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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

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Wed 1 Apr 2020
- 13:55
  Cancelled: An afternoon of Gerhard
  MediaCityUK Salford
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Roberto Gerhard
  Alegrías, divertissement flamenco(12 mins)
  Symphony "Homenade e Pedrell": III. Pedrelliana: Allegretto giusto(12 mins)
  Don Quixote (complete ballet: 2nd version)(40 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Roberto Gerhard
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Thu 2 Apr 2020
- 19:30
  Cancelled: Nielsen Symphony No.6
  Glasgow City Halls
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Heitor Villa‐Lobos
  Danca dos mosquitos
  Enrico Chapela
  Antiphaser (Concerto for E-violin and orchestra)(BBC Commission, World Premiere)
  Lisa Robertson
  Seabird Cities(2017)
  Carl Nielsen
  Symphony No 6 'Sinfonia semplice'
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Pekka Kuusisto
  violin
  violin
  Thomas Dausgaard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Heitor Villa‐Lobos
  Enrico Chapela
  Lisa Robertson
  Carl Nielsen
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2019-20 Season
Fri 3 Apr 2020
- 19:00
  Cancelled: Migration and exile: The British Museum
  British Museum
  Cancelled
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2019-20
- 19:30
  Cancelled: Sakari Oramo conducts Shostakovich Symphony No 15
  Barbican, London
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Tell – overture
  Victoria Borisova-Ollas
  Violin Concerto: A Portrait of a Lady by the Swan Lake(UK premiere; BBC co-commission)
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 15 in A major
  Performers
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Baiba Skride
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Victoria Borisova-Ollas
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2019-20 Season Classical for Starters 2019-20 Sakari Oramo Conducts
- 20:00
  Cancelled: Unclassified Live
  Southbank Centre, London
  Cancelled
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2019-20 Southbank Centre Season Unclassified Live 2019-20 Beyond Boundaries 2019-20
Sun 5 Apr 2020
- 17:00
  Cancelled: Classical Playlist: LIVE
  DEPOT Cardiff
  Synthesizers, selfies and symphonies: this is a classical music concert that breaks all the rules!
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2019-20 Season BBC NOW Family Something a bit different
Thu 9 Apr 2020
- 18:30
  Cancelled: Discover More: St Matthew ion
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  The symbolism of Bach’s St Matthew ion
  Part of
  Discover More 2019-20 BBC NCW 2019-20 Brangwyn Hall 2019-20 BBC NOW 2019-20 Season
- 19:30
  Cancelled: St Matthew ion
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Bach channels the tragedy and transcendence of the ion into one heart-rending masterpiece.
  Bach channels the tragedy and transcendence of the ion into one heart-rending masterpiece.
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  St Matthew ion
  Performers
  John Butt
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Gwilym Bowen
  Evangelist
  Evangelist
  David Shipley
  Christus
  Christus
  Mhairi Lawson
  Soprano
  Soprano
  Jess Dandy
  Contralto
  Contralto
  Anthony Gregory
  Tenor
  Tenor
  James Newby
  Baritone
  Baritone
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2019-20 Season BBC NCW 2019-20 Brangwyn Hall 2019-20
Fri 10 Apr 2020
- 13:00
  Cancelled: Discover More: St Matthew ion
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  The symbolism of Bach’s St Matthew ion
  Part of
  Discover More 2019-20 BBC NCW 2019-20 St David's Hall 2019-20 BBC NOW 2019-20 Season
- 14:00
  Cancelled: St Matthew ion
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Bach channels the tragedy and transcendence of the ion into one heart-rending masterpiece.
  Bach channels the tragedy and transcendence of the ion into one heart-rending masterpiece.
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  St Matthew ion
  Performers
  John Butt
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Gwilym Bowen
  Evangelist
  Evangelist
  David Shipley
  Christus
  Christus
  Mhairi Lawson
  Soprano
  Soprano
  Jess Dandy
  Contralto
  Contralto
  Anthony Gregory
  Tenor
  Tenor
  James Newby
  Baritone
  Baritone
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2019-20 Season BBC NCW 2019-20 St David's Hall 2019-20
- 19:30
  Cancelled: Easter at King's
  King's College Cambridge
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Stabat Mater
  Performers
  Philippa Boyle
  soprano
  soprano
  Catherine Wyn‐Rogers
  mezzo soprano
  mezzo soprano
  Jamez McCorkle
  tenor
  tenor
  Henry Waddington
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Daniel Hyde
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
Thu 16 Apr 2020
- 19:30
  Cancelled: Brahms/Mahler/Hindemith
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Variations on the St Anthony Chorale(19 mins)
  Gustav Mahler
  Des Knaben Wunderhorn(40 mins)Selection
  Paul Hindemith
  Symphony 'Mathis der Maler'(25 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Ashley Riches
  baritone
  baritone
  Douglas Boyd
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Gustav Mahler
  Paul Hindemith
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2019-20 Season
- 19:30
  Cancelled: Korngold Violin Concerto
  Glasgow City Halls
  Cancelled.
  Cancelled.
  Programme
  Joan Tower
  Second Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
  Alma Mahler-Werfel
  5 LiederOrchestral adaptation by Roxanna Panufnik (BBC Commission, World Premiere)
  Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  sca da Rimini
  Giacomo Puccini
  Intermezzo from Suor Angelica
  Ottorino Respighi
  Church Windows
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Simone Lamsma
  violin
  violin
  Valentina Peleggi
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Joan Tower
  Alma Mahler-Werfel
  Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Giacomo Puccini
  Ottorino Respighi
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2019-20 Season
Fri 17 Apr 2020
- 19:30
  Cancelled: Korngold Violin Concerto in Aberdeen
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Joan Tower
  Second Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
  Alma Mahler-Werfel
  5 LiederOrchestral adaptation by Roxanna Panufnik (BBC Commission, World Premiere)
  Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  sca da Rimini
  Giacomo Puccini
  Intermezzo from Suor Angelica
  Ottorino Respighi
  Church Windows
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Simone Lamsma
  violin
  violin
  Valentina Peleggi
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joan Tower
  Alma Mahler-Werfel
  Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Giacomo Puccini
  Ottorino Respighi
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2019-20 Season
- 19:30
  Cancelled: Dalia Stasevska conducts Helen Grime's Violin Concerto
  Barbican, London
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Julian Anderson
  Incantesimi
  Jean Sibelius
  The Swan of Tuonela
  Helen Grime
  Violin Concerto(UK premiere)
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 1 in E minor
  Performers
  Dalia Stasevska
  conductor
  conductor
  Leila Josefowicz
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Julian Anderson
  Jean Sibelius
  Helen Grime
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2019-20 Season Discover New Music 2019-20
Sat 18 Apr 2020
- 09:30
  Cancelled: Tunes for Tots in Aberdeen
  Tillydrone Community Campus
  This event has been cancelled.
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2019-20 Season Learning and Outreach
Tue 21 Apr 2020
- 19:30
  Cancelled: Elfman Classical
  Southbank Centre, London
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Festive Overture
  Danny Elfman
  Ice Dancefrom Edward Scissorhands
  Violin Concerto (Eleven Eleven)London premiere
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Cantata 'Alexander Nevsky'
  Performers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Bramwell Tovey
  conductor
  conductor
  Sandy Cameron
  violin
  violin
  Crouch End Festival Chorus
  Composers
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Danny Elfman
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2019-20 Southbank Centre Season Classical for Starters 2019-20
Thu 23 Apr 2020
- 14:00
  Cancelled: Afternoon Performance: Sibelius Symphony No.7
  Glasgow City Halls
  Cancelled.
  Cancelled.
  Programme
  Carl Nielsen
  Overture 'Helios'
  Maurice Ravel
  Pavane pour une infante défunte
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major
  Jean Sibelius
  Pohjola's Daughter
  Symphony No. 7 in C major
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Stephen Waarts
  violin
  violin
  Shi-Yeon Sung
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Carl Nielsen
  Maurice Ravel
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Jean Sibelius
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2019-20 Season Afternoon Performance 19/20
Fri 24 Apr 2020
- 19:30
  Cancelled: Strauss, Bloch, Bruch and Beethoven
  Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
  BBC Philharmonic Chief Conductor Omer Meir Wellber is ed by German cellist Jan Vogler for this performance in Nottingham
  BBC Philharmonic Chief Conductor Omer Meir Wellber is ed by German cellist Jan Vogler for this performance in Nottingham
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks(16 mins)
  Ernest Bloch
  Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque(22 mins)
  interval
  Max Bruch
  Kol nidrei, Op. 47(9 mins)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major(36 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Omer Meir Wellber
  conductor
  conductor
  Jan Vogler
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Ernest Bloch
  Max Bruch
  Ludwig van Beethoven
- 19:30
  Cancelled: CoLaboratory
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  CoLaboratory is a brand new series of events at BBC Hoddinott Hall presenting unique concert experiences for music lovers, as BBC NOW invite partners from across the artistic spectrum to collaborate with them, fusing two musical worlds.
  CoLaboratory is a brand new series of events at BBC Hoddinott Hall presenting unique concert experiences for music lovers, as BBC NOW invite partners from across the artistic spectrum to collaborate with them, fusing two musical worlds.
  Programme
  Percy Grainger
  In a Nutshell: III. Pastoral
  Brett Dean
  Pastoral Symphony
  Performers
  Jessica Cottis
  Conductor
  Conductor
  William Barton
  Didgeridoo
  Didgeridoo
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Composers
  Percy Grainger
  Brett Dean
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2019-20 Season Something a bit different New and Rediscovered BBC Hoddinott Hall 2019-20
Tue 28 Apr 2020
- 14:00
  Cancelled: Beethoven, Stravinsky & Mozart
  MediaCityUK Salford
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Egmont - overture(8 mins)
  Igor Stravinsky
  Violin Concerto in D major(23 mins)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No 25 in G minor(20 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Matthias Wollong
  violin
  violin
  Omer Meir Wellber
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Igor Stravinsky
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Thu 30 Apr 2020
- 19:30
  Cancelled: Strauss/Schnittke/Shostakovich
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Cancelled
  Cancelled
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks(14 mins)
  Alfred Schnittke
  Cello Concerto No.1(40 mins)
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No 6 in B minor(30 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Jan Vogler
  cello
  cello
  Omer Meir Wellber
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Alfred Schnittke
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2019-20 Season