continues his explorations into multiple tape players.
  Programme
  Bernard Parmegiani
  Outremer
  Joe Posset
  Grand Dictaphonic Jaxx for Four Players
  Performers
  Nathalie Forget
  Joe Posset
  Acrid Lactations
  Composers
  Bernard Parmegiani
  Joe Posset
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 17:00
  Chamber Concert 1
  Glasgow City Halls
  Anton Lukoszevieze performs the World Premiere of Solipse, a new work for cello and tape.
  Anton Lukoszevieze performs the World Premiere of Solipse, a new work for cello and tape.
  Programme
  Rytis Mažulis
  Solipse(World Premiere)
  Performers
  Anton Lukoszevieze
  Composers
  Rytis Mažulis
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 17:30
  The Sound Sessions 2
  Glasgow City Halls
  Drop by for performances from our Recital Room artists.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 17:45
  Tetsuya Umeda
  Glasgow City Halls
  Japanese sound-artist Tetsuya Umeda transforms the Old Fruitmarket.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 18:30
  Workshop: The Ondes Martenot
  Glasgow City Halls
  Nathalie Forget demonstrates the ondes Martenot.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 18:30
  Meet the Artists 1
  Glasgow City Halls
  Your chance to meet and hear about some of the artists involved in Day 1 of Tectonics.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 18:30
  The Burnt Room: Performance 1
  Glasgow City Halls
  The Burnt Room is a dance piece made for a room with the audience around the stage area, physically marking its borders.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 19:30
  BBC Symphony Orchestra performs Bernstein at Saffron Hall
  Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
  BBC Symphony Orchestra performs Bernstein at Saffron Hall
  BBC Symphony Orchestra performs Bernstein at Saffron Hall
  Programme
  Leonard Bernstein
  Candide – overture
  George Gershwin
  Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Grofé)
  Leonard Bernstein
  Symphony No. 1 'Jeremiah'
  Aaron Copland
  Appalachian Spring – suite
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird Suite
  Performers
  Roderick Cox
  conductor
  conductor
  Jessica Gillingwater
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Steven Osborne
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Leonard Bernstein
  George Gershwin
  Aaron Copland
  Igor Stravinsky
- 19:30
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Glasgow City Halls
  The BBC SSO takes to the stage for two World Premieres conducted by Ilan Volkov.
  The BBC SSO takes to the stage for two World Premieres conducted by Ilan Volkov.
  Programme
  Naomi Pinnock
  The field is woven(World Premiere)
  James Clarke
  Untitled no. 9(BBC Commission, World Premiere)
  Composers
  Naomi Pinnock
  James Clarke
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 20:00
  The Sound Sessions 3
  Glasgow City Halls
  Drop by for performances from our Recital Room artists.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 20:20
  Miya Masaoka: The Movement of Things
  Glasgow City Halls
  Miya Masaoka presents a new work for orchestra and choir.
  Miya Masaoka presents a new work for orchestra and choir.
  Programme
  Miya Masaoka
  The Movement of Things(World Premiere)
  Performers
  Miya Masaoka
  Glasgow Chamber Choir
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Miya Masaoka
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 21:00
  Dror Feiler and the BBC SSO
  Glasgow City Halls
  A new work by self-styled music trasher, saxophone screamer and a political activist Dror Feiler.
  A new work by self-styled music trasher, saxophone screamer and a political activist Dror Feiler.
  Programme
  Dror Feiler
  Tikkun Olam(World Premiere)
  Performers
  Dror Feiler
  saxophone, clarinet and electronics
  saxophone, clarinet and electronics
  Mats Gustafsson
  saxophone and electronics
  saxophone and electronics
  Lasse Marhaug
  electronics
  electronics
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Ilan Volkov
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Dror Feiler
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 21:45
  Syzygys
  Glasgow City Halls
  An unmissable chance to see Syzygys outside of Japan.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 22:30
  The Burnt Room: Performance 2
  Glasgow City Halls
  The Burnt Room is a dance piece made for a room with the audience around the stage area, physically marking its borders.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
Sun 6 May 2018
- 14:30
  Tetsuya Umeda
  Glasgow City Halls
  Expect appearances from Tetsuya Umeda across the building on Sunday as he brings parts of City Halls’ spaces to life through his singular vision.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 14:30
  The Sound Sessions 4
  Glasgow City Halls
  Drop by for performances from our Recital Room artists.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 15:00
  Tony Bevan & Miya Masaoka / Tina Krekels with Adam Campbell
  Glasgow City Halls
  Tony Bevan and Miya Masaoka followed by Tina Krekels with Adam Campbell: Pardon, I have tentacles.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 16:00
  Pascale Criton: Recent Works
  Glasgow City Halls
  A showcase of works by French musicologist and composer Pascale Criton.
  A showcase of works by French musicologist and composer Pascale Criton.
  Programme
  Pascale Criton
  Bothswaysfor violin and cello
  Circle Process, for violinComposed by Pascale Criton/Silvia Tarozzi
  OUTfor ondes Martenot
  ChaoscacciaComposed by Pascale Criton/Deborah Walker
  New Work(World Premiere)
  Performers
  Silvia Tarozzi
  violin
  violin
  Deborah Walker
  cello
  cello
  Nathalie Forget
  ondes Martenot
  ondes Martenot
  Composers
  Pascale Criton
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 17:00
  The Sound Sessions 5
  Glasgow City Halls
  Drop by for performances from our Recital Room artists.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 17:30
  Lasse Marhaug
  Glasgow City Halls
  Lasse Marhaug presents a new work for electronics and field recordings.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 18:15
  The Burnt Room: Performance 3
  Glasgow City Halls
  The Burnt Room is a dance piece made for a room with the audience around the stage area, physically marking its borders.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 18:30
  Workshop: The Dictaphone
  Glasgow City Halls
  Joe Posset for a Dictaphone workshop.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 18:30
  Meet the Artists 2
  Glasgow City Halls
  Your chance to meet and hear about some of the artists involved in Day 2 of Tectonics.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 19:30
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 2
  Glasgow City Halls
  The BBC SSO's final concert of the weekend.
  The BBC SSO's final concert of the weekend.
  Programme
  Ashley Fure
  Bound to Bow(European Premiere)
  Evan Johnson
  measurement as contrition: three canons(World Premiere)
  Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir
  In Praise of Darkness(UK Premiere)
  Marc Sabat
  The Luminiferous Aether(BBC Commission, World Premiere)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Ilan Volkov
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ashley Fure
  Evan Johnson
  Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir
  Marc Sabat
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 20:00
  Sounds From the Other City
  Salford Cathedral
  of the BBC Philharmonic forces with composer Laura Bowler and visual artist Rachel Goodyear
- 20:00
  The Sound Sessions 6
  Glasgow City Halls
  Drop by in the interval of the BBC SSO concert for performances from our Recital Room artists.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 21:00
  Acrid Lactations / Mats Gustafsson: Plugs
  Glasgow City Halls
  Duo Acrid Lactations and saxophonist Mats Gustafsson perform in our penultimate event.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
- 21:30
  The Burnt Room: Performance 4
  Glasgow City Halls
  The Burnt Room is a dance piece made for a room with the audience around the stage area, physically marking its borders.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2018 BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
Wed 9 May 2018
- 19:30
  Rustioni conducts Avner Dorman's Mandolin Concerto
  Barbican, London
  A programme of vivid colours and evocative sounds create a concert that’s the musical equivalent of a Technicolor film
  A programme of vivid colours and evocative sounds create a concert that’s the musical equivalent of a Technicolor film
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Shéhérazade – ouverture de féerie
  Avner Dorman
  Mandolin ConcertoUK premiere
  Giorgio Federico Ghedini
  Musica notturnaUK premiere
  Ottorino Respighi
  Pines of Rome
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Avi Avital
  mandolin
  mandolin
  Daniele Rustioni
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Avner Dorman
  Giorgio Federico Ghedini
  Ottorino Respighi
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season
Thu 10 May 2018
- 19:30
  Vale of Glamorgan Festival
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  One of China’s leading composers, Qigang Chen now divides his life between Beijing and where he studied as a post graduate student with Oliver Messiaen.
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2017-18 BBC Hoddinott Hall 2017-18
Fri 11 May 2018
- 19:00
  Come & Sing: Elgar
  City of London School for Girls, London
  vocal specialist Tom Appleton to explore sections from Elgar’s choral masterpiece The Dream of Gerontius. With from the BBC Singers, expand your vocal skills with this oratorio which contains some of Elgar’s greatest music.
  Part of
  Get Involved For Singers BBC Singers 2017-18 Season Get Involved: London Get Involved
- 19:30
  Truro Cathedral Choir Concert
  Truro Cathedral
  We perform alongside the wonderful Truro Cathedral Choir in the magical acoustic of Truro Cathedral.
- 19:30
  Wagner, Mozart, Weber & Beethoven - SOT Festival, Hanley
  Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
  The orchestra forces with conductor Ben Gernon and soloist Stefan Dohr for a concert in Hanley's Victoria Hall
  The orchestra forces with conductor Ben Gernon and soloist Stefan Dohr for a concert in Hanley's Victoria Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Rienzi – Overture(12 mins)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K447(14 mins)
  interval
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Invitation to the Dance (orch. Hector Berlioz)(9 mins)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major(36 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Ben Gernon
  conductor
  conductor
  Stefan Dohr
  horn
  horn
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 12 May 2018
- 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 + 12 May
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Stefan Dohr, Principal Horn of the Berlin Philharmonic, introduces this evening’s performance of Wolfgang Rihm’s Horn Concerto
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic: Preview+
- 19:30
  Wagner/Wolfgang Rihm/Weber/Beethoven
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Rienzi – Overture(14 mins)
  Wolfgang Rihm
  Horn Concerto
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Invitation to the Dance (orch. Hector Berlioz)(10 mins)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major(37 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Ben Gernon
  conductor
  conductor
  Stefan Dohr
  horn
  horn
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Wolfgang Rihm
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2017-18 Season
Sun 13 May 2018
- 14:00
  BBC Worldwide and Royal Albert Hall Presents Planet Earth II Live in Concert
  Royal Albert Hall
  Planet Earth II Live in Concert brings us closer to the spellbinding animals, landscapes and wildlife dramas on our planet than ever before.
- 14:00
  Composer Roots: Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.3
  Glasgow City Halls
  Thomas Dausgaard conducts Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto at City Halls.
  Thomas Dausgaard conducts Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto at City Halls.
  Programme
  Trad.
  Gregorian Chant in Russian Orthodox Style
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
  Symphonic Dances
  Vespers
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Behzod Abduraimov
  piano
  piano
  BBC Singers
  (Elena Sharkova: conductor)
  (Elena Sharkova: conductor)
  Thomas Dausgaard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Trad.
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2017-18 Season BBC Singers 2017-18 Season
- 15:00
  Family Concert
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  The perfect introduction to the Orchestra for all ages!
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season St David's Hall 2017-18 Family Concerts
Tue 15 May 2018
- 12:00
  BBC Philharmonic: Ten Pieces Concerts for Primary Schools
  MediaCityUK Salford
  BBC Philharmonic: Ten Pieces Concerts for Primary Schools
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Learning
Wed 16 May 2018
- 10:00
  BBC Philharmonic: Ten Pieces Concerts for Primary Schools
  MediaCityUK Salford
  BBC Philharmonic: Ten Pieces Concerts for Primary Schools
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Learning
- 19:00
  Friday Night is Music Night: Pure Imagination
  London Palladium
  Friday Night is Music Night is proud to present an evening of 'Pure Imagination' from the London Palladium. Hugh Bonneville hosts this magical concert inspired by children's classics.
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night
- 19:30
  Alice Coote performs Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius
  Barbican, London
  Sakari Oramo, a ionate Elgarian, conducts a superb trio of soloists in the composer’s greatest oratorio.
  Sakari Oramo, a ionate Elgarian, conducts a superb trio of soloists in the composer’s greatest oratorio.
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  The Dream of Gerontius
  Performers
  Alice Coote
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Stuart Skelton
  tenor
  tenor
  Alan Ewing
  bass
  bass
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season BBC Symphony Chorus
Thu 17 May 2018
- 19:30
  Closing Night - Composer Roots 7: Sibelius’s ‘Kullervo’
  Glasgow City Halls
  Thomas Dausgaard closes the season with works connected to Finland.
  Thomas Dausgaard closes the season with works connected to Finland.
  Programme
  Trad.
  Arr. Thomas Dausgaard and Timo AlakotilaPrelude: Finnish and Swedish Traditional Music and excerpts from Kullervo
  Jean Sibelius
  Kullervo
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Timo Alakotila
  harmonium
  harmonium
  Taito Hoffren
  vocals and shaman drum
  vocals and shaman drum
  Ilona Korhonen
  vocals
  vocals
  Vilma Timonen
  kantele
  kantele
  Helena Juntunen
  soprano
  soprano
  Lund Male Choir
  (Lunds Studentsångare)
  (Lunds Studentsångare)
  Benjamin Appl
  baritone
  baritone
  Thomas Dausgaard
  conductor
  conductor
  OLD FRUITMARKET ARTISTS
  Post-concert
  Post-concert
  Alastair Savage
  fiddle
  fiddle
  Euan Drysdale
  guitar
  guitar
  Iain Crawford
  double bass
  double bass
  Rab Wallace
  pipes
  pipes
  Eddie McGuire
  flute
  flute
  Ewan Robertson
  whistle, piccolo and flute
  whistle, piccolo and flute
  Composers
  Trad.
  Jean Sibelius
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2017-18 Season
Fri 18 May 2018
- 19:30
  BBC Radio 2 and the BBC Concert Orchestra present War Horse: The Story In Concert
  Coventry
  In the centenary year marking the end of the First World War, the BBC Concert Orchestra performs War Horse: The Story In Concert for a special radio recording.
Sat 19 May 2018
- 19:30
  Jonas Kaufmann sings Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs
  Barbican, London
  Rescheduled from February 2017, Jonas Kaufmann sings Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs
  Rescheduled from February 2017, Jonas Kaufmann sings Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Selected Songs
  Edward Elgar
  In the South (Alassio)overture
  Richard Strauss
  Four Last Songs
  Performers
  Jonas Kaufmann
  tenor
  tenor
  Jochen Rieder
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Edward Elgar
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season
- 19:30
  Szymanowski/Tchaikovsky
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Programme
  Karol Szymanowski
  Violin Concerto No 1(25 mins)
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Manfred(57 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Vassily Sinaisky
  conductor
  conductor
  Tasmin Little
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Karol Szymanowski
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2017-18 Season
Wed 23 May 2018
- 19:30
  With a Little Bit of Lerner
  Southbank Centre, London
  Delight in an evening of glitz, glamour and charm celebrating the 100th birthday of Alan J Lerner under the baton of Broadway maestro Larry Blank
  Delight in an evening of glitz, glamour and charm celebrating the 100th birthday of Alan J Lerner under the baton of Broadway maestro Larry Blank
  Programme
  Frederick Loewe
  Alan Jay Lerner
  My Fair LadyOverture; Why Can't the English; I Could Have Danced All Night; On The Street Where You Live
  Burton Lane
  Alan Jay Lerner
  Royal WeddingHow Can You Believe Me; Too Late Now
  Frederick Loewe
  Alan Jay Lerner
  CamelotHow to Handle a Woman; If I Would Ever Leave You
  Paint Your WagonOverture; They Call The Wind Maria
  GigiGigi; I It Well; The Night They Invented Champagne
  Burton Lane
  Alan Jay Lerner
  On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverCome Back To Me; Hurry It's Lovely Up Here; What Did I Have
  John Barry
  Alan Jay Lerner
  Lolita, My LoveIn The Broken Promised Land of Fifteen
  Burton Lane
  Alan Jay Lerner
  CarmelinaWhy Him
  Frederick Loewe
  Alan Jay Lerner
  BrigadoonOpening segue; Heather On The Hill; Almost Like Being in Love
  Charles Strouse
  Dance A Little Closer
  Performers
  Larry Blank
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Christine Andreas
  David Bedella
  Samantha Bond
  Matt Ford
  Ben Forster
  Alexander Hanson
  Linzi Hateley
  Rob Houchen
  Alexia Khadime
  Jamie Lambert
  Julian Ovendon
  Charlotte Page
  Liz Robertson
  Caroline Sheen
  Rachel Tucker
  Composers
  Frederick Loewe
  Alan Jay Lerner
  Burton Lane
  John Barry
  Charles Strouse
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2017-18 Southbank Centre Season
Thu 24 May 2018
- 14:30
  RNCM International Artist Diploma Concerti with BBC Philharmonic
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  RNCM soloists on the International Artist Diploma course perform under the batons of RNCM student conductors with the BBC Philharmonic
  RNCM soloists on the International Artist Diploma course perform under the batons of RNCM student conductors with the BBC Philharmonic
  Programme
  Robert Schumann
  Manfred, Op 115(12 mins)Overture
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major(20 mins)
  interval
  Elizabeth Maconchy
  Music for Woodwind and Brass(9 mins)
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor(27 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Robert Schumann
  Franz Liszt
  Elizabeth Maconchy
  Edward Elgar
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Fri 25 May 2018
- 19:00
  BBC Symphony Orchestra at Maida Vale
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs an evening of Finnish orchestral music, chosen by Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo.The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs an evening of Finnish orchestral music, chosen by Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo.
  The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs an evening of Finnish orchestral music, chosen by Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo.The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs an evening of Finnish orchestral music, chosen by Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo.
  Programme
  Uuno Klami
  Nummisuutarit, Op. 26
  Lauri Kilpiö
  Piano Concerto "Shades of Light"
  Leevi Madetoja
  Symphony No 3 in A major
  Performers
  Joonas Ahonen
  piano
  piano
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Uuno Klami
  Lauri Kilpiö
  Leevi Madetoja
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season
Sat 26 May 2018
- 15:00
  BBC Philharmonic Family Concert
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  CBBC's Hacker and Lauren present the BBC Philharmonic Family Concert 2018
  CBBC's Hacker and Lauren present the BBC Philharmonic Family Concert 2018
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Also sprach Zarathustra
  Arthur Schwartz
  That’s Entertainment!
  Johann Strauss
  Radetzky March, Op 228
  Gustav Holst
  'Jupiter' from The Planets
  Aaron Copland
  Rodeo: IV. Hoedown
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker, Op 71 (Waltz of the Flowers)
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird Suite (Finale)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Lauren Layfield
  presenter
  presenter
  Hacker T Dog
  presenter
  presenter
  Michael Seal
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Arthur Schwartz
  Johann Strauss
  Gustav Holst
  Aaron Copland
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Learning
Mon 28 May 2018
- 13:30
  The Biggest Weekend
  War Memorial Park, Coventry
  The countdown is on for the most exciting live music event of the Summer, as BBC Music, Radio 2 and Radio 3 forces to bring two days of spectacular performances to War Memorial Park.
Wed 30 May 2018
- 13:55
  The music of Antheil
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Chief Guest Conductor, John Storgårds, for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast fronting the self-styled “bad boy of music”, George Antheil.
  Chief Guest Conductor, John Storgårds, for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast fronting the self-styled “bad boy of music”, George Antheil.
  Programme
  George Antheil
  Capital of the World Suite(17 mins)
  Symphony no. 1 “Zingaresca”(32 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  John Storgårds
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  George Antheil
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Fri 1 Jun 2018
- 18:00
  Friday Night is Music Night: Peter and the Wolf and other animal stories
  Watford Colosseum, Watford
  Barney Harwood introduces the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe in a concert of classical music, films and musicals inspired by children's favourite animal stories.
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night