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Thu 5 Nov 2020
- 19:30
  Autumn Concerts: Judith Bingham
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Tonight's programme is Judith Bingham’s alluringly magical Strange Words.
  Tonight's programme is Judith Bingham’s alluringly magical Strange Words.
  Programme
  Judith Bingham
  Strange Words
  Performers
  James Gilchrist
  Tenor
  Tenor
  Alice Neary
  Cello
  Cello
  Composers
  Judith Bingham
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2020-21 Season BBC NOW Digital Concert Series
Fri 6 Nov 2020
- 20:00
  Sakari Oramo conducts Lindberg's Accused, with Anu Komsi
  Barbican, London
  For the BBC SO’s first live concert of the season at the Barbican, we perform powerful and ionate music by Anna Clyne, Haydn and Magnus Lindberg.
  For the BBC SO’s first live concert of the season at the Barbican, we perform powerful and ionate music by Anna Clyne, Haydn and Magnus Lindberg.
  Programme
  Anna Clyne
  Within Her Arms
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 49 in F minor 'La ione'
  Magnus Lindberg
  Accused(world premiere of chamber version)
  Performers
  Anu Komsi
  soprano
  soprano
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Anna Clyne
  Joseph Haydn
  Magnus Lindberg
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2020-21 Season
Sun 8 Nov 2020
- 20:15
  Dancing to the Song
  BBC Radio 3 in Concert
  Choral music and dance collide in this compelling concert.
  Choral music and dance collide in this compelling concert.
  Programme
  Leonard Bernstein
  Missa Brevis
  Amy Bryce
  From First Breath
  Veljo Tormis
  Curse upon Iron
  Johannes Brahms
  A German Requiem(version with two-piano accompaniment)
  Performers
  Ben Palmer
  conductor
  conductor
  Libby Burgess
  piano
  piano
  Anna Tilbrook
  piano
  piano
  Duwane Taylor
  dancerchoreographer
  dancerchoreographer
  Jonadette Carpio
  dancer
  dancer
  Viviana Rocha
  dancer
  dancer
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  Leonard Bernstein
  Amy Bryce
  Veljo Tormis
  Johannes Brahms
  Part of
  BBC Singers at Milton Court 2020-21 season
Mon 9 Nov 2020
- 14:00
  BBC Concert Orchestra: Afternoon Concert
  BBC Radio 3 Afternoon Concert
Tue 10 Nov 2020
- 14:00
  BBC Concert Orchestra: Afternoon Concert
  BBC Radio 3 Afternoon Concert
- 19:30
  BBC Radio 3 in Concert: BBC SO at Maida Vale
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  From BBC Maida Vale Studios, the BBC Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Nicholas Collon.
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2020-21 Season BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2020-21 Season
Wed 11 Nov 2020
- 14:00
  BBC Concert Orchestra: Afternoon Concert
  BBC Radio 3 Afternoon Concert
Thu 12 Nov 2020
- 14:00
  BBC Concert Orchestra: Afternoon Concert
  BBC Radio 3 Afternoon Concert
- 19:30
  Autumn Concerts: Tchaikovsky
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Described by the composer himself as “heartfelt”, Tchaikovsky's 'Serenade for Strings' is one not to miss.
  Described by the composer himself as “heartfelt”, Tchaikovsky's 'Serenade for Strings' is one not to miss.
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Serenade for Strings in C major, Op 48
  Performers
  Ryan Bancroft
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2020-21 Season BBC NOW Digital Concert Series
- 19:30
  LIVE: Brabbins Conducts Britten
  Glasgow City Halls
  Martyn Brabbins conducts an all-Britten programme.
  Martyn Brabbins conducts an all-Britten programme.
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Russian Funeral
  Nocturne
  Lachrymae for viola and string orchestra
  Death in Venice, Op 88a (suite arr. Bedford)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Scott Dickinson
  viola
  viola
  Mark Pore
  tenor
  tenor
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2020-21 Season
Fri 13 Nov 2020
- 14:00
  BBC Concert Orchestra: Afternoon Concert
  BBC Radio 3 Afternoon Concert
Thu 19 Nov 2020
- 19:30
  Autumn Concerts: Warlock
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  The piece that really put Warlock's name front and centre was the exquisitely beautiful and atmospheric symphonic poem, The Curlew; the work which even Warlock himself heralded as his best.
  The piece that really put Warlock's name front and centre was the exquisitely beautiful and atmospheric symphonic poem, The Curlew; the work which even Warlock himself heralded as his best.
  Programme
  Peter Warlock
  The Curlew
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  James Gilchrist
  tenor
  tenor
  Composers
  Peter Warlock
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2020-21 Season BBC NOW Digital Concert Series
- 19:30
  LIVE: Adams’ 'Shaker Loops'
  Glasgow City Halls
  John Adams' Minimalist classic and Schumann's Second Symphony.
  John Adams' Minimalist classic and Schumann's Second Symphony.
  Programme
  Joan Tower
  Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No 1
  John Adams
  Shaker Loops
  Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 2 in C major
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Jessica Cottis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joan Tower
  John Adams
  Robert Schumann
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2020-21 Season
Fri 20 Nov 2020
- 14:00
  BBC Radio 3 Afternoon Concert: In Memoriam Stephen Cleobury
  Maida Vale Studios
  The BBC Singers present a programme of choral music in memory of Stephen Cleobury.
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2020-21
- 19:30
  Abel's Jazz Takeover
  Southbank Centre, London
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2020-21 Southbank Centre Season Great musical experiences
Thu 26 Nov 2020
- 19:30
  Autumn Concerts: Coleridge-Taylor
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  With the elegance of Elgar and the melodiousness of Dvorak, here's this week's autumn concert: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's 'Four Novelletten'.
  With the elegance of Elgar and the melodiousness of Dvorak, here's this week's autumn concert: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's 'Four Novelletten'.
  Programme
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Four Novelletten
  Performers
  Ryan Bancroft
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Composers
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2020-21 Season BBC NOW Digital Concert Series
- 19:30
  LIVE: Isata Kanneh-Mason Plays Beethoven
  Glasgow City Halls
  Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto and music from America conducted by Andrew Gourlay
  Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto and music from America conducted by Andrew Gourlay
  Programme
  Carl Sprague Ruggles
  Angels for muted brass
  Ruth Crawford Seeger
  Andante for String Orchestra
  Julia Perry
  A Short Piece for Small Orchestra
  Alvin Singleton
  Cara Mia Gwen
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Isata Kanneh-Mason
  piano
  piano
  Andrew Gourlay
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Carl Sprague Ruggles
  Ruth Crawford Seeger
  Julia Perry
  Alvin Singleton
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2020-21 Season