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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

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Wed 2 Feb 2022
- 14:00
  Celebrating Diversity in Music - live in Salford
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  A live concert from the BBC Philharmonic's home in Salford as part of a BBC Radio 3 and and UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) project collaboration
  A live concert from the BBC Philharmonic's home in Salford as part of a BBC Radio 3 and and UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) project collaboration
  Programme
  Margaret Bonds
  Montgomery Variations(24 mins)
  Ali Osman
  The Shepherd's Song(9 mins)
  Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
  Symphonie concertante in E-flat major, op. 13 no. 1(14 mins)
  Performers
  Ben Gernon
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Margaret Bonds
  Ali Osman
  Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Thu 3 Feb 2022
- 19:30
  Digital Concerts: Schmidt
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  BBC NOW perform Schmidt's Symphony No. 3
  BBC NOW perform Schmidt's Symphony No. 3
  Programme
  Franz Schmidt
  Symphony No 3
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Jonathan Berman
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schmidt
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2021-22 Season BBC NOW Digital Concert Series BBC Hoddinott Hall 2021-22
- 19:30
  Korngold Violin Concerto
  Glasgow City Halls
  Violinist, Benjamin Beilman, and Conductor, Antony Hermus, as they take you through the glitz and glamour of Korngold's Violin Concerto.
  Violinist, Benjamin Beilman, and Conductor, Antony Hermus, as they take you through the glitz and glamour of Korngold's Violin Concerto.
  Programme
  Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Richard Wagner
  Meistersinger, an Orchestral Tribute
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Benjamin Beilman
  violin
  violin
  Antony Hermus
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  Richard Wagner
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2021-22 Season
Fri 4 Feb 2022
- 19:30
  Korngold Violin Concerto in Aberdeen
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  Please be aware the BBC SSO is making changes to forthcoming concerts across Scotland.
  Please be aware the BBC SSO is making changes to forthcoming concerts across Scotland.
  Programme
  Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Richard Wagner
  Meistersinger, an Orchestral Tribute
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Benjamin Beilman
  violin
  violin
  Antony Hermus
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  Richard Wagner
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2021-22 Season Aberdeen Season 2021/22
- 19:30
  Rachmaninov & Shostakovich Before the Iron Curtain
  Barbican, London
  From the factory floor to the heights of heaven – imposing Russian music from both sides of the iron curtain under the baton of the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska.
  From the factory floor to the heights of heaven – imposing Russian music from both sides of the iron curtain under the baton of the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska.
  Programme
  Alexander Mosolov
  Iron Foundry(Machine Music)
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Concerto for piano, trumpet and strings (Piano Concerto No. 1)
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 3 in A minor
  Performers
  Philip Cobb
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Marie-Ange Nguci
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Dalia Stasevska
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Alexander Mosolov
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2021-22 Season
- 20:00
  Unclassified Live: Hidden in the Margins
  Southbank Centre, London
  Genres meet and mingle at a listening party hosted by the BBC Concert Orchestra and presenter Elizabeth Alker.
  Genres meet and mingle at a listening party hosted by the BBC Concert Orchestra and presenter Elizabeth Alker.
  Programme
  Daniel Elms
  Consolations in Travelworld premiere
  Rafiq Bhatia
  Breaking English1. Oluivai I — Minarets 2. Hoods Up 3. Olduvai II 4. Perihelion II — Into The Sun. Orch. Taylor Brook. World premiere
  Plaid
  Cwtchworld premiere. Arr. Robert Ames
  3 Koromikoworld premiere. Arr. Robert Ames
  Performers
  Plaid
  Ed Handley & Andy Turner
  Ed Handley & Andy Turner
  Rafiq Bhatia
  guitar, electronics
  guitar, electronics
  Jackson Hill
  bass, electronics
  bass, electronics
  Ian Chang
  drum kit, electronics
  drum kit, electronics
  Elizabeth Alker
  presenter
  presenter
  Robert Ames
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Composers
  Daniel Elms
  Rafiq Bhatia
  Plaid
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2021 - 22 Southbank Centre Season
Sat 5 Feb 2022
- 19:30
  BBC Philharmonic | 5 February
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Ustvolskaya, Shostakovich and Dvořák with cellist Leonard Elschenbroich and conductor Anja Bihlmaier
  Ustvolskaya, Shostakovich and Dvořák with cellist Leonard Elschenbroich and conductor Anja Bihlmaier
  Programme
  Galina Ustvolskaya
  Suite(12 mins)
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No 9 in E flat major(25 mins)
  interval
  Antonín Dvořák
  Cello Concerto in B minor(39 mins)
  Performers
  Anja Bihlmaier
  conductor
  conductor
  Leonard Elschenbroich
  cello
  cello
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Galina Ustvolskaya
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2021-22 Season
Wed 9 Feb 2022
- 19:30
  BBC SSO & RSNO: Adams and Shostakovich
  Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
  the BBC SSO and RSNO in concert as part of the Association of British Orchestra's Conference in Glasgow 2022.
  the BBC SSO and RSNO in concert as part of the Association of British Orchestra's Conference in Glasgow 2022.
  Programme
  Samy Moussa
  ElysiumBBC Co-Commission, UK Premiere
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor
  John Adams
  Harmonielehre
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  The Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  María Dueñas
  violin
  violin
  Kevin John Edusei
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Samy Moussa
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  John Adams
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2021-22 Season
Thu 10 Feb 2022
- 19:30
  Digital Concerts: Tchaikovsky
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  BBC NOW's principal cellist Alice Neary and the BBC NOW strings performs Tchaikovsky's Andante Cantabile
  BBC NOW's principal cellist Alice Neary and the BBC NOW strings performs Tchaikovsky's Andante Cantabile
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Andante cantabile, Op 11a
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Alice Neary
  cello
  cello
  Mike Seal
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2021-22 Season BBC NOW Digital Concert Series BBC Hoddinott Hall 2021-22
Fri 11 Feb 2022
- 19:30
  Celebrating 100 years of the BBC
  Barbican, London
  In a concert marking 100 years of the BBC, conductor Semyon Bychkov and the BBC Symphony Orchestra look back to the year of the Corporation’s founding – and forward to the music of the coming century.
  In a concert marking 100 years of the BBC, conductor Semyon Bychkov and the BBC Symphony Orchestra look back to the year of the Corporation’s founding – and forward to the music of the coming century.
  Programme
  Bryce Dessner
  MariUK Premiere
  Richard Strauss
  Burleskein D minor for Piano and Orchestra
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
  Performers
  Semyon Bychkov
  conductor
  conductor
  Kirill Gerstein
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Bryce Dessner
  Richard Strauss
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2021-22 Season
Sat 12 Feb 2022
- 16:00
  BBC 100: Celebrating our Orchestras and Choirs
  Watford Colosseum, Watford
  Ian Skelly presents a concert, live from Watford Colosseum, featuring leader Nathaniel Anderson-Frank playing Vaughan Wiliams's The Lark Ascending, plus songs from Clare Teal.
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2021-2022 BBC 100 – Celebrating our Orchestras & Choirs
- 19:30
  BBC Philharmonic | 12 February
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  As part of a weekend of music from the BBC Orchestras celebrating BBC 100, enjoy music from Hindemith, Schumann, Aziza Sadikova (UK premiere, BBC commission) and Tippett with pianist Giulia Contaldo and BBC Philharmonic Chief Conductor Omer Meir Wellber
  As part of a weekend of music from the BBC Orchestras celebrating BBC 100, enjoy music from Hindemith, Schumann, Aziza Sadikova (UK premiere, BBC commission) and Tippett with pianist Giulia Contaldo and BBC Philharmonic Chief Conductor Omer Meir Wellber
  Programme
  Paul Hindemith
  Kammermusik No. 1(15 mins)
  Aziza Sadikova
  Marionettes(19 mins)UK Premiere, BBC commission
  interval
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor(31 mins)
  Michael Tippett
  The Midsummer Marriage – Ritual Dances(24 mins)
  Performers
  Omer Meir Wellber
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic
  Giulia Contaldo
  pianist
  pianist
  Composers
  Paul Hindemith
  Aziza Sadikova
  Robert Schumann
  Michael Tippett
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2021-22 Season BBC 100 – Celebrating our Orchestras & Choirs
Sun 13 Feb 2022
- 16:00
  A Century of Reflection: Howard Goodall conducts the BBC Singers
  Milton Court
  Howard Goodall conducts the BBC Singers in a concert of restorative, radiant choral music separated by a century but united by tragedy.
  Howard Goodall conducts the BBC Singers in a concert of restorative, radiant choral music separated by a century but united by tragedy.
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Mass in G minorExcept 'Credo', interspersed with pieces by Weir, Dunphy, Panufnik, Herbert, Wallen, Bax and Davies.
  Judith Weir
  Love Bade Me Welcome
  Melissa Dunphy
  Mourning Into Dancing
  Roxanna Panufnik
  Child Of Heaven
  Philip Herbert
  Agnus Dei
  Errollyn Wallen
  PACE
  Arnold Bax
  This Worldes Joie
  Henry Walford Davies
  God Be in My Head
  Howard Goodall
  Unconditional Love: A Cantata Of Gratitude And RemembranceEuropean premiere
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Howard Goodall
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Judith Weir
  Melissa Dunphy
  Roxanna Panufnik
  Philip Herbert
  Errollyn Wallen
  Arnold Bax
  Henry Walford Davies
  Howard Goodall
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2021-22 BBC 100 – Celebrating our Orchestras & Choirs
- 19:30
  BBC 100: Strauss, Weill and Berg
  Glasgow City Halls
  As part of a weekend of music from the BBC Orchestras celebrating BBC 100, the SSO presents new music from opposite ends of the century…
  As part of a weekend of music from the BBC Orchestras celebrating BBC 100, the SSO presents new music from opposite ends of the century…
  Programme
  Kurt Weill
  Quodlibet
  Richard Strauss
  Hymne an die Liebe
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  Five Waltzes
  Alban Berg
  Three Fragments from 'Wozzeck'
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Katherine Broderick
  soprano
  soprano
  Scott Dickinson
  viola
  viola
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Kurt Weill
  Richard Strauss
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  Alban Berg
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2021-22 Season BBC 100 – Celebrating our Orchestras & Choirs
Wed 16 Feb 2022
- 19:30
  Choral Lamentations (Radio 3 in Concert)
  Maida Vale Studios
  Peter Phillips, the founder and director of The Tallis Scholars, returns to collaborate with the BBC Singers in a programme of settings of the biblical Lamentations of Jeremiah.
  Peter Phillips, the founder and director of The Tallis Scholars, returns to collaborate with the BBC Singers in a programme of settings of the biblical Lamentations of Jeremiah.
  Programme
  Thomas Tallis
  Lamentations of Jeremiah, Lectio I
  Dominique Phinot
  Lamentations
  Nico Muhly
  Recordare, Domine
  Antoine Brumel
  Lamentations
  Robert White
  Lamentations for five voices
  Matthew Martin
  Lamentations of Jeremiah
  Thomas Tallis
  Lamentations of Jeremiah, Lectio II
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Peter Phillips
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Thomas Tallis
  Dominique Phinot
  Nico Muhly
  Antoine Brumel
  Robert White
  Matthew Martin
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2021-22
Thu 17 Feb 2022
- 14:00
  Afternoon Performance: Stravinsky’s ‘Petrushka’
  Glasgow City Halls
  Joana Carneiro takes you through Stravinsky's 1911 ballet, Petrushka.
  Joana Carneiro takes you through Stravinsky's 1911 ballet, Petrushka.
  Programme
  Anna Clyne
  «rewind«
  Esa‐Pekka Salonen
  Piano Concerto
  Igor Stravinsky
  Petrushka (1947 version)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Yeol Eum Son
  piano
  piano
  Joana Carneiro
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Anna Clyne
  Esa‐Pekka Salonen
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2021-22 Season
- 19:30
  Brahms Symphony No. 1
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Please note that this repertoire is different to that originally d.
  Please note that this repertoire is different to that originally d.
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Concerto in E flat major, 'Dumbarton Oaks'
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Carlos Miguel Prieto
  conductor
  conductor
  Daniel Ciobanu
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Johannes Brahms
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2021-22 Season St David's Hall 2021-22
Fri 18 Feb 2022
- 19:30
  Victoria Hall, Hanley - Romantic Rachmaninov
  Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
  The BBC Philharmonic take to the stage at Victoria Hall, Hanley for a programme of Rachmaninov, Bizet and Beethoven
  The BBC Philharmonic take to the stage at Victoria Hall, Hanley for a programme of Rachmaninov, Bizet and Beethoven
  Programme
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor(34 mins)
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major(32 mins)
  Georges Bizet
  Carmen(19 mins)Suite [ed Hoffman]
  Performers
  Ben Gernon
  conductor
  conductor
  Juan Pérez Floristán
  piano
  piano
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Georges Bizet
- 19:30
  'Petrushka' and Ravel's Piano Concerto in Perth
  Perth Concert Hall
  Please be aware the BBC SSO is making changes to forthcoming concerts across Scotland.
  Please be aware the BBC SSO is making changes to forthcoming concerts across Scotland.
  Programme
  Anna Clyne
  «rewind«
  Maurice Ravel
  Piano Concerto in G major
  Igor Stravinsky
  Petrushka (1947 version)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Yeol Eum Son
  piano
  piano
  Joana Carneiro
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Anna Clyne
  Maurice Ravel
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2021-22 Season
- 19:30
  Sir Andrew Davis’s Half Century
  Barbican, London
  Celebrating fifty years of collaboration with the BBC SO, Conductor Laureate Sir Andrew Davis pairs works by two 20th-century giants, Alban Berg and Sergey Rachmaninov.
  Celebrating fifty years of collaboration with the BBC SO, Conductor Laureate Sir Andrew Davis pairs works by two 20th-century giants, Alban Berg and Sergey Rachmaninov.
  Programme
  Alban Berg
  Sonata for Piano, Op 1
  Violin Concerto
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Vocalise
  Symphonic Dances
  Performers
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  James Ehnes
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Alban Berg
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2021-22 Season
- 19:30
  Cancelled: Brahms Symphony No. 1
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  We are sorry to announce that this concert has been cancelled due to weather conditions
  We are sorry to announce that this concert has been cancelled due to weather conditions
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Concerto in E flat major, 'Dumbarton Oaks'
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Carlos Miguel Prieto
  conductor
  conductor
  Daniel Ciobanu
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Johannes Brahms
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2021-22 Season Brangwyn Hall 2021-22
Tue 22 Feb 2022
- 19:30
  Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham - Discovering Elgar
  Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
  The BBC Philharmonic take to the stage at Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham for Elgar's Symphony No.1
  The BBC Philharmonic take to the stage at Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham for Elgar's Symphony No.1
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat majorExcerpts & discussion with Stephen Johnson
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat major(49 mins)Full work
  Performers
  Mark Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Stephen Johnson
  presenter
  presenter
  Emily Hodkinson
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
Thu 24 Feb 2022
- 14:00
  Marta Gardolińska conducts...
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Programme
  Grażyna Bacewicz
  Overture
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Violin Concerto in E minor
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Marta Gardolińska
  conductor
  conductor
  Johan Dalene
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Grażyna Bacewicz
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2021-22 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2021-22
- 19:30
  Digital Concerts: John Metcalf
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  BBC NOW perform John Metcalf's Dances from Forgotten Places as part of the 2021 Vale of Glamorgan Festival
  BBC NOW perform John Metcalf's Dances from Forgotten Places as part of the 2021 Vale of Glamorgan Festival
  Programme
  John Metcalf
  Dances From Forgotten Places
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Geoffrey Paterson
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  John Metcalf
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2021-22 Season BBC NOW Digital Concert Series BBC Hoddinott Hall 2021-22
- 19:30
  Bruckner Four
  Glasgow City Halls
  BBC SSO Associate Conductor, Alpesh Chauhan, guides you through the magic of Bruckner's Symphony No.4.
  BBC SSO Associate Conductor, Alpesh Chauhan, guides you through the magic of Bruckner's Symphony No.4.
  Programme
  Anton Webern
  acaglia, Op. 1
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Lied der Waldtaube from 'Gurrelieder' (chamber version)
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, ‘Romantic’
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Karen Cargill
  singer
  singer
  Alpesh Chauhan
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Anton Webern
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Anton Bruckner
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2021-22 Season
Fri 25 Feb 2022
- 19:00
  Reimagining Early Polyphony
  Keble College Chapel
  Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin directs an intriguing programme pairing Renaissance works with contemporary pieces based on them.
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2021-22
- 19:30
  Patrick Watson, Jules Buckley And The BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Barbican, London
  An evening of music with Canada’s boutique singer-songwriter, reimagined with Jules Buckley and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2021-22 Season
- 19:30
  Bruckner & Wagner in Inverness
  Eden Court, Inverness
  Please be aware the BBC SSO is making changes to forthcoming concerts across Scotland.
  Please be aware the BBC SSO is making changes to forthcoming concerts across Scotland.
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Wesendonck-Lieder
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, ‘Romantic’
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Karen Cargill
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Alpesh Chauhan
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Anton Bruckner
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2021-22 Season
Sat 26 Feb 2022
- 19:30
  BBC Philharmonic | 26 February
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  A triple helping of Vaughan Williams as part of a special concert series with the Hallé, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth – featuring tenor Alessandro Fisher and conductor Mark Wigglesworth
  A triple helping of Vaughan Williams as part of a special concert series with the Hallé, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth – featuring tenor Alessandro Fisher and conductor Mark Wigglesworth
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3)(34 mins)
  interval
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  On Wenlock Edge(21 mins)
  Symphony No. 5 in D major(38 mins)
  Performers
  Mark Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Alessandro Fisher
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2021-22 Season
Mon 28 Feb 2022
- 19:00
  Mimma the Musical
  Cadogan Hall
  Mimma the Musical - a new musical of war & friendship
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2021-2022