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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

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Mon 2 Jan 2023
- 16:00
  A New Year's Celebration at Saffron Hall
  Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
  the BBC Concert Orchestra for a sparkling New Year’s concert to round off the festive period.
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2022-2023
Fri 6 Jan 2023
- 14:00
  Gems for January
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  The BBC Philharmonic start the new year on a hopeful note, with a poignant lost-and-found story involving one of Igor Stravinsky’s most personal works
  The BBC Philharmonic start the new year on a hopeful note, with a poignant lost-and-found story involving one of Igor Stravinsky’s most personal works
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Funeral Song
  Johan Svendsen
  Carnival in Paris, Op 9
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Ballade in A minor, Op. 33
  Anna Clyne
  Abstractions
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Ben Gernon
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Johan Svendsen
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Anna Clyne
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 14:30
  Studio Concert: Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky
  Maida Vale Studios
  the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the start of the new year for a free concert at Maida Vale Studios.
  the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the start of the new year for a free concert at Maida Vale Studios.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No 3 in D major, 'Polish'
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture 'Ruy Blas'
  Performers
  Alpesh Chauhan
  conductor
  conductor
  Tom Borrow
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2022-23 Season
Tue 10 Jan 2023
- 14:00
  An Afternoon of Mozart and Haydn
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  A double helping of Haydn today, as we hear two of his mature works either side of a Mozart piano concerto
  A double helping of Haydn today, as we hear two of his mature works either side of a Mozart piano concerto
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Cello Concerto No 2 in D major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 18 in B flat major, K 456
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 62 in D Major
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Ben Gernon
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Victor Julien-Laferrière
  cello
  cello
  Martin Roscoe
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Thu 12 Jan 2023
- 20:00
  The BBC Philharmonic at the 39th International Music Festival of the Canary Islands
  Auditorio Alfredo Krauss, Gran Canaria
  The BBC Philharmonic visit Gran Canaria, Auditorio Alfredo Krauss for the 39th edition of the Canary Islands International Music Festival.
  The BBC Philharmonic visit Gran Canaria, Auditorio Alfredo Krauss for the 39th edition of the Canary Islands International Music Festival.
  Programme
  Roberto Gerhard
  Dances from Don Quixote (1947 suite)
  Benjamin Britten
  Violin Concerto
  interval
  Maurice Ravel
  Pavane pour une infante défunte
  La valse
  Boléro
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Clara-Jumi Kang
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Roberto Gerhard
  Benjamin Britten
  Maurice Ravel
Fri 13 Jan 2023
- 14:00
  Beauty and balance
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Conductor and composer Jack Sheen leads us through a varied programme this afternoon starting with one of his own compelling works before we hear Haydn, Hans Abrahamsen and Mozart
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 20:00
  The BBC Philharmonic at the 39th International Music Festival of the Canary Islands
  Auditorio Adan Martin, Tenerife
  The BBC Philharmonic visit Tenerife, Auditorio de Tenerife Adán Martín for the 39th edition of the Canary Islands International Music Festival.
  The BBC Philharmonic visit Tenerife, Auditorio de Tenerife Adán Martín for the 39th edition of the Canary Islands International Music Festival.
  Programme
  Roberto Gerhard
  Dances from Don Quixote (1947 suite)
  Benjamin Britten
  Violin Concerto
  interval
  Maurice Ravel
  Pavane pour une infante défunte
  La valse
  Boléro
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Clara-Jumi Kang
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Roberto Gerhard
  Benjamin Britten
  Maurice Ravel
Sat 14 Jan 2023
- 15:00
  Disney’s Fantasia in Concert
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Catch all the magical highlights from Disney’s Fantasia, performed live to film by BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2022-23 Season Brangwyn Hall 2022-23
Sun 15 Jan 2023
- 15:00
  Disney's Fantasia in Concert
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Catch all the magical highlights from Disney’s Fantasia, performed live to film by BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2022-23 Season St David's Hall 2022-23
- 15:00
  Rachmaninov and Lyatoshinsky
  Barbican, London
  Anna Fedorova plays Rachmaninov’s sweeping Third Piano Concerto, and Kirill Karabits rediscovers the epic, intensely dramatic music of Ukrainian symphonist Boris Lyatoshinsky.
  Anna Fedorova plays Rachmaninov’s sweeping Third Piano Concerto, and Kirill Karabits rediscovers the epic, intensely dramatic music of Ukrainian symphonist Boris Lyatoshinsky.
  Programme
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
  Boris Lyatoshinsky
  Symphony No. 3
  Performers
  Anna Fedorova
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Kirill Karabits
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Boris Lyatoshinsky
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2022-23 Season
Tue 17 Jan 2023
- 19:30
  Joe Stilgoe with the BBC Concert Orchestra
  Chichester Festival Theatre
  Celebrating the greatest music of theatre, with songs from Cabaret to Cats, and music by Stephen Sondheim, Frank Loesser and Joe Stilgoe himself.
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2022-2023
Thu 19 Jan 2023
- 14:00
  International Women's Day with the BBC Singers
  St Giles' Cripplegate, London
  the BBC Singers and Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin to mark International Women’s Day with a concert of contemporary choral music at St Giles Church Cripplegate.
  the BBC Singers and Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin to mark International Women’s Day with a concert of contemporary choral music at St Giles Church Cripplegate.
  Programme
  Diana Soh
  Vak
  Gabriela Lena Frank
  Jalapeño Blues
  Lucy Walker
  There Will Be Stars(BBC Commission, world premiere)
  Tania León
  Rezos
  interval
  Helen Neeves
  Speak of the North!(world premiere)
  Nana Forte
  Four Sacred Pieces
  Roxanna Panufnik
  Douai Missa Brevis
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Sofi Jeannin
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Diana Soh
  Gabriela Lena Frank
  Lucy Walker
  Tania León
  Helen Neeves
  Nana Forte
  Roxanna Panufnik
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2022-23
- 14:00
  Afternoon Performance: Schubert Symphony No.5
  City Halls
  Cut through the January gloom with Schubert's life-affirming Fifth Symphony.
  Cut through the January gloom with Schubert's life-affirming Fifth Symphony.
  Programme
  Grażyna Bacewicz
  Divertimento(7 mins)
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor(26 mins)
  interval
  Lera Auerbach
  Eterniday (Homage to W.A Mozart) UK Premiere(15 mins)
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 5 in B flat major(27 mins)
  Performers
  Rosanne Philippens
  violin
  violin
  Teresa Riveiro Böhm
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Grażyna Bacewicz
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Lera Auerbach
  Franz Schubert
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2022/23 BBC SSO Afternoon Performances 2022/23
- 19:30
  RNCM presents: Anna Clyne in focus, with the BBC Philharmonic
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  The BBC Philharmonic s forces with the RNCM as the conservatoire celebrates its 50th birthday.
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Fri 20 Jan 2023
- 19:30
  Joe Stilgoe with the BBC Concert Orchestra
  Royal and Derngate, Northampton
  Celebrating the greatest music of theatre, with songs from Cabaret to Cats, and music by Stephen Sondheim, Frank Loesser and Joe Stilgoe himself.
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2022-2023
- 19:30
  Schubert Symphony No.5 in Ayr
  Town Hall, Ayr
  Cut through the January gloom with Schubert's life-affirming Fifth Symphony.
  Cut through the January gloom with Schubert's life-affirming Fifth Symphony.
  Programme
  Grażyna Bacewicz
  Divertimento
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor
  interval
  Lera Auerbach
  Eterniday (Homage to W.A Mozart)
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 5 in B flat major
  Performers
  Teresa Riveiro Böhm
  conductor
  conductor
  Rosanne Philippens
  violin
  violin
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Grażyna Bacewicz
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Lera Auerbach
  Franz Schubert
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season
- 19:30
  Mahler Symphony No. 5
  Barbican, London
  Tragedy, triumph, and a whole life lived in between: Ryan Wigglesworth conducts Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, as well as his own song-cycle Till Dawning.
  Tragedy, triumph, and a whole life lived in between: Ryan Wigglesworth conducts Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, as well as his own song-cycle Till Dawning.
  Programme
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  Till Dawning
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
  Performers
  Elizabeth Watts
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2022-23 Season
Sat 21 Jan 2023
- 14:00
  The Music of Martin and Honegger
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  the BBC Philharmonic for a studio concert with conductor Elena Schwarz.
  the BBC Philharmonic for a studio concert with conductor Elena Schwarz.
  Programme
  Frank Martin
  Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments
  Arthur Honegger
  Symphony No. 4 (Deliciæ Basiliensis)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Elena Schwarz
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Frank Martin
  Arthur Honegger
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 14:00
  CBeebies: Ocean Adventure with the BBC Concert Orchestra
  Royal and Derngate, Northampton
  All aboard for a fun-filled CBeebies musical ocean adventure for all the family! Take a deep breath and dive underwater in the concert hall submarine with its musical crew, the BBC Concert Orchestra.
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2022-2023
Mon 23 Jan 2023
- 14:00
  Composition: Wales 2023 - open workshop
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2022-23 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2022-23
Tue 24 Jan 2023
- 10:00
  Composition: Wales 2023 - open workshop
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2022-23 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2022-23
Wed 25 Jan 2023
- 20:00
  Unclassified Live: Bell Orchestre
  Southbank Centre, London
  In the next live instalment of BBC Radio 3's Unclassified, presenter Elizabeth Alker puts Bell Orchestre’s musical ecosystem under the microscope.
  In the next live instalment of BBC Radio 3's Unclassified, presenter Elizabeth Alker puts Bell Orchestre’s musical ecosystem under the microscope.
  Programme
  Bell Orchestre
  House Musicarr. Owen Pallett
  Sarah Neufeld
  Tumble Down The Undecidedarr. Owen Pallett
  Storiesarr. Owen Pallett
  Bell Orchestre
  Stripesarr. Owen Pallett
  Performers
  Bell Orchestre
  Sarah Neufeld
  violin
  violin
  André de Ridder
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Elizabeth Alker
  presenter
  presenter
  Composers
  Bell Orchestre
  Sarah Neufeld
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2022 - 23 Southbank Centre Season
Thu 26 Jan 2023
- 19:30
  Bach & Stravinsky
  City Halls
  us as the BBC Singers return to the orchestra to explore the connection between Bach and Stravinsky.
  us as the BBC Singers return to the orchestra to explore the connection between Bach and Stravinsky.
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Canonic Variations on 'Vom Himmel hoch, da komm, ich her' (arr. Stravinsky)(15 mins)
  Komm, Jesu, komm!, BWV 229(8 mins)
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphony of Psalms(21 mins)
  interval
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version)(9 mins)
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Magnificat in D major(35 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2022/23 BBC Singers 2022-23
Fri 27 Jan 2023
- 19:30
  Marzena Diakun conducts...
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Marzena Diakun conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales as they perform works by Debussy, Thierry Pécou and Martinů.
  Marzena Diakun conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales as they perform works by Debussy, Thierry Pécou and Martinů.
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Thierry Pécou
  Cara Bali ConcertoUK Premiere
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Symphony no. 3 Op. 56
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Marzena Diakun
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Alexandre Tharaud
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Thierry Pécou
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2022-23 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2022-23
- 19:30
  Bach & Stravinsky in Perth
  Perth Concert Hall
  us as the BBC Singers return to the orchestra to explore the connection between Bach and Stravinsky at Perth Concert Hall.
  us as the BBC Singers return to the orchestra to explore the connection between Bach and Stravinsky at Perth Concert Hall.
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Canonic Variations on 'Vom Himmel hoch, da komm, ich her' (arr. Stravinsky)
  Komm, Jesu, komm!, BWV 229
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphony of Psalms
  interval
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version)
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Magnificat in D major
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season BBC Singers 2022-23
Sat 28 Jan 2023
- 17:00
  Our Precious Planet with BBC Symphony Orchestra and Grégoire Pont
  Barbican, London
  Marvel at the beauty and fragility of our world in a family concert of sound and storytelling, with Grégoire Pont’s drawings projected live alongside thrilling music
  Marvel at the beauty and fragility of our world in a family concert of sound and storytelling, with Grégoire Pont’s drawings projected live alongside thrilling music
  Programme
  Olivier Messiaen
  Extract from Les offrandes oubliées
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  'Swans migrating' from Cantus Arcticus: Concerto For Birds and Orchestra
  Kaija Saariaho
  Aile du songe (II. Terrestre - l'oiseau dansant)
  Dani Howard
  Argentum
  Anna Meredith
  NautilusUK premiere
  John Adams
  'Panic' from Doctor Atomic Symphony
  Benjamin Britten
  Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’ – Storm
  Alberto Ginastera
  'Danza del trigo' from Estancia
  Francis Poulenc
  La baigneuse de Trouville
  Performers
  Grégoire Pont
  illustrator & animator
  illustrator & animator
  Richie Driss
  presenter
  presenter
  Dalia Stasevska
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Olivier Messiaen
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Kaija Saariaho
  Dani Howard
  Anna Meredith
  John Adams
  Benjamin Britten
  Alberto Ginastera
  Francis Poulenc
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2022-23 Season
- 19:30
  BBC Philharmonic | 28 January
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Conductor Ben Gernon s the BBC Philharmonic to bring us into the new year as we begin the second half of our 2022-23 season
  Conductor Ben Gernon s the BBC Philharmonic to bring us into the new year as we begin the second half of our 2022-23 season
  Programme
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Khovanshchina (Prelude 'Dawn on the Moscow River', orch Shostakovich)
  Anna Clyne
  DANCE
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 2 in E minor
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Alban Gerhardt
  cellist
  cellist
  Ben Gernon
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Anna Clyne
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2022-23 Season