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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

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Fri 1 Feb 2019
- 14:00
  The BBC Singers perform Masses by John Pickard and Ralph Vaughan Williams
  St Peter's Eaton Square, London
  Andrew Griffiths conducts the BBC Singers in the world premiere of John Pickard’s Mass in Troubled Times, which is programmed alongside Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Mass in G Minor for unaccompanied choir.
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2018-19
Sat 2 Feb 2019
- 19:30
  John Butt conducts Bach's B Minor Mass
  Barbican, London
  John Butt, one of the boldest and most innovative Bach-interpreters today, conducts the BBC Symphony Chorus in its first performance of Bach’s mighty B Minor Mass for 40 years.
  John Butt, one of the boldest and most innovative Bach-interpreters today, conducts the BBC Symphony Chorus in its first performance of Bach’s mighty B Minor Mass for 40 years.
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Mass in B minor
  Performers
  John Butt
  conductor
  conductor
  Joanne Lunn
  soprano
  soprano
  Mary Bevan
  soprano
  soprano
  Samuel Boden
  tenor
  tenor
  Alex Potter
  counter tenor
  counter tenor
  Edward Grint
  bass baritone
  bass baritone
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2018-19 Season BBC Symphony Chorus at 90 BBC Symphony Chorus
Wed 6 Feb 2019
- 13:55
  Bennett, Cowie & Howard
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Clarinettist Julian Bliss s the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Andrew Gourlay for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast of Bennett, Cowie and Emily Howard.
  Clarinettist Julian Bliss s the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Andrew Gourlay for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast of Bennett, Cowie and Emily Howard.
  Programme
  Richard Rodney Bennett
  Partita(17 mins)
  Edward Cowie
  Ruskin’s Dreams – Coniston(25 mins)
  Emily Howard
  Magnetite(10 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Julian Bliss
  clarinettist
  clarinettist
  Andrew Gourlay
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Rodney Bennett
  Edward Cowie
  Emily Howard
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 14:00
  Berlioz – The Ultimate Romantic: musical connections
  Alexandra Palace
  The BBC Concert Orchestra marks the 150th anniversary of Berlioz’s death with a concert exploring his influence upon other great romantic composers.
  The BBC Concert Orchestra marks the 150th anniversary of Berlioz’s death with a concert exploring his influence upon other great romantic composers.
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and Isolde – Prelude, Act 1
  Franz Liszt
  Hamlet
  Nicolò Paganini
  Cantabile in D major, Op. 17
  Hector Berlioz
  Romeo and Julietexcerpts
  Performers
  Nathaniel Anderson-Frank
  violin
  violin
  Finnegan Downie Dear
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Franz Liszt
  Nicolò Paganini
  Hector Berlioz
  Part of
  Berlioz – the Ultimate Romantic
Thu 7 Feb 2019
- 18:30
  Discover More: Bolero
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Spanish accents
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2018-19 Season Bolero Cardiff Discover More 2018-19 St David's Hall 2018-19
- 19:30
  Mendelssohn, Cowie & Tchaikovsky
  Lancaster University
  Our new partnership with Lancaster University is the start of a close relationship between the musicians, our audiences and academics.
  Our new partnership with Lancaster University is the start of a close relationship between the musicians, our audiences and academics.
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture: Ruy Blas(8 mins)
  Edward Cowie
  Ruskin’s Dreams – Coniston(25 mins)
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’(45 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Andrew Gourlay
  conductor
  conductor
  Julian Bliss
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Edward Cowie
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 19:30
  Bolero: Viva España
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Bask in music inspired by the sun and colours of Spain, whether through one of the country’s modern masters, or via the vivid imagination of Ravel and Debussy.
  Bask in music inspired by the sun and colours of Spain, whether through one of the country’s modern masters, or via the vivid imagination of Ravel and Debussy.
  Programme
  Manuel de Falla
  The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No. 1
  Nights in the Gardens of Spain
  Maurice Ravel
  Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
  Claude Debussy
  Images – Ibéria
  Maurice Ravel
  Boléro
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Jun Märkl
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Angela Hewitt
  Piano
  Piano
  Composers
  Manuel de Falla
  Maurice Ravel
  Claude Debussy
  Part of
  St David's Hall 2018-19 Bolero BBC NOW Piano 2018-19 BBC NOW 2018-19 Season BBC NOW Subscriptions
- 19:30
  Composer Roots: Mahler 1
  Glasgow City Halls
  Thomas Dausgaard conducts Mahler's 'Symphony No.1' at City Halls, Glasgow.
  Thomas Dausgaard conducts Mahler's 'Symphony No.1' at City Halls, Glasgow.
  Programme
  Leonard Bernstein
  Candide – overture
  Ernest Bloch
  Schelomo: Rhapsodie HébraïqueRhapsodie Hébraïque
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 1 in D major
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  She'Koyokh
  Jian Wang
  cello
  cello
  Thomas Dausgaard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Leonard Bernstein
  Ernest Bloch
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season
Fri 8 Feb 2019
- 18:30
  Discover More: Bolero
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Spanish accents
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2018-19 Season Bolero Discover More 2018-19 Brangwyn Hall 2018-19
- 19:30
  Mendelssohn, Mozart & Tchaikovsky
  Victoria Hall, Hanley
  Andrew Gourlay and pianist Martin James Bartlett the BBC Philharmonic for a concert of Mendelssohn, Mozart and Tchaikovsky
  Andrew Gourlay and pianist Martin James Bartlett the BBC Philharmonic for a concert of Mendelssohn, Mozart and Tchaikovsky
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture 'Ruy Blas'(8 mins)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major ‘Jeunehomme’(30 mins)
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’(45 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Andrew Gourlay
  conductor
  conductor
  Martin James Bartlett
  pianist
  pianist
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 19:30
  Bolero: Viva España
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Bask in music inspired by the sun and colours of Spain, whether through one of the country’s modern masters, or via the vivid imagination of Ravel and Debussy.
  Bask in music inspired by the sun and colours of Spain, whether through one of the country’s modern masters, or via the vivid imagination of Ravel and Debussy.
  Programme
  Manuel de Falla
  The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No. 1
  Nights in the Gardens of Spain
  Maurice Ravel
  Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
  Claude Debussy
  Images – Ibéria
  Maurice Ravel
  Boléro
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Jun Märkl
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Angela Hewitt
  Piano
  Piano
  Composers
  Manuel de Falla
  Maurice Ravel
  Claude Debussy
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2018-19 Season Bolero BBC NOW Piano 2018-19 Brangwyn Hall 2018-19 BBC NOW Subscriptions
- 19:30
  Mahler 1 in Aberdeen
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  Thomas Dausgaard conducts works by Bernstein, Bloch and Mahler at the Music Hall.
  Thomas Dausgaard conducts works by Bernstein, Bloch and Mahler at the Music Hall.
  Programme
  Leonard Bernstein
  Candide – overture
  Ernest Bloch
  Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 1 in D major
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  She’Koyokh
  klezmer band
  klezmer band
  Jian Wang
  cello
  cello
  Thomas Dausgaard
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Leonard Bernstein
  Ernest Bloch
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season
- 19:30
  Karina Canellakis conducts Beethoven and a UK premiere by Thomas Larcher
  Barbican, London
  Award-winning American conductor Karina Canellakis pairs one of Beethoven’s best-loved symphonies with a major UK premiere by Austrian musical maverick Thomas Larcher.
  Award-winning American conductor Karina Canellakis pairs one of Beethoven’s best-loved symphonies with a major UK premiere by Austrian musical maverick Thomas Larcher.
  Programme
  Thomas Larcher
  Alle TageUK premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  Performers
  Karina Canellakis
  conductor
  conductor
  Thomas Oliemans
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Thomas Larcher
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2018-19 Season
- 20:00
  Friday Night Is Music Night
  Southbank Centre, London
  The world's longest-running live orchestral music programme on radio, featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra, returns to Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall.
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2018-19 Southbank Centre Season Friday Night is Music Night
Sun 10 Feb 2019
- 15:00
  Mahler 1 in Edinburgh
  Usher Hall, Edinburgh
  Thomas Dausgaard conducts works by Bernstein, Bloch and Mahler in Edinburgh.
  Thomas Dausgaard conducts works by Bernstein, Bloch and Mahler in Edinburgh.
  Programme
  Leonard Bernstein
  Overture: Candide
  Ernest Bloch
  Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque*
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 1 in D major
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  She’Koyokh
  klezmer band
  klezmer band
  Jian Wang
  cello
  cello
  Thomas Dausgaard
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Leonard Bernstein
  Ernest Bloch
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season
- 15:00
  The Tale of Two Dragons
  Milton Court Concert Hall
  The BBC Singers present A Tale of Two Dragons.
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2018-19 Get Involved 2018-19 season BBC Singers 2018-19 Get Involved For Families Get Involved: London Get Involved
Tue 12 Feb 2019
- 19:30
  The BBC Singers perform music inspired by J S Bach’s Orgelbüchlein
  St Peter's Eaton Square, London
  Robert Quinney returns to conduct the BBC Singers in a concert of music inspired by The Orgelbüchlein Project, with William Whitehead playing works from Das Orgelbüchlein throughout the concert.
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2018-19
Wed 13 Feb 2019
- 13:55
  Chaminade, Ravel, Dukas & Saint-Saëns
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Pianist Louis Lortie s conductor Moritz Gnann for today’s afternoon concert.
  Pianist Louis Lortie s conductor Moritz Gnann for today’s afternoon concert.
  Programme
  Cécile Chaminade
  Callirhoe (suite)(17 mins)
  Maurice Ravel
  Oiseaux tristes (arr. C. Matthews)(4 mins)
  Mother Goose: complete ballet(27 mins)
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice(11 mins)
  interval
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Piano Concerto No. 3(26 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Louis Lortie
  pianist
  pianist
  Moritz Gnann
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Cécile Chaminade
  Maurice Ravel
  Paul Dukas
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 19:30
  Alexander Vedernikov conducts Shostakovich’s emotionally-charged epic Fourth Symphony
  Barbican, London
  Shostakovich’s emotionally-charged epic Fourth Symphony is the centrepiece of a concert that also includes a new concerto for BBCSO Principal Trombonist Helen Vollam.
  Shostakovich’s emotionally-charged epic Fourth Symphony is the centrepiece of a concert that also includes a new concerto for BBCSO Principal Trombonist Helen Vollam.
  Programme
  Peteris Vasks
  Cantabilefor Strings
  Gavin Higgins
  Trombone Concerto 'Book of Miracles'World premiere, BBC commission
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 4 in C minor
  Performers
  Helen Vollam
  trombone
  trombone
  Alexander Vedernikov
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Peteris Vasks
  Gavin Higgins
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2018-19 Season BBC SO Shostakovich 2018/19
Fri 15 Feb 2019
- 19:30
  Live Stream: Berlioz L'enfance du Christ
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Live from BBC Hoddinott Hall, Sir Andrew Davis conducts L'enfance du Christ
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2018-19 Season Berlioz – the Ultimate Romantic BBC Hoddinott Hall 2018-19
- 19:30
  Sir Andrew Davis conducts L’enfance du Christ
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Sir Andrew Davis conducts Berlioz’s L’enfance du Christ in BBC Hoddinott Hall to mark the 150th anniversary of the composer’s death.
  Sir Andrew Davis conducts Berlioz’s L’enfance du Christ in BBC Hoddinott Hall to mark the 150th anniversary of the composer’s death.
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  The Childhood of Christ
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  Chorus
  Chorus
  Andrew Davis
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Sarah Connolly
  mezzo soprano
  mezzo soprano
  Andrew Staples
  tenor
  tenor
  Roderick Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Matthew Brook
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2018-19 Berlioz – the Ultimate Romantic Cardiff BBC NOW Choral Works 2018-19 BBC NOW 2018-19 Season
Sat 16 Feb 2019
- 11:00
  Berlioz- the Ultimate Romantic: choral connections
  St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge
  As part of BBC Radio 3’s celebration of one of the greatest composers of the Romantic period, Hector Berlioz. Nicolas Kruger conducts the BBC Singers in a concert of songs and choral music by Berlioz.
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2018-19 Berlioz – the Ultimate Romantic
- 15:00
  Berlioz – The Ultimate Romantic: music and the stage
  Alexandra Palace
  The BBC Concert Orchestra marks the 150th anniversary of Berlioz’s death with a concert exploring the dramatic connection between his music and the stage.
  The BBC Concert Orchestra marks the 150th anniversary of Berlioz’s death with a concert exploring the dramatic connection between his music and the stage.
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture ‘Les Francs-Juges’
  Rêverie et caprice – romance for violin and orchestra
  Beatrice and Benedict – overture
  King Lear Overture
  Symphonie fantastique – A Ball (2nd mvt)
  The Trojans - ballet music
  Performers
  Esther Yoo
  violin
  violin
  Emma Fielding
  actor
  actor
  Simon Paisley Day
  actor
  actor
  Georgia Mann
  presenter
  presenter
  Bramwell Tovey
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Part of
  Berlioz – the Ultimate Romantic
- 18:30
  Preview + 16 February
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  A free pre-concert event
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic: Preview+
- 19:30
  Berlioz - Béatrice et Bénédict
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Beatrice and Benedict(130 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Ludovic Morlot
  conductor
  conductor
  Rachele Gilmore
  Héro - soprano
  Héro - soprano
  Daniela Mack
  Béatrice - mezzo-soprano
  Béatrice - mezzo-soprano
  Toby Spence
  Bénédict - tenor
  Bénédict - tenor
  Elodie Méchain
  Ursule - mezzo-soprano
  Ursule - mezzo-soprano
  Darren Jeffery
  Somarone - bass
  Somarone - bass
  Gareth Brynmor John
  Claudio - baritone
  Claudio - baritone
  Duncan Rock
  Don Pedro - baritone
  Don Pedro - baritone
  Crouch End Festival Chorus
  choir
  choir
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2018-19 Season Berlioz – the Ultimate Romantic
Sun 17 Feb 2019
- 11:00
  Come and Create: Exploring Berlioz
  Glasgow City Halls
  Event Information
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season Berlioz – the Ultimate Romantic Learning and Outreach
- 14:45
  Live Stream: Berlioz’s ‘Lélio’
  City Halls
  Pascal Rophé conducts a triple bill of works by Berlioz streamed live from City Halls, Glasgow.
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season Berlioz – the Ultimate Romantic
- 15:00
  Berlioz’s ‘Lélio’
  Glasgow City Halls
  Pascal Rophé conducts three works by Berlioz at City Halls, Glasgow.
  Pascal Rophé conducts three works by Berlioz at City Halls, Glasgow.
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture: Waverley
  La mort de Cléopâtre
  Lélio or The Return to Life, Op.14b
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Karen Cargill
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Samuel West
  actor
  actor
  Andrew Tortise
  tenor
  tenor
  Sam Furness
  tenor
  tenor
  Neal Davies
  bass
  bass
  Edinburgh Festival Chorus
  (chorus director: Aidan Oliver)
  (chorus director: Aidan Oliver)
  Pascal Rophé
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season Berlioz – the Ultimate Romantic
- 19:30
  A Berlioz Celebration
  Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
  Hector Berlioz was the ultimate Romantic composer, pouring out his most ionate emotions in music of dazzling imagination and power.
  Hector Berlioz was the ultimate Romantic composer, pouring out his most ionate emotions in music of dazzling imagination and power.
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Invitation to the Dance (orch. Hector Berlioz)
  Hector Berlioz
  Les nuits d'été
  Symphonie fantastique
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Douglas Boyd
  conductor
  conductor
  Christine Rice
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  James Way
  tenor
  tenor
  James Newby
  baritone
  baritone
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Hector Berlioz
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2018-19 Season Berlioz – the Ultimate Romantic
Mon 18 Feb 2019
- 14:00
  Composition:Wales Open Workshop
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Come and hear the latest in composition in Wales, as composers worthy of wider exposure have the opportunity to hear their works performed by the Orchestra.
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2018-19 Season Composition:Wales 2019 BBC Hoddinott Hall 2018-19
Tue 19 Feb 2019
- 14:30
  Composition:Wales Open Workshop
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Come and hear the latest in composition in Wales, as composers worthy of wider exposure have the opportunity to hear their works performed by the Orchestra.
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2018-19 Season Composition:Wales 2019 BBC Hoddinott Hall 2018-19
- 19:00
  Composition:Wales Culmination Concert
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Come and hear the latest in composition in Wales, as composers worthy of wider exposure have the opportunity to hear their works performed by the Orchestra.
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2018-19 Season Composition:Wales 2019 BBC Hoddinott Hall 2018-19
Thu 21 Feb 2019
- 19:30
  Bruckner Symphony No.7
  Glasgow City Halls
  Ilan Volkov conducts works by Bruckner, E Bach and Stravinsky.
  Ilan Volkov conducts works by Bruckner, E Bach and Stravinsky.
  Programme
  Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
  Symphony in E-flat major, Wq. 179 (H. 654)
  Igor Stravinsky
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 7 in E major
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Carolin Widmann
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
  Igor Stravinsky
  Anton Bruckner
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season
Fri 22 Feb 2019
- 19:30
  Perth Concert Series - Bruckner Symphony No.7
  Perth Concert Hall
  Ilan Volkov conducts works by Bruckner, E Bach and Stravinsky in Perth.
  Ilan Volkov conducts works by Bruckner, E Bach and Stravinsky in Perth.
  Programme
  Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
  Symphony in E-flat major, Wq. 179 (H. 654)
  Igor Stravinsky
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 7 in E major
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Carolin Widmann
  piano
  piano
  Ilan Volkov
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
  Igor Stravinsky
  Anton Bruckner
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season
- 19:30
  Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler, Mozart and Larcher
  Barbican, London
  The nimble, Classical wit of Mozart’s Symphony No 35 is here set against the expansive sensuality and Romantic richness of Mahler’s great orchestral song-cycle *Das Lied von der Erde*.
  The nimble, Classical wit of Mozart’s Symphony No 35 is here set against the expansive sensuality and Romantic richness of Mahler’s great orchestral song-cycle *Das Lied von der Erde*.
  Programme
  Thomas Larcher
  Nocturne – Insomnia
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner'
  Gustav Mahler
  Das Lied von der Erde
  Performers
  Elisabeth Kulman
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Stuart Skelton
  tenor
  tenor
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Thomas Larcher
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2018-19 Season Sakari Oramo Conducts
Sat 23 Feb 2019
- 18:30
  Preview + 23 February
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  A free pre-concert event
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic: Preview+
- 19:30
  BBC Concert Orchestra at Saffron Hall
  Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
  the BBC Concert Orchestra, saxophonist Jess Gillam and violinist Thomas Gould for an evening of classical favourites.
- 19:30
  Schumann/Robin Holloway/Valentin Silvestrov
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Programme
  Robert Schumann
  Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op 52(17 mins)
  Robin Holloway
  Phaeton’s Journey: Son of the Sun(25 mins)Trumpet concerto - world premiere
  Valentin Silvestrov
  Symphony no. 5(47 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  John Storgårds
  conductor
  conductor
  Håkan Hardenberger
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Composers
  Robert Schumann
  Robin Holloway
  Valentin Silvestrov
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2018-19 Season
- 20:00
  BBC Singers perform at the Contemporary Music Festival
  University of Plymouth
  The BBC Singers perform at the Contemporary Music Festival at the University of Plymouth. The theme of the 2019 festival, Multiverse proposes a weekend of musical interpretations of the quantum world.
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2018-19
Sun 24 Feb 2019
- 19:30
  Beethoven's Violin Concerto
  St George's Bristol
  Beethoven's Violin Concerto
  Beethoven's Violin Concerto
  Programme
  Bedrich Smetana
  Scherzo from the Triumph Symphony
  Antonín Dvořák
  Serenade for Strings
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Aleksey Semenenko
  Violin
  Violin
  Jiří Rožeň
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Bedrich Smetana
  Antonín Dvořák
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2018-19 Season
Fri 1 Mar 2019
- 19:30
  St David's Day Concert
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales celebrate St David’s Day with traditional songs, choral works and the chance to sing-along with Wales’ finest.
  Part of
  St David's Hall 2018-19 Cardiff BBC NOW Choral Works 2018-19 BBC NOW 2018-19 Season
- 19:30
  Disney's Broadway Hits
  Royal Albert Hall
  This musical extravaganza features songs from best-loved Tony® and Academy Award®-winning scores including Beauty and the Beast, Aida, The Lion King, Aladdin, Mary Poppins, Tarzan® and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.