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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

By Month

Sat 1 Apr 2023
- 19:30
  BBC Philharmonic | 1 April
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Nicholas Collon s us for an adventurous programme of scenic orchestral works featuring the world premiere by Composer-in-Association Tom Coult, sca Chiejina performs Seven Early Songs alongside a programme including Strauss' Alpine Symphony.
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2022-23 Season
Thu 6 Apr 2023
- 14:00
  Jolivet, Messiaen and Mozart
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  This afternoon, we’re delighted to welcome back to MediaCityUK the BBC Philharmonic’s Associate Artist, conductor Ludovic Morlot, along with celebrated pianist Steven Osborne
  This afternoon, we’re delighted to welcome back to MediaCityUK the BBC Philharmonic’s Associate Artist, conductor Ludovic Morlot, along with celebrated pianist Steven Osborne
  Programme
  André Jolivet
  Danses rituelles
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 12 in A major, K 414
  Olivier Messiaen
  Hymne
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Ludovic Morlot
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  André Jolivet
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Olivier Messiaen
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 14:30
  Music for Maundy Thursday with the BBC Singers
  St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge
  the audience for Music for Maundy Thursday with the BBC Singers, chief conductor Sofi Jeannin and organist Richard Pearce. This event is now fully booked.
  the audience for Music for Maundy Thursday with the BBC Singers, chief conductor Sofi Jeannin and organist Richard Pearce. This event is now fully booked.
  Programme
  Vittoria Aleotti
  Miserere mei, Deus
  William Byrd
  Lamentations(13 mins)
  Maddalena Casulana
  Morir non può 'l mio core(2 mins)
  Domenico Scarlatti
  Stabat Mater à 10(25 mins)
  Karin Rehnqvist
  I raise my hands(3 mins)In memory of choir conductor Bo Johansson
  Francis Poulenc
  Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence(16 mins)
  Ghislaine Reece-Trapp
  Omnes amici mei(3 mins)
  Judith Bingham
  Watch with me(5 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Richard Pearce
  organ
  organ
  Sofi Jeannin
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Vittoria Aleotti
  William Byrd
  Maddalena Casulana
  Domenico Scarlatti
  Karin Rehnqvist
  Francis Poulenc
  Ghislaine Reece-Trapp
  Judith Bingham
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2022-23
- 19:30
  Haydn's Nelson Mass
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Christian Curnyn conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales as they perform works by Rebel, Purcell and Haydn.
  Christian Curnyn conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales as they perform works by Rebel, Purcell and Haydn.
  Programme
  Jean‐Féry Rebel
  Chaos from Les Elemens
  Henry Purcell
  King Arthur Suite
  Joseph Haydn
  Mass in D minor 'Nelsonmesse', Hob. XXII:11
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  Chorus
  Chorus
  Christian Curnyn
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Anna Dennis
  Soprano
  Soprano
  Hilary Summers
  alto
  alto
  Rupert Charlesworth
  tenor
  tenor
  Edward Hawkins
  bass
  bass
  Composers
  Jean‐Féry Rebel
  Henry Purcell
  Joseph Haydn
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2022-23 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2022-23
Thu 13 Apr 2023
- 19:30
  Beethoven's 'Pastoral Symphony'
  City Halls
  Immerse yourself in nature with two works filled with bracing, invigorating energy that are bound to fill you with the joys of spring.
  Immerse yourself in nature with two works filled with bracing, invigorating energy that are bound to fill you with the joys of spring.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’(46 mins)
  interval
  Olivier Messiaen
  Saint François d'Assise(44 mins)Tableau Six: 'The Sermon to the Birds'
  Performers
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Ashley Riches
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Nicky Spence
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Olivier Messiaen
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season BBC SSO Beethoven's 'Pastoral Symphony' BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2022/23
Sat 15 Apr 2023
- 19:30
  Sakari Oramo and Inmo Yang
  Barbican, London
  Sakari Oramo, the BBC SO and violinist Inmo Yang raise the roof in three dazzling concertos – one for violin and two for the whole orchestra.
  Sakari Oramo, the BBC SO and violinist Inmo Yang raise the roof in three dazzling concertos – one for violin and two for the whole orchestra.
  Programme
  Grażyna Bacewicz
  Concerto pour Grande Orchestre Symphonique
  Antonín Dvořák
  Violin Concerto in A minor
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Performers
  Inmo Yang
  violin
  violin
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Grażyna Bacewicz
  Antonín Dvořák
  Béla Bartók
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2022-23 Season
Sun 16 Apr 2023
- 15:00
  Beethoven's 'Pastoral Symphony' in Edinburgh
  Usher Hall, Edinburgh
  Immerse yourself in nature with two works filled with bracing, invigorating energy that are bound to fill you with the joys of spring.
  Immerse yourself in nature with two works filled with bracing, invigorating energy that are bound to fill you with the joys of spring.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’(46 mins)
  interval
  Olivier Messiaen
  Saint François d'Assise(44 mins)Tableau Six: The Sermon to the Birds
  Performers
  Ashley Riches
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Nicky Spence
  tenor
  tenor
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Olivier Messiaen
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season BBC SSO Beethoven's 'Pastoral Symphony' BBC SSO Edinburgh Series 2022/23
Wed 19 Apr 2023
- 19:30
  BBC Symphony Orchestra in Spain
  Auditorio del Palacio de Congresos de Zaragoza, SPAIN
  The BBC Symphony Orchestra goes on tour to Spain.
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra in Spain 2023
Thu 20 Apr 2023
- 14:00
  Afternoon Performance: The Sound of Scotland
  City Halls
  us for an afternoon of rarely performed works by Scottish composers - and two World Premieres
  us for an afternoon of rarely performed works by Scottish composers - and two World Premieres
  Programme
  Judith Weir
  Heroic Strokes of the Bow(15 mins)
  Sir James MacMillan
  Canon for Two Violas (World Premiere)(5 mins)
  Iain Hamilton
  Clarinet Concerto(28 mins)
  interval
  Martyn Brabbins
  Camino (World Premiere)(7 mins)
  William Wallace
  Creation Symphony(47 mins)
  Performers
  Robert Plane
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Scott Dickinson
  viola
  viola
  Andrew Berridge
  viola
  viola
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Judith Weir
  Sir James MacMillan
  Iain Hamilton
  Martyn Brabbins
  William Wallace
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2022/23 BBC SSO Afternoon Performances 2022/23
- 19:30
  BBC Symphony Orchestra in Spain
  Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes, Valladolid
  The BBC Symphony Orchestra goes on tour to Spain.
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra in Spain 2023
- 19:30
  The American Dream
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  A gigantic super-tanker takes off from the surface of San Francisco Bay and thrusts itself into the sky like a Saturn rocket… this is the dream that inspired John Adams’ Harmonielehre.
  A gigantic super-tanker takes off from the surface of San Francisco Bay and thrusts itself into the sky like a Saturn rocket… this is the dream that inspired John Adams’ Harmonielehre.
  Programme
  Charles Ives
  Central Park in the Dark
  The Unanswered Question
  Karol Szymanowski
  Violin Concerto No 1
  John Adams
  Harmonielehre
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Ryan Bancroft
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Bomsori Kim
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Charles Ives
  Karol Szymanowski
  John Adams
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2022-23 Season St David's Hall 2022-23
Fri 21 Apr 2023
- 19:30
  Hollywood Hits! with the BBC Concert Orchestra
  Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
  The greatest songs from the greatest movies at Nottingham Royal Concert Hall.
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2022-2023
- 19:30
  The American Dream
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  A gigantic super-tanker takes off from the surface of San Francisco Bay and thrusts itself into the sky like a Saturn rocket… this is the dream that inspired John Adams’ Harmonielehre.
  A gigantic super-tanker takes off from the surface of San Francisco Bay and thrusts itself into the sky like a Saturn rocket… this is the dream that inspired John Adams’ Harmonielehre.
  Programme
  Charles Ives
  The Unanswered Question
  Karol Szymanowski
  Violin Concerto No 1
  John Adams
  Harmonielehre
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Ryan Bancroft
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Bomsori Kim
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Charles Ives
  Karol Szymanowski
  John Adams
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2022-23 Season Brangwyn Hall 2022-23
Sat 22 Apr 2023
- 16:00
  An Afternoon at The Oscars
  Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
  us as the red carpet is rolled out to welcome you to this glamorous and glitzy celebration of Oscar-winning music.
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2022-2023
- 19:30
  BBC Philharmonic | 22 April
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Conductor John Storgårds delves into the great legends mapped out in Sibelius’s mythological Lemminkäinen Suite, following this, Garrick Ohlsson leads us into a fifth legend - Rachmaninov’s fiendishly challenging Piano Concerto No. 3
  Conductor John Storgårds delves into the great legends mapped out in Sibelius’s mythological Lemminkäinen Suite, following this, Garrick Ohlsson leads us into a fifth legend - Rachmaninov’s fiendishly challenging Piano Concerto No. 3
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  John Storgårds
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Garrick Ohlsson
  pianist
  pianist
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2022-23 Season
- 20:00
  BBC Symphony Orchestra in Spain
  Auditorio Principe Felipe, Oviedo, SPAIN
  The BBC Symphony Orchestra goes on tour to Spain.
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra in Spain 2023
Sun 23 Apr 2023
- 13:30
  CBeebies: Ocean Adventure with the BBC Concert Orchestra
  Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
  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 BBC Concert Orchestra CBeebies at Saffron Hall
- 15:30
  CBeebies: Ocean Adventure with the BBC Concert Orchestra
  Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
  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 BBC Concert Orchestra CBeebies at Saffron Hall
- 19:00
  Song of the Night: Mahler & Poulenc, with the BBC Singers
  Barbican, London
  Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO dive headlong into the dream-world of Gustav Mahler’s Seventh Symphony, and welcome the BBC Singers for a special performance of an intricate work by Poulenc.
  Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO dive headlong into the dream-world of Gustav Mahler’s Seventh Symphony, and welcome the BBC Singers for a special performance of an intricate work by Poulenc.
  Programme
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 7
  Francis Poulenc
  Figure humaine
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Simon Rattle
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gustav Mahler
  Francis Poulenc
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2022-23
Mon 24 Apr 2023
- 20:00
  BBC Symphony Orchestra in Spain
  Auditorio Victor Vallegas, Murcia, SPAIN
  The BBC Symphony Orchestra goes on tour to Spain.
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra in Spain 2023
Wed 26 Apr 2023
- 11:45
  RNCM Postgraduate Conducting exams
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  The first of two concerts today as the BBC Philharmonic welcomes final year students from the RNCM’s two-year Postgraduate Conducting programme. This is an unrivalled opportunity for them to conduct a professional broadcast orchestra
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 16:15
  RNCM Postgraduate Conducting exams
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  The second of two concerts today as the BBC Philharmonic welcomes final year students from the RNCM’s two-year Postgraduate Conducting programme. This is an unrivalled opportunity for them to conduct a professional broadcast orchestra
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Thu 27 Apr 2023
- 20:30
  Cheltenham Jazz Festival: The Soul Jazz Summit
  Cheltenham Jazz Festival Big Top
  The Soul Jazz Summit at Cheltenham Jazz Festival with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2022-2023
Fri 28 Apr 2023
- 14:00
  Digital Schools Workshop
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  If you would like the Orchestra to see your class and to be able to live interact, please us via the BBC Zoom link below: https://bbc.zoom.us/skype/92319691068
  Part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2022-23
- 14:00
  Earth Newborn: A Feast of Contemporary Choral Music with the BBC Singers
  St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge
  the BBC Singers and guest conductor Nicholas Kok for a feast of contemporary choral music at St Paul's Knightsbridge, including two BBC commissions originally written for the BBC Singers.
  the BBC Singers and guest conductor Nicholas Kok for a feast of contemporary choral music at St Paul's Knightsbridge, including two BBC commissions originally written for the BBC Singers.
  Programme
  Rhian Samuel
  Earth Newborn(BBC Commission, world premiere)
  Huw Watkins
  Sonata for solo cello(2022, London premiere)
  interval
  Rolf Hind
  The Secret Names(BBC Commission, first public performance)
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Nicholas Kok
  conductor
  conductor
  Robin Michael
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Rhian Samuel
  Huw Watkins
  Rolf Hind
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2022-23
- 14:25
  Tom Coult and the BBC Philharmonic
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Today, the BBC Philharmonic has invited its Composer in Association, Tom Coult, to curate a concert built around his own music and arrangements, with soprano Anna Dennis and conductor Andrew Gourlay
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Sat 29 Apr 2023
- 15:00
  TECTONICS: Ryoko Akama - shimatsu 13
  Glasgow City Halls
  Visit the Recital Room to see Ryoko Akama’s shimatsu 13. Her installation will be accessible throughout the festival, with a performance at c.18.45.
  Visit the Recital Room to see Ryoko Akama’s shimatsu 13. Her installation will be accessible throughout the festival, with a performance at c.18.45.
  Programme
  shimatsu 13
  Performers
  Ryoko Akama
  Part of
  Tectonics 2023
- 15:30
  TECTONICS: Inge Thomson & Calum McIntyre / Semay Wu
  Glasgow City Halls
  Music by multi-disciplinary musician Inge Thomson, percussionist/drummer Calum McIntyre and cellist-improviser Semay Wu kicks off Day 1 of Tectonics.
  Music by multi-disciplinary musician Inge Thomson, percussionist/drummer Calum McIntyre and cellist-improviser Semay Wu kicks off Day 1 of Tectonics.
  Programme
  Inge Thomson
  Fight, Flight, Freeze and Fawn
  Performers
  Inge Thomson
  Calum McIntyre
  Semay Wu
  Composers
  Inge Thomson
  Part of
  Tectonics 2023
- 16:30
  TECTONICS: Cory Smythe
  Glasgow City Halls
  Pianist Cory Smythe improvises on the jazz standard 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes' and attempts to add to (and undermine) the piano’s resources of sound with extensions of concealed computerized origin.
  Pianist Cory Smythe improvises on the jazz standard 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes' and attempts to add to (and undermine) the piano’s resources of sound with extensions of concealed computerized origin.
  Programme
  Jerome Kern
  Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
  Performers
  Cory Smythe
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Jerome Kern
  Part of
  Tectonics 2023
- 17:30
  TECTONICS: Carl Stone
  Glasgow City Halls
  Live computer music pioneer Carl Stone performs works for computer-based electronics including the premiere of pieces to be released in July.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2023
- 18:45
  TECTONICS: Ryoko Akama
  Glasgow City Halls
  **This installation in the Recital Room will be accessible throughout the weekend. Due to limited capacity, you must reserve a seperate free ticket from the box office for the 6.45pm performances.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2023
- 18:45
  TECTONICS: Meet the Artists - Day 1
  Glasgow City Halls
  BBC Radio 3 presenter Kate Molleson speaks with some of the artists involved in Day 1 of Tectonics, including Carl Stone, Inge Thomson and Semay Wu.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2023
- 19:30
  TECTONICS: BBC SSO 1
  Glasgow City Halls
  *Please note that this concert begins in the Old Fruitmarket before* Maayan Franco conducts the BBC SSO, with premiere performances of works by Rufus Isabel Elliot, Linda Buckley & Scott McLaughlin plus Somei Satoh's work 'On Emptiness'.
  *Please note that this concert begins in the Old Fruitmarket before* Maayan Franco conducts the BBC SSO, with premiere performances of works by Rufus Isabel Elliot, Linda Buckley & Scott McLaughlin plus Somei Satoh's work 'On Emptiness'.
  Programme
  Rufus Isabel Elliot
  the stones in the river by our camp in the forest / the space on the ground where we lay(BBC Commission, World Premiere)
  Linda Buckley
  MallachtBBC Commission, World Premiere
  Scott McLaughlin
  The Dirac Sea: Folds in continuous fieldsWorld Premiere
  Somei Satoh
  On Emptiness
  Performers
  Linda Buckley
  electronics
  electronics
  Aki Takahashi
  pianist
  pianist
  Maayan Franco
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Rufus Isabel Elliot
  Linda Buckley
  Scott McLaughlin
  Somei Satoh
  Part of
  Tectonics 2023
- 21:30
  TECTONICS: Lucrecia Dalt
  Glasgow City Halls
  Colombian composer, musician and vocalist Lucrecia Dalt closes the first night of Tectonics Festival.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2023
Sun 30 Apr 2023
- 14:00
  Cheltenham Jazz Festival: Joe Stilgoe & The BBC CO
  Cheltenham Jazz Festival Big Top
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2022-2023
- 15:00
  TECTONICS: Installation: shimatsu 13
  Glasgow City Halls
  Another chance to visit the Recital Room to see Ryoko Akama’s 'shimatsu 13'. The installation will be accessible throughout the festival, with a performance at c.18.45.
  Another chance to visit the Recital Room to see Ryoko Akama’s 'shimatsu 13'. The installation will be accessible throughout the festival, with a performance at c.18.45.
  Programme
  Ryoko Akama
  shimatsu 13
  Performers
  Ryoko Akama
  Composers
  Ryoko Akama
  Part of
  Tectonics 2023
- 15:30
  TECTONICS: Limpe Fuchs
  Glasgow City Halls
  Sound artist & percussionist Limpe Fuchs opens Day 2 of our Tectonics Festival.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2023
- 16:30
  TECTONICS: Aki Takahashi
  Glasgow City Halls
  Japanese pianist Aki Takahashi plays works by two US composers, Bunita Marcus and Peter Garland in this solo recital.
  Japanese pianist Aki Takahashi plays works by two US composers, Bunita Marcus and Peter Garland in this solo recital.
  Programme
  Bunita Marcus
  ...but to fashion a lullaby for you...
  Peter Garland
  The Birthday Party
  Performers
  Aki Takahashi
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Bunita Marcus
  Peter Garland
  Part of
  Tectonics 2023
- 17:45
  TECTONICS: Lucy Duncombe & Feronia Wennborg
  Glasgow City Halls
  Duo Lucy Duncombe & Feronia Wennborg bring you an ever-morphing project exploring voice-based technologies as a starting point for performance and music.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2023
- 18:45
  TECTONICS: Meet the Artists - Day 2
  Glasgow City Halls
  BBC Radio 3 presenter Kate Molleson speaks with some of the artists involved in Day 2 of Tectonics, including Ingrid Laubrock, William Dougherty and Ian Power.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2023
- 18:45
  TECTONICS:Ryoko Akama
  Glasgow City Halls
  Visit the Recital Room to see Ryoko Akama in performance. This will have a limited capacity.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2023
- 19:30
  TECTONICS: BBC SSO 2
  Glasgow City Halls
  Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC SSO, with performances of works by Margriet Hoenderdos, Ian Power, William Dougherty and Ingrid Laubrock.
  Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC SSO, with performances of works by Margriet Hoenderdos, Ian Power, William Dougherty and Ingrid Laubrock.
  Programme
  Margriet Hoenderdos
  Hunker, schor & hasselaar (UK Premiere)
  Ian Power
  BYE BYE LOVEWorld Premiere
  William Dougherty
  dreams of imagined homelandsWorld Premiere
  interval
  Ingrid Laubrock
  DrillingUK Premiere
  Performers
  Ingrid Laubrock
  tenor saxophone
  tenor saxophone
  Cory Smythe
  pianist
  pianist
  Adam Linson
  electronics
  electronics
  Ilan Volkov
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Margriet Hoenderdos
  Ian Power
  William Dougherty
  Ingrid Laubrock
  Part of
  Tectonics 2023
- 21:00
  TECTONICS: Jérôme Noetinger
  Glasgow City Halls
  Closing Tectonics Festival 2023 we have composer, improvisor and sound artist Jérôme Noetinger with his solo set.
  Part of
  Tectonics 2023