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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

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Sun 1 Sep 2019
- 19:30
  Prom 58: Tchaikovsky, Janáček, Szymanowski and Linda Catlin Smith
  Royal Albert Hall
  A concert of folk songs and tales from the BBC SSO. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.2 takes a different Ukrainian folk melody as theme for each movement, while a gruesome Czech legend provides the starting point for Janáček’s atmospheric The Fiddler’s Child.
  A concert of folk songs and tales from the BBC SSO. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.2 takes a different Ukrainian folk melody as theme for each movement, while a gruesome Czech legend provides the starting point for Janáček’s atmospheric The Fiddler’s Child.
  Programme
  Linda Catlin Smith
  Nuages(15 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
  Leos Janáček
  The Fiddler's Child(12 mins)Henry Wood Novelties: UK premiere, 1924
  Karol Szymanowski
  Love Songs of Hafiz, Op. 26(22 mins)
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian'(32 mins)
  Performers
  Georgia Jarman
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Ilan Volkov
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Linda Catlin Smith
  Leos Janáček
  Karol Szymanowski
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  Proms 2019
Fri 6 Sep 2019
- 14:00
  Byrd, Bach, Janáček & Juon
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  BBC Philharmonic Chief Guest Conductor, John Storgårds takes the baton for an afternoon concert featuring music from Muhly, Bach and Juon
  BBC Philharmonic Chief Guest Conductor, John Storgårds takes the baton for an afternoon concert featuring music from Muhly, Bach and Juon
  Programme
  William Byrd
  Two Motets by William Byrd(8 mins)arr. Nico Muhly
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 547(10 mins)arr.David Matthews
  Musical Offering – Ricercar a 6 (orch. Webern)(7 mins)Ricercar a 6
  Leos Janáček
  On an Overgrown Path(27 mins)
  Paul Juon
  Suite in Five Movements, op. 93(21 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  John Storgårds
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  William Byrd
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Leos Janáček
  Paul Juon
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Tue 10 Sep 2019
- 22:15
  Prom 70: Jonny Greenwood
  Royal Albert Hall
  Multi-talented guitarist and composer Jonny Greenwood curates a Late Night Prom featuring his new work for solo violin and strings, as well as a range of pieces broadly picking up on the themes of patterning and Minimalism.
  Multi-talented guitarist and composer Jonny Greenwood curates a Late Night Prom featuring his new work for solo violin and strings, as well as a range of pieces broadly picking up on the themes of patterning and Minimalism.
  Programme
  Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
  Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas No. 16 – acaglia in G minor(6 mins)
  Krzysztof Penderecki
  Sinfonietta for strings – Vivace(5 mins)
  Jonny Greenwood
  Three Miniatures from Water – No. 3(5 mins)
  88 (No. 1)(7 mins)
  Steve Reich
  Pulse(15 mins)
  Jonny Greenwood
  Horror vacui – for solo violin and 68 strings(27 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
  Performers
  Jonny Greenwood
  bass guitar/tanpura
  bass guitar/tanpura
  Daniel Pioro
  violin
  violin
  Katherine Tinker
  piano
  piano
  BBC Proms Youth Ensemble
  ensemble
  ensemble
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Hugh Brunt
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
  Krzysztof Penderecki
  Jonny Greenwood
  Steve Reich
  Part of
  Proms 2019 Proms on TV Late night concerts and events
Thu 12 Sep 2019
- 13:40
  YolanDa Brown’s Bring the Noise Adventure
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  The BBC Philharmonic’s new Chief Conductor, Omer Meir Wellber, celebrates his arrival with two days of special concerts. Today's is an exciting collaboration with BBC Education
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Fri 13 Sep 2019
- 16:30
  BBC Philharmonic- live on the MediaCityUK Big Screen!
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Omer Meir Wellber and the BBC Philharmonic- live on the piazza screen, MediaCityUK
  Omer Meir Wellber and the BBC Philharmonic- live on the piazza screen, MediaCityUK
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 12 in A major, K 414
  Antonio Vivaldi
  The Four Seasons – Summer
  interval
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Five Orchestral Pieces
  Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 4 in D minor
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Omer Meir Wellber
  conductor (and piano)
  conductor (and piano)
  Jacob Reuven
  mandolin
  mandolin
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Antonio Vivaldi
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Robert Schumann
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 16:30
  Vivaldi, Mozart, Schoenberg & Schumann - concert & livestream
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  The second of two special MediaCity concerts marking the arrival of the BBC Philharmonic’s new Chief Conductor, Omer Meir Wellber
  The second of two special MediaCity concerts marking the arrival of the BBC Philharmonic’s new Chief Conductor, Omer Meir Wellber
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 12 in A major, K 414(25 mins)
  Antonio Vivaldi
  The Four Seasons – Summer(9 mins)
  interval
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Five Orchestral Pieces(16 mins)
  Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 4 in D minor(29 mins)(Revised)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Jacob Reuven
  mandolin
  mandolin
  Omer Meir Wellber
  conductor (and piano)
  conductor (and piano)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Antonio Vivaldi
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Robert Schumann
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Sat 14 Sep 2019
- 16:00
  Proms in the Park, Hyde Park
  Hyde Park, London
  in the Last Night of the Proms celebrations in Hyde Park, hosted by Michael Ball. The open-air concert celebrates the night with a host of stars from the worlds of classical music, rock and pop and musical theatre.
  Part of
  Proms 2019
- 17:00
  BBC Proms in the Park Wales
  Swansea, Singleton Park
  One of Wales’s most loved music and family events – BBC Wales’s Proms in the Park – returns this September to Swansea, Singleton Park. Proms yn y Parc BBC Cymru yn dychwelyd fis Medi i Abertawe, Parc Singleton.
  Part of
  Proms 2019 BBC NOW Family
- 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.
  Part of
  Proms 2019
Thu 19 Sep 2019
- 19:45
  Lammermuir Festival
  St Mary's Church, Haddington
  Guest conductor Matthew Halls and soprano Jennifer us at the 2019 Lammermuir Festival.
  Guest conductor Matthew Halls and soprano Jennifer us at the 2019 Lammermuir Festival.
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
  Stuart MacRae
  Prometheus Symphony(World Premiere commissioned by Lammermuir Festival and BBC Radio 3)
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Matthew Halls
  conductor
  conductor
  Jennifer
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Stuart MacRae
  Jean Sibelius
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2019-20 Season
Sat 21 Sep 2019
- 19:00
  The Great Escape - Live in Concert
  Southbank Centre, London
  One of the best-loved war films ever made, accompanied by its unforgettable score played live in full for the very first time.
- 19:30
  Kabalevsky/Prokofiev/Walton
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Programme
  Dmitri Kabalevsky
  Colas Breugnon – overture(5 mins)
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major(28 mins)
  interval
  William Walton
  Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor(43 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Alexander Gavrylyuk
  piano
  piano
  John Wilson
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Dmitri Kabalevsky
  Sergey Prokofiev
  William Walton
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2019-20 Season
Sun 22 Sep 2019
- 15:00
  Scenes & Stories
  Hafren, Newtown
  Each piece in this programme tells wonderful stories and takes us to faraway places
  Each piece in this programme tells wonderful stories and takes us to faraway places
  Programme
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Overture to Hansel und Gretel
  Jean Sibelius
  Scene with Cranes
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Bernard Herrmann
  Psycho
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt (In the Hall of the Mountain King)
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Pictures at an Exhibition
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  James Mayhew
  Illustrator
  Illustrator
  Jaume Santonja
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Jean Sibelius
  Paul Dukas
  Bernard Herrmann
  Edvard Grieg
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2019-20 Season
Wed 25 Sep 2019
- 16:00
  Conducting Masterclass
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Enjoy an afternoon of music in a special concert marking the culmination of conductor workshops with Clark Rundell and Mark Heron of the RNCM
  Enjoy an afternoon of music in a special concert marking the culmination of conductor workshops with Clark Rundell and Mark Heron of the RNCM
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Variations on the St Anthony Chorale, Op 56b(18 mins)
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphonic Dances(36 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Rita Castro Blanco
  conductor
  conductor
  Valentin Egel
  conductor
  conductor
  Thomas Goff
  conductor
  conductor
  Kaapo Ijas
  conductor
  conductor
  Joy Lisney
  conductor
  conductor
  Aage Richard Meyer
  conductor
  conductor
  Teresa Riveiro Bohm
  conductor
  conductor
  Katherine Stonham
  conductor
  conductor
  John Warner
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Thu 26 Sep 2019
- 19:15
  Live Stream: Mahler & Bruch
  City Halls
  Watch live as the BBC SSO perform works by Mahler, Bruch & Czernowin.
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2018-19 Season
- 19:30
  Mahler Symphony No.5
  Glasgow City Halls
  The BBC SSO's 2019-20 Season opens with Mahler's Fifth Symphony.
  The BBC SSO's 2019-20 Season opens with Mahler's Fifth Symphony.
  Programme
  Chaya Czernowin
  Once I blinked nothing was the same(UK Premiere)
  Max Bruch
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Henning Kraggerud
  violin
  violin
  Alpesh Chauhan
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Chaya Czernowin
  Max Bruch
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2019-20 Season
- 19:30
  Orchestra Unwrapped
  Southbank Centre, London
  Ever wondered what an orchestra’s role is in the 21st century? the BBC Concert Orchestra for a fascinating exploration of its many personalities.
  Ever wondered what an orchestra’s role is in the 21st century? the BBC Concert Orchestra for a fascinating exploration of its many personalities.
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 31 in D major, ‘Paris’
  John Williams
  Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneHedwig's Theme
  Graham Fitkin
  Metal
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 - No 1, Montagues and Capulets
  Bernard Herrmann
  PsychoMurder Scene
  John Williams
  JawsShark Theme
  Edward Elgar
  Nimrod
  Dobrinka Tabakova
  Orpheus' Comet
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird Suite (Finale)
  Performers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Alice Farnham
  conductor
  conductor
  Tom Service
  presenter
  presenter
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  John Williams
  Graham Fitkin
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Bernard Herrmann
  Edward Elgar
  Dobrinka Tabakova
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2019-20 Southbank Centre Season Mindful Mix 2019-20 Classical for Starters 2019-20
Fri 27 Sep 2019
- 14:00
  Sofi Jeannin conducts the world premiere of Rachel Portman’s Earth Song
  St Paul's Knightsbridge, London
  The BBC Singers and their Chief Conductor, Sofi Jeannin, present the world premiere of Rachel Portman’s Earth Song.
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2019-20
- 14:00
  Lyadov, Chausson & Rachmaninov
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Antony Hermus conducts music from Lyadov, Chausson and Rachmaninov
  Antony Hermus conducts music from Lyadov, Chausson and Rachmaninov
  Programme
  Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
  Baba-Yaga(4 mins)
  Ernest Chausson
  Poème(16 mins)
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphonic Dances(36 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Aleksey Semenenko
  violin
  violin
  Antony Hermus
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
  Ernest Chausson
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 14:00
  Autumn Afternoon
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  BBC NOW kick off the 2019/20 season at BBC Hoddinott Hall with Debussy’s beautiful symphonic poem Prelude a l’Apres-midi d’un faune – the perfect start for a Friday afternoon.
  BBC NOW kick off the 2019/20 season at BBC Hoddinott Hall with Debussy’s beautiful symphonic poem Prelude a l’Apres-midi d’un faune – the perfect start for a Friday afternoon.
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Judith Weir
  Oboe Concerto[UK premiere]
  Richard Wagner
  Parsifal Suite (Constructed by Andrew Gourlay)(Arr. Gourlay) [UK premiere]
  Performers
  Andrew Gourlay
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Celia Craig
  Oboe
  Oboe
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Judith Weir
  Richard Wagner
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2019-20 Season New and Rediscovered BBC Hoddinott Hall 2019-20
- 19:30
  Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances in Aberdeen
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances in Aberdeen.
  Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances in Aberdeen.
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (‘Fingal’s Cave’)
  Max Bruch
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
  interval
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphonic Dances
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Henning Kraggerud
  violin
  violin
  Alpesh Chauhan
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Max Bruch
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2019-20 Season
Sat 28 Sep 2019
- 18:30
  The Mother with the BBC Philharmonic and Maxine Peake
  Middleton Hall, Hull
  Part of Contains Strong Language 2019 (Hull) - a three-day celebration of the spoken word and all its poetic forms
Sun 29 Sep 2019
- 15:00
  Mahler Symphony No.5 in Edinburgh
  Usher Hall, Edinburgh
  Alpesh Chauhan conducts Mahler's Fifth Symphony in Edinburgh.
  Alpesh Chauhan conducts Mahler's Fifth Symphony in Edinburgh.
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (‘Fingal’s Cave’)Change to d programme
  Max Bruch
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Henning Kraggerud
  violin
  violin
  Alpesh Chauhan
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Max Bruch
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2019-20 Season