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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

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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
Sat 2 Jun 2018
- 19:00
  St Davids Cathedral Festival
  St Davids Cathedral
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  Jean Sibelius
  Valse triste
  Symphony No 3 in C major
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Nicholas Carter
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Leonard Elschenbroich
  Cello
  Cello
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Edward Elgar
  Jean Sibelius
  Part of
  BBC NOW On the Road 2017-18 BBC NOW 2017-18 Season
Tue 5 Jun 2018
- 14:00
  Mendelssohn, Nimrod Borenstein & Dvorak
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Today's concert features the world premiere of the second Cello Concerto from British-French-Israeli composer, Nimrod Borenstein
  Today's concert features the world premiere of the second Cello Concerto from British-French-Israeli composer, Nimrod Borenstein
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture 'The Fair Melusine'(11 mins)
  Nimrod Borenstein
  Cello Concerto No.2
  Antonín Dvořák
  Slavonic Rhapsody No. 2 in G minor(13 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Frédéric Chaslin
  conductor
  conductor
  Corinne Morris
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Nimrod Borenstein
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Thu 7 Jun 2018
- 7 Jun – 7 Jul 2018
  Grange Park Opera: Oklahoma!
  Grange Park Opera
  The BBC Concert Orchestra head to Grange Park Opera this summer to perform Rodger and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
  The BBC Concert Orchestra head to Grange Park Opera this summer to perform Rodger and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
  Programme
  Richard Rodgers
  Oscar Hammerstein II
  Oklahoma!
  Performers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Richard Balcombe
  condcutor
  condcutor
  Jo Davies
  director
  director
  Dex Lee
  Curly
  Curly
  Katie Hall
  Laurey
  Laurey
  Claire Moore
  Aunt Eller
  Aunt Eller
  Natasha Cottriall
  Ado Annie
  Ado Annie
  Phillip Rhodes
  Jud Fry
  Jud Fry
  Steven Serlin
  Ali Hakim
  Ali Hakim
  Nicolas Colicos
  Andrew Carnes
  Andrew Carnes
  Lauren Hood
  Gertie Cummings
  Gertie Cummings
  Lee Ormsby
  Ike Skidmore
  Ike Skidmore
  Composers
  Richard Rodgers
  Oscar Hammerstein II
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra at Grange Park Opera
- 18:30
  Discover More: Shostakovich 5
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Cracking the code – I. Shostakovich’s fifth
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season Discover More 2017-18
- 19:30
  Shostakovich 5
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 5 in D minor
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Thomas Søndergård
  conductor
  conductor
  Baiba Skride
  Violin
  Violin
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season St David's Hall 2017-18
Sat 9 Jun 2018
- 19:30
  Albéniz/Falla
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Programme
  Isaac Albéniz
  The Magic Opal: Overture
  Rapsodia española, op. 70
  Manuel de Falla
  La vida breve(64 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  conductor
  conductor
  Martin Roscoe
  piano
  piano
  Nancy Fabiola Herrera
  Salud
  Salud
  Aquiles Machado
  Paco
  Paco
  Cristina Faus
  Abuela
  Abuela
  Gustavo Peña
  Voz de la fragua
  Voz de la fragua
  Josep Miguel Ramón
  Manuel
  Manuel
  José Antonio López
  Tio Salvaor
  Tio Salvaor
  Raquel Lojendio
  Carmela
  Carmela
  Coro RTVE
  choir
  choir
  Segundo Falcon
  singer
  singer
  Vicente Coves
  Guitar
  Guitar
  Composers
  Isaac Albéniz
  Manuel de Falla
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2017-18 Season
Sun 10 Jun 2018
- 19:30
  Gruff Rhys & BBC NOW
  Wales Millennium Centre
  Part of Festival of Voice
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season
Tue 12 Jun 2018
- 19:30
  David Bedford at 80
  Southbank Centre, London
  A celebration of David Bedford’s music, in what would have been his 80th birthday year. The instantly recognisable orchestral Tubular Bells and mesmerising Symphony No. 1 meet a new commission by electronic musician Scanner.
  A celebration of David Bedford’s music, in what would have been his 80th birthday year. The instantly recognisable orchestral Tubular Bells and mesmerising Symphony No. 1 meet a new commission by electronic musician Scanner.
  Programme
  David Bedford
  Alleluia Timpanis
  Scanner
  A Little Bit of Everythingworld premiere
  David Bedford
  Symphony No 1
  Mike Oldfield
  The Orchestral Tubular Bellsarr. David Bedford
  Performers
  Michael Seal
  conductor
  conductor
  Steve Hillage
  guitar
  guitar
  Scanner
  electronics
  electronics
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Composers
  David Bedford
  Scanner
  Mike Oldfield
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2017-18 Southbank Centre Season
Thu 14 Jun 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
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Johann Nepomuk Hummel
  Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in F major(24 mins)
  interval
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  Paul Hindemith
  Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Johann Nepomuk Hummel
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Paul Hindemith
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Fri 15 Jun 2018
- 18:30
  Discover More: Bernstein
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  American Patriots and the Sound of Broadway
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season Discover More 2017-18 Brangwyn Hall 2017-18
- 19:30
  A Britten Celebration
  Southwark Cathederal
  Michael Crawford s the BBC Singers for the dramatic tale of Noah’s Ark, brought to life in the stunning setting of Southwark Cathedral.
  Michael Crawford s the BBC Singers for the dramatic tale of Noah’s Ark, brought to life in the stunning setting of Southwark Cathedral.
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Sacred and Profane
  Rejoice in the Lamb, Op 30
  Noye's Fludde, Op 59
  Performers
  Michael Crawford
  speaker
  speaker
  Jamie W. Hall
  Mr Noah
  Mr Noah
  Jessica Gillingwater
  Mrs Noah
  Mrs Noah
  Richard Pearce
  organ
  organ
  Matthew Monaghan
  director
  director
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  Finchley Childrens Music Group
  children's choir
  children's choir
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2017-18 Season
- 19:30
  Thea Musgrave at 90
  Glasgow City Halls
  Born and educated in Edinburgh, Thea Musgrave celebrates her 90th birthday this May and the BBC SSO marks the occasion with a special event showcasing her work.
  Born and educated in Edinburgh, Thea Musgrave celebrates her 90th birthday this May and the BBC SSO marks the occasion with a special event showcasing her work.
  Programme
  Thea Musgrave
  Song of the Enchanter(6 mins)
  Aaron Copland
  Short Symphony(16 mins)(Symphony No.2)
  Thea Musgrave
  Two's Company(21 mins)
  interval
  Richard Rodney Bennett
  Celebration(5 mins)
  Thea Musgrave
  Memento Vitae: Concerto in Homage to Beethoven(18 mins)
  Phoenix Rising(23 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Nicholas Daniel
  oboe
  oboe
  Evelyn Glennie
  percussion
  percussion
  Jac van Steen
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Thea Musgrave
  Aaron Copland
  Richard Rodney Bennett
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season
- 19:30
  Bernstein
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Feet will be tapping and fingers will be clicking in Bernstein's glittering music for the stage, as we the celebrations for the composer’s centenary.
  Feet will be tapping and fingers will be clicking in Bernstein's glittering music for the stage, as we the celebrations for the composer’s centenary.
  Programme
  Leonard Bernstein
  Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town”
  Take Care of This House
  Trouble in Tahiti – 'What a Movie!'
  Clarinet Sonata
  Aaron Copland
  El salón México
  Leonard Bernstein
  Candide – overture
  Stephen Sondheim
  A Little Night Music – Night Waltz
  Leonard Bernstein
  Candide – Glitter and Be Gay
  Fancy Free
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Eric Stern
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Annelien Van Wauwe
  Clarinet
  Clarinet
  Emily Birsan
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Leonard Bernstein
  Aaron Copland
  Stephen Sondheim
  Part of
  Brangwyn Hall 2017-18 BBC NOW 2017-18 Season
Sat 16 Jun 2018
- 19:30
  BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Aldeburgh Festival
  Snape Maltings Concert Hall
  Appalachian Spring
  Appalachian Spring
  Programme
  Aaron Copland
  Music for a Great City
  Philip Cashian
  Piano Concerto no. 2 "The Book of Ingenius Devices"
  Morton Feldman
  Structures for Orchestra
  Aaron Copland
  Appalachian SpringComplete
  Performers
  Oliver Knussen
  condcutor
  condcutor
  Huw Watkins
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Aaron Copland
  Philip Cashian
  Morton Feldman
Tue 19 Jun 2018
- 19:00
  BBC Symphony Orchestra at Maida Vale
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  pianist Mariam Batsashvili and conductor Gergely Madaras for an exciting juxtaposition of music by Mozart, Judit Varga and Dohnányi.
  pianist Mariam Batsashvili and conductor Gergely Madaras for an exciting juxtaposition of music by Mozart, Judit Varga and Dohnányi.
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
  Judit Varga
  "...alles Fleisch..."
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Symphonic Minutes, Op 36
  Performers
  Mariam Batsashvili
  piano
  piano
  Gergely Madaras
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Judit Varga
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season
Fri 22 Jun 2018
- 11:15
  Ten Pieces Schools Concert
  Barbican, London
  The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs a school-friendly Ten Pieces concert for Key Stage 2 students
  The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs a school-friendly Ten Pieces concert for Key Stage 2 students
  Programme
  Kerry Andrew
  No Place Like
  Mason Bates
  Anthology of Fantastic Zoology: 4. The A Bao A Qu
  Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
  Symphony No. 1 in G majorAllegro
  Aaron Copland
  Rodeo: IV. Hoedown
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’Largo
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ VariationsTheme (‘Enigma’), variations 11, 6 & 7
  Henry Purcell
  Abdelazer, Z 570
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker, Op 71Waltz of the Flowers Russian Dance
  Performers
  Kerem Hasan
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Kerry Andrew
  Mason Bates
  Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
  Aaron Copland
  Antonín Dvořák
  Edward Elgar
  Henry Purcell
  Jean Sibelius
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  Get Involved: London BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season
Sat 23 Jun 2018
- 16:00
  Come & Sing: Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo
  City of London School for Girls, London
  BBC Singer Ed Price leads a fun, family-friendly workshop on Joseph Horovitz’s charming choral work portraying the story of Noah and his Ark.
  Part of
  Get Involved For Singers BBC Singers at Milton Court 2017/18 BBC Singers 2017-18 Season Get Involved For Families Get Involved: London Get Involved
- 19:00
  Aldeburgh Festival
  Snape Maltings Concert Hall
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Violin Concerto
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Mark Wigglesworth
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Vilde Frang
  Violin
  Violin
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  BBC NOW On the Road 2017-18 BBC NOW 2017-18 Season
- 19:30
  Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo
  Milton Court Concert Hall
  A real charmer of a piece by Joseph Horowitz and Michael Flanders tells the story of Noah and his Ark.
  A real charmer of a piece by Joseph Horowitz and Michael Flanders tells the story of Noah and his Ark.
  Programme
  Jonathan Dove
  The ing of the Year
  Richard Rodney Bennett
  Sea Change
  Joseph Horovitz
  Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  John Wilson
  cond
  cond
  Composers
  Jonathan Dove
  Richard Rodney Bennett
  Joseph Horovitz
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2017-18 Season BBC Singers at Milton Court 2017/18
Sun 24 Jun 2018
- 15:00
  BBC National Chorus of Wales Sing Sir James MacMillan
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  A concert of choral works by Sir James MacMillan
  A concert of choral works by Sir James MacMillan
  Programme
  Sir James MacMillan
  Benedicamus
  Os Mutorum
  Lux Aeterna
  Te Deum
  Seven Angels
  Performers
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  Adrian Partington
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Dr Paul Whittaker
  BSL Interpreter
  BSL Interpreter
  Composers
  Sir James MacMillan
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2017-18
- 16:00
  BBC Concert Orchestra at Redbridge Town Hall
  Redbridge Town Hall
  The BBC Concert Orchestra perform a concert of orchestral family favourites with Principal Conductor Bramwell Tovey.
  The BBC Concert Orchestra perform a concert of orchestral family favourites with Principal Conductor Bramwell Tovey.
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
  Claude Debussy
  Childrens Corner (orch. André Caplet)
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Danse macabre
  Elizabeth Maconchy
  Puck Fair (suite)Two Dances
  Cécile Chaminade
  Concertino in D major for Flute, Op 107
  Roderick Elms
  Cygncopations
  Gordon Jacob
  Redbridge Variations
  Performers
  Charles Mutter
  violin
  violin
  Ileana Ruhemann
  flute
  flute
  Victoria Walpole
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Bramwell Tovey
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Claude Debussy
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Elizabeth Maconchy
  Cécile Chaminade
  Roderick Elms
  Gordon Jacob
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2017-18 Southbank Centre Season
Mon 25 Jun 2018
- 14:00
  Copland & Rachmaninov
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with presenter Tom McKinney
  A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with presenter Tom McKinney
  Programme
  Aaron Copland
  Old American Songs(14 mins)Set 2
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 2 in E minor(55 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Kathryn Rudge
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Ben Gernon
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Aaron Copland
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Wed 27 Jun 2018
- 13:55
  Bartók & Brahms
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Kristóf Baráti s the orchestra for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast
  Kristóf Baráti s the orchestra for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast
  Programme
  Béla Bartók
  Violin Concerto No. 2(36 mins)
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major(43 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Kristóf Baráti
  violin
  violin
  Ben Gernon
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Béla Bartók
  Johannes Brahms
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 14:00
  Slavic choral music
  St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge
  Andrew Griffiths returns to work with the BBC Singers in a programme celebrating sacred and secular Slavic choral music.
  Andrew Griffiths returns to work with the BBC Singers in a programme celebrating sacred and secular Slavic choral music.
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  In Nature’s Realm, op. 63
  Jacobus Gallus
  Mirabile mysterium
  Andrej Makor
  Kyrieworld premiere
  Bedrich Smetana
  Sbory trojhlasne pro zenske hlasy
  Leos Janáček
  Ave Maria
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Romance of the Dandelions
  Performers
  Andrew Griffiths
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Jacobus Gallus
  Andrej Makor
  Bedrich Smetana
  Leos Janáček
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2017-18 Season
Sat 30 Jun 2018
- 19:30
  Welsh Singers Showcase
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2017-18 Season BBC NOW 2017-18 Season