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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

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Sat 1 Sep 2018
- 11:00
  Proms Family Orchestra & Chorus
  Alexandra Palace
  professional musicians for a family-friendly introduction to music found in the Proms this year. Bring your instrument and in!
  Part of
  Proms 2018 Free Events Classical for Starters 2018-19 Get Involved
- 15:00
  Proms at ... Alexandra Palace
  Alexandra Palace
  A concert performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s one-act comic masterpiece Trial By Jury in the magnificent theatre of Alexandra Palace. Promming tickets will be available from 9am online only.
  A concert performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s one-act comic masterpiece Trial By Jury in the magnificent theatre of Alexandra Palace. Promming tickets will be available from 9am online only.
  Programme
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast’ - Onaway, Awake Beloved(6 mins)
  Alfred Cellier
  The Mountebanks – All Alone to My Eerie….Whispering Breeze(5 mins)
  Ethel Smyth
  The Boatswain's Mate: Overture(7 mins)
  Arthur Sullivan
  Iolanthe - 'When I Went to the Bar'(2 mins)
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  So it’s kisses you’re craving(5 mins)
  Hubert Parry
  The Birds’ – Suite – Introduction, Intermezzo, Bridal March(12 mins)
  Prelude to Act IV of ‘The Tempest’(5 mins)
  interval
  Arthur Sullivan
  Trial by Jury(45 mins)
  Performers
  Keel Watson
  The Usher
  The Usher
  Jack Furness
  stage director
  stage director
  Neal Davies
  The Learned Judge
  The Learned Judge
  Mary Bevan
  The Plaintiff
  The Plaintiff
  Sam Furness
  The Defendant
  The Defendant
  Ross Ramgobin
  Counsel for the Plaintiff
  Counsel for the Plaintiff
  BBC Singers
  ensemble
  ensemble
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Jane Glover
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Alfred Cellier
  Ethel Smyth
  Arthur Sullivan
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Hubert Parry
  Part of
  Proms 2018 Proms Across the UK
Sun 2 Sep 2018
- 19:30
  Friday Night Is Music Night with Rick Astley
  London Palladium
  Singer songwriter Rick Astley performs some of his biggest hits from the past 30 years with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night
Sat 8 Sep 2018
- 17:00
  Proms in the Park, Hyde Park
  Hyde Park
  in the Last Night of the Proms celebrations in Hyde Park, hosted by Michael Ball.
  Part of
  Proms 2018
- 19:15
  Prom 75: Last Night of the Proms
  Royal Albert Hall
  Baritone Gerald Finley and saxophonist Jess Gillam Sir Andrew Davis and the BBC SO for the musical party that is the Last Night of the Proms. The programme includes music by Stanford, Parry and Elgar.
  Baritone Gerald Finley and saxophonist Jess Gillam Sir Andrew Davis and the BBC SO for the musical party that is the Last Night of the Proms. The programme includes music by Stanford, Parry and Elgar.
  Programme
  Paul Hindemith
  Overture 'Neues vom Tage'(7 mins)
  Hector Berlioz
  Lelio - Fantasy on Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'(15 mins)
  Roxanna Panufnik
  Songs of Darkness, Dreams of Light(10 mins)
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Songs of the Sea(18 mins)
  The Bluebird(4 mins)
  Hubert Parry
  Blest Pair of Sirens(11 mins)
  interval
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Suite algérienne, Op 60(5 mins)
  Darius Milhaud
  Scaramouche(10 mins)
  Richard Rodgers
  Carousel – 'Soliloquy'(8 mins)
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
  Thomas Arne
  Rule, Britannia! (arr. Sargent)(5 mins)
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’(8 mins)
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)(3 mins)
  Unknown
  The National Anthem (arr. Britten)(3 mins)
  Auld Lang Syne(2 mins)
  Performers
  Jess Gillam
  saxophone
  saxophone
  Gerald Finley
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Paul Hindemith
  Hector Berlioz
  Roxanna Panufnik
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Hubert Parry
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Darius Milhaud
  Richard Rodgers
  Henry Wood
  Thomas Arne
  Edward Elgar
  Unknown
  Part of
  Proms 2018 Proms on TV Classical for Starters 2018-19
- 19:30
  Proms in the Park Scotland
  Glasgow Green
  One of Scotland’s most loved musical events - BBC Scotland’s Proms in the Park returns to Glasgow Green on Saturday 8 September.
  Part of
  Proms 2018
- BBC Proms in the Park Wales
  Colwyn Bay
  One of Wales’s most loved music and family events - BBC Wales’s Proms in the Park - returns to Colwyn Bay on Saturday 8 September.
  Part of
  Proms 2018
Tue 11 Sep 2018
- 16:00
  Copland & Elgar - Conducting Masterclass
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Enjoy an afternoon of Elgar and Copland in a special concert marking the culmination of conductor workshops with Clark Rundell and Mark Heron of the RNCM
  Enjoy an afternoon of Elgar and Copland in a special concert marking the culmination of conductor workshops with Clark Rundell and Mark Heron of the RNCM
  Programme
  Aaron Copland
  Appalachian Spring – suite(23 mins)
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations(29 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Aaron Copland
  Edward Elgar
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Fri 14 Sep 2018
- 14:00
  Sofi Jeannin conducts the BBC Singers
  St Paul's Knightsbridge, London
  Sofi Jeannin begins her tenure as Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers with a programme of music celebrating French choral music.
  Sofi Jeannin begins her tenure as Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers with a programme of music celebrating French choral music.
  Programme
  Antoine Brumel
  Missa 'Et ecce terrae motus'
  Francis Poulenc
  Figure humaine
  Performers
  Sofi Jeannin
  conductor
  conductor
  Misha Mullov-Abbado
  double bass
  double bass
  Jon Scott
  drums
  drums
  Sam Leak
  piano
  piano
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  Antoine Brumel
  Francis Poulenc
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2018-19
- 14:00
  Dvořák, Bartók, Alissa Firsova & Suk
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Conductor Leo McFall ends the week with music from Dvořák, Bartók, Alissa Firsova & Suk
  Conductor Leo McFall ends the week with music from Dvořák, Bartók, Alissa Firsova & Suk
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  10 Legends, Op 59(12 mins)Numbers 1-3
  Béla Bartók
  Divertimento(25 mins)
  interval
  Alissa Firsova
  Die Windsbraut(11 mins)
  Josef Suk
  A Fairy Tale, Op 16(30 mins)suite
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Leo McFall
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Béla Bartók
  Alissa Firsova
  Josef Suk
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night: Shirley Ballas
  Hackney Empire
  It’s never too early for a Friday Night with Shirley! the Queen of Latin and Head Strictly Judge, Shirley Ballas, for an evening of Latin and Ballroom favourites.
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night
- 20:00
  Lammermuir Festival: Opening Concert
  St Mary's Church, Haddington
  Karl-Heinz Steffens conducts works by Haydn and Bruckner at the 2018 Lammermuir Festival
  Karl-Heinz Steffens conducts works by Haydn and Bruckner at the 2018 Lammermuir Festival
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Cello Concerto No 1 in C major
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 7 in E major
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Laura van der Heijden
  cello
  cello
  Karl‐Heinz Steffens
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Anton Bruckner
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season
Tue 18 Sep 2018
- 19:00
  BBC Symphony Orchestra at Maida Vale
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  the BBC Symphony Orchestra at Maida Vale Studios for a wonderful programme of Russian and French themed music. World renowned Russian conductor Alexander Vedernikov conducts the UK premiere of two rarely-heard works by 20th century fellow Russians, B
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2018-19 Season
Wed 19 Sep 2018
- 13:55
  Silvestrov & Judith Weir
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  BBC Philharmonic Chief Guest Conductor John Storgårds returns to Salford for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast
  BBC Philharmonic Chief Guest Conductor John Storgårds returns to Salford for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast
  Programme
  Valentin Silvestrov
  Symphony no. 5(46 mins)
  Judith Weir
  I Give You The End Of A Golden String(16 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  John Storgårds
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Valentin Silvestrov
  Judith Weir
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night: Ed Balls
  Hackney Empire
  From the House of Commons to the Strictly dance floor and now to the world’s longest running orchestral music show - Ed Balls s the BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Richard Balcombe and special guests for Friday Night Is Music Night.
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night
Thu 20 Sep 2018
- 19:30
  Live Stream: Rhapsody in Blue and Songfest
  City Halls
  Thomas Dausgaard conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Bernstein’s Songfest live from Glasgow City Halls.
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season
- 19:30
  Opening Night: Rhapsody in Blue and Songfest
  Glasgow City Halls
  Thomas Dausgaard opens the season with Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Bernstein's Songfest.
  Thomas Dausgaard opens the season with Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Bernstein's Songfest.
  Programme
  Aaron Copland
  Fanfare for the Common Man
  Augusta Read Thomas
  Brio(European Premiere)
  George Gershwin
  Rhapsody in Blue
  Leonard Bernstein
  Songfest
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Tracy Cantin
  soprano (please note change to originally d artist)
  soprano (please note change to originally d artist)
  Kelley O’Connor
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Michèle Losier
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Paul Appleby
  tenor
  tenor
  Nmon Ford
  baritone
  baritone
  Musa Ngqungwana
  bass
  bass
  Marc-André Hamelin
  piano
  piano
  Thomas Dausgaard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Aaron Copland
  Augusta Read Thomas
  George Gershwin
  Leonard Bernstein
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season
Fri 21 Sep 2018
- 19:30
  BBC Singers and BASCA present choral music inspired by refugees & the refugee experience
  St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge
  The BBC Singers forces with the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) to present a concert of choral music inspired by refugees.
  The BBC Singers forces with the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) to present a concert of choral music inspired by refugees.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Elegischer Gesang 'Sanft wie du lebtest', Op 118
  Performers
  James Morgan
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2018-19
Sat 22 Sep 2018
- 15:00
  BBC NOW's Orchestral Spectacular
  Hafren, Newtown
  If you’ve never been to a classical, orchestral concert before, and are perhaps nervous about giving it a go, this is the one for you! Popular BBC broadcaster Lynn Bowles presents this fantastically varied and colourful experience - introducing each piece
  If you’ve never been to a classical, orchestral concert before, and are perhaps nervous about giving it a go, this is the one for you! Popular BBC broadcaster Lynn Bowles presents this fantastically varied and colourful experience - introducing each piece
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The Lark Ascending
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird[excerpts from]
  Jean Sibelius
  The Swan of Tuonela
  John Williams
  Music from Star Wars, Schindler's List & Harry Potter
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Moritz Gnann
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Charlie Lovell-Jones
  Violin
  Violin
  Lynn Bowles
  presenter
  presenter
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Igor Stravinsky
  Jean Sibelius
  John Williams
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2018-19 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2018-19
- 19:30
  Respighi/Walton/Sibelius
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Programme
  Ottorino Respighi
  Fountains of Rome(16 mins)
  William Walton
  Cello Concerto(27 mins)
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 2 in D major(42 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Alban Gerhardt
  cello
  cello
  John Storgårds
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ottorino Respighi
  William Walton
  Jean Sibelius
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2018-19 Season
Sun 23 Sep 2018
- 15:00
  Rhapsody in Blue and Songfest in Edinburgh
  Usher Hall, Edinburgh
  Thomas Dausgaard conducts Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Bernstein's Songfest.
  Thomas Dausgaard conducts Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Bernstein's Songfest.
  Programme
  Aaron Copland
  Fanfare for the Common Man
  Augusta Read Thomas
  Brio
  George Gershwin
  Rhapsody in Blue
  Leonard Bernstein
  Songfest
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Tracy Cantin
  soprano (please note change to originally d artist)
  soprano (please note change to originally d artist)
  Kelley O’Connor
  mezzo soprano
  mezzo soprano
  Michèle Losier
  mezzo soprano
  mezzo soprano
  Paul Appleby
  tenor
  tenor
  Nmon Ford
  baritone
  baritone
  Musa Ngqungwana
  bass
  bass
  Marc-André Hamelin
  piano
  piano
  Thomas Dausgaard
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Aaron Copland
  Augusta Read Thomas
  George Gershwin
  Leonard Bernstein
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season
Wed 26 Sep 2018
- 13:55
  Dvořák, Mahler & Martinů
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Enjoy an afternoon of Dvořák, Mahler and Martinů with bass-baritone Ashley Riches and conductor Jiří Rožeň
  Enjoy an afternoon of Dvořák, Mahler and Martinů with bass-baritone Ashley Riches and conductor Jiří Rožeň
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Serenade for strings in C major, Op. 48(28 mins)
  Gustav Mahler
  Songs of a Wayfarer(16 mins)
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Symphony No. 6 'Fantaisies symphoniques', H 343(27 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Ashley Riches
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Jiří Rožeň
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Gustav Mahler
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Thu 27 Sep 2018
- 19:30
  ‘Music of the Spheres’ at Glasgow Cathedral
  Glasgow Cathedral
  Thomas Dausgaard conducts the Scottish Premiere of Langgaard's 'Music of the Spheres' at Glasgow Cathedral.
  Thomas Dausgaard conducts the Scottish Premiere of Langgaard's 'Music of the Spheres' at Glasgow Cathedral.
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 99 in E flat major
  Richard Strauss
  SongsIch wollt’ ein Sträusslein binden / Säusle, liebe Myrte! / Amor / Morgen
  Rued Langgaard
  Music of the Spheres
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Rowan Pierce
  soprano
  soprano
  Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Voices
  Thomas Dausgaard
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Richard Strauss
  Rued Langgaard
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season
Fri 28 Sep 2018
- 14:00
  Afternoon Fiesta
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Toes will be tapping as Mexican conductor, Carlos Miguel Prieto, s BBC NOW to kick off the new season with flare, featuring works from his home country.
  Toes will be tapping as Mexican conductor, Carlos Miguel Prieto, s BBC NOW to kick off the new season with flare, featuring works from his home country.
  Programme
  Manuel de Falla
  El amor brujo
  William Walton
  Viola Concerto
  Silvestre Revueltas
  Sensemayá
  Arturo Márquez
  Danzón No. 2
  José Pablo Moncayo
  Huapango
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Carlos Miguel Prieto
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad
  Viola
  Viola
  Clara Mouriz
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Composers
  Manuel de Falla
  William Walton
  Silvestre Revueltas
  Arturo Márquez
  José Pablo Moncayo
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2018-19 Season Cardiff BBC Hoddinott Hall 2018-19
- 20:00
  Friday Night is Music Night: BBC Music Day
  Troxy, London
  The BBC Concert Orchestra BBC Radio 2 to mark BBC Music Day, celebrating the magnificence of the human voice.
  Part of
  Friday Night is Music Night
Sat 29 Sep 2018
- 11:00
  Tunes for Tots in Campbeltown 2
  Town Hall, Campbeltown
  We are on our way to Campbeltown and is now closed. We have a limited number of places available on the day, so please come along.
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season Learning and Outreach
- 19:30
  BBC SSO at Sage
  Sage Gateshead
  Violinist Viktoria Mullova s Thomas Dausgaard and the BBC SSO at Sage Gateshead.
  Violinist Viktoria Mullova s Thomas Dausgaard and the BBC SSO at Sage Gateshead.
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Violin Concerto
  Carl Nielsen
  Symphony No 2 'The Four Temperaments'
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Viktoria Mullova
  violin
  violin
  Thomas Dausgaard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Carl Nielsen
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season
- 19:30
  Wagner, Sibelius & Brahms
  Leeds Town Hall
  Conductor Omer Meir Wellber and violinist Sergij Krylov the BBC Philharmonic at Leeds Town Hall
  Conductor Omer Meir Wellber and violinist Sergij Krylov the BBC Philharmonic at Leeds Town Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Lohengrin - Prelude to Act 1(10 mins)
  Jean Sibelius
  Violin Concerto(29 mins)
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor(44 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Omer Meir Wellber
  conductor
  conductor
  Sergej Krylov
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Jean Sibelius
  Johannes Brahms
- 19:30
  Professor Brian Cox presents The Planets
  Barbican, London
  100 Years of Holst’s The Planets, presented by Professor Brian Cox.
  100 Years of Holst’s The Planets, presented by Professor Brian Cox.
  Programme
  Gustav Holst
  The Planets
  Performers
  Ben Gernon
  conductor
  conductor
  Brian Cox
  presenter
  presenter
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  female voices
  female voices
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Gustav Holst
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2018-19 Season
Sun 30 Sep 2018
- 13:00
  Songs and a Scone in Campbeltown
  Town Hall, Campbeltown
  We are on our way to Campbeltown and is now closed. We have a limited number of places available on the day, so please come along.
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season Learning and Outreach