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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

By Month

Thu 2 Nov 2023
- 19:30
  'Grace'
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Grace is our new series showcasing female composers and emerging Welsh talent, and in the inaugural concert of the series we’re delighted to welcome BBC NOW violinist, turned conductor, Emilie Godden to conduct the opening work.
  Grace is our new series showcasing female composers and emerging Welsh talent, and in the inaugural concert of the series we’re delighted to welcome BBC NOW violinist, turned conductor, Emilie Godden to conduct the opening work.
  Programme
  Sarah Lianne Lewis
  The Sky didn’t Fallworld premiere
  Kaija Saariaho
  Suite from Emilie
  Grace Williams
  Symphony No. 2
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  Emilie Godden
  conductor
  conductor
  Emma Tring
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Sarah Lianne Lewis
  Kaija Saariaho
  Grace Williams
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2023-24 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2023-24
Fri 3 Nov 2023
- 19:30
  The Faun and the Firebird
  Barbican, London
  Fairytale colours, Ukrainian courage and a talking violin. Roderick Cox conducts Stravinsky and Debussy and Ilya Gringolts gives the world premiere of a violin concerto with a difference.
  Fairytale colours, Ukrainian courage and a talking violin. Roderick Cox conducts Stravinsky and Debussy and Ilya Gringolts gives the world premiere of a violin concerto with a difference.
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Lotta Wennäkoski
  ProsoidiaBBC Co-Commission and World Premiere
  Boris Lyatoshinsky
  Grazhyna, Op.58
  Igor Stravinsky
  Firebird Suite (1919)
  Performers
  Ilya Gringolts
  violin
  violin
  Roderick Cox
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Lotta Wennäkoski
  Boris Lyatoshinsky
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Barbican Season 2023-24 BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2023 - 24 Season
Sat 4 Nov 2023
- 17:30
  David Fennessy’s 'Conquest of the Useless'
  Glasgow City Halls
  The completed work of David Fennessy’s 'Conquest of the Useless' returns to City Halls for a performance preceded by a discussion with the composer and a screening of Les Blank’s 1982 documentary of the 'Fitzcarraldo' shoot, 'Burden of Dreams'.
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2023-24 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2023/24
- 19:30
  Wagner, Strauss and Mozart
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Kerem Hasan runs the gamut of emotions as we delve into the heart’s highs and lows in this rich Romantic programme.
  Kerem Hasan runs the gamut of emotions as we delve into the heart’s highs and lows in this rich Romantic programme.
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying Dutchman – overture
  Richard Strauss
  Orchestral Songs (selection)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner'
  Richard Strauss
  Munich: A Memorial Waltz
  Die Frau ohne Schatten – Symphonic Fantasy
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Kerem Hasan
  conductor
  conductor
  sca Chiejina
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Richard Strauss
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2023-24 Season
Tue 7 Nov 2023
- 14:30
  Pierre Bleuse conducts Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto and music by Chausson and Widmann
  Maida Vale Studios
  Pierre Bleuse makes his debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducting Saint-Saëns’s, Chausson and Widmann.
  Pierre Bleuse makes his debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducting Saint-Saëns’s, Chausson and Widmann.
  Programme
  Jörg Widmann
  Con brio
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor
  Ernest Chausson
  Symphony in B flat major, Op 20
  Performers
  Pierre Bleuse
  conductor
  conductor
  Santiago Cañón-Valencia
  cello
  cello
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Jörg Widmann
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Ernest Chausson
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra Maida Vale Concerts 2023/24
Wed 8 Nov 2023
- 14:00
  An afternoon of Gerard Schurmann
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Ben Gernon for an afternoon of music from composer Gerard Schurmann, with pianist Xiayin Wang
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Fri 10 Nov 2023
- 14:30
  Alim Beisembayev performs Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  Jonathon Bloxham conducts Tchaikovsky, Grime and Borodin in a free concert at BBC Maida Vale Studios.
  Jonathon Bloxham conducts Tchaikovsky, Grime and Borodin in a free concert at BBC Maida Vale Studios.
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  Helen Grime
  Limina
  Alexander Borodin
  Symphony No 2 in B minor
  Performers
  Jonathon Bloxham
  conductor
  conductor
  Alim Beisembayev
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Helen Grime
  Alexander Borodin
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra Maida Vale Concerts 2023/24
- 19:30
  Cambridge Music Festival: Tavener ed
  King's College Cambridge
  us at Cambridge Music Festival to celebrate John Tavener and his most famous works. Programme to include Song for Athene, The Lamb and music by those who influenced him, his teachers and pupils, and those who knew Tavener from childhood.
  us at Cambridge Music Festival to celebrate John Tavener and his most famous works. Programme to include Song for Athene, The Lamb and music by those who influenced him, his teachers and pupils, and those who knew Tavener from childhood.
  Programme
  Lennox Berkeley
  Crux fidelis, Op 43.1
  John Tavener
  Threnos, for solo cello
  Judith Weir
  Vertue
  John Tavener
  Svyati
  John Rutter
  Hymn to the Creator of Light
  Olivier Messiaen
  La nativité du Seigneur1. La vierge et l’enfant
  Judith Weir
  Ave Regina Caelorum
  John Tavener
  Cradle Song
  Olivier Messiaen
  La nativité du Seigneur6. Les anges
  John Tavener
  A Hymn to the Mother of GodFirst Hymn
  Olivier Messiaen
  La nativité du Seigneur9. Dieu parmi nous
  John Tavener
  Song for Athene
  Performers
  Natalie Clein
  cello
  cello
  Paul Greally
  organ
  organ
  BBC Singers
  Daniel Hyde
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Lennox Berkeley
  John Tavener
  Judith Weir
  John Rutter
  Olivier Messiaen
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2023-24
Sat 11 Nov 2023
- 19:30
  Scheherazade
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  An air of magic imbues this concert, kicking off with Dukas’ Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Remarkable musical storytelling depicts an enchanted broom and the chaos that ensues. Truly spellbinding!
  An air of magic imbues this concert, kicking off with Dukas’ Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Remarkable musical storytelling depicts an enchanted broom and the chaos that ensues. Truly spellbinding!
  Programme
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Edvard Grieg
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Lionel Bringuier
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Zee Zee
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Paul Dukas
  Edvard Grieg
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2023-24 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2023-24
Mon 13 Nov 2023
- 19:30
  African Rhapsodies with Seckou Keita
  Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
  Nottingham-based Senegalese kora virtuoso, Seckou Keita and the BBC Concert Orchestra come to the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall with the world premiere of African Rhapsodies.
  Nottingham-based Senegalese kora virtuoso, Seckou Keita and the BBC Concert Orchestra come to the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall with the world premiere of African Rhapsodies.
  Programme
  Seckou Keita
  African Rhapsodies
  Ayanna Witter-Johnson
  Unconditionally
  Faiya!
  Isata Kanneh‐Mason
  New work for Piano and Orchestraworld premiere
  Performers
  Konya Kanneh-Mason
  piano
  piano
  Ayanna Witter-Johnson
  cello
  cello
  Davide Mantovani
  double bass
  double bass
  Suntou Susso
  percussion
  percussion
  Anthony Paul Weeden
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Composers
  Seckou Keita
  Ayanna Witter-Johnson
  Isata Kanneh‐Mason
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2023-2024, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Thu 16 Nov 2023
- 14:45
  An afternoon of Britten and Shostakovich with the BBC Philharmonic
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  the BBC Philharmonic for an afternoon of Britten and Shostakovich with conductor Adam Hickox and Helen Charlston Mezzo Soprano.
  the BBC Philharmonic for an afternoon of Britten and Shostakovich with conductor Adam Hickox and Helen Charlston Mezzo Soprano.
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Phaedra
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No 9 in E flat major
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Adam Hickox
  conductor
  conductor
  Helen Charlston
  mezzo soprano
  mezzo soprano
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 19:00
  Herbert Howells: A Celebration at Norwich Cathedral
  Norwich Cathedral
  In the first of two concerts celebrating Herbert Howells, the BBC Singers conductor Nicholas Chalmers, organist Ashley Grote and presenter Ed Balls at Norwich Cathedral.
  In the first of two concerts celebrating Herbert Howells, the BBC Singers conductor Nicholas Chalmers, organist Ashley Grote and presenter Ed Balls at Norwich Cathedral.
  Programme
  Herbert Howells
  God is gone up
  The House of the Mind
  Master Tallis's Testament (organ solo)
  Psalm 23 from Requiem
  Magnificat from Gloucester Service
  Salve Regina
  A Hymn for St Cecilia
  Behold, O God our defender(Coronation 1953, completed 1952)
  Nunc dimittis from Gloucester Service
  Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing
  Psalm Prelude Set 2 no. 3 (organ solo)
  A Grace for 10 Downing Street
  Te Deum (Collegium Regale)
  Performers
  Ed Balls
  presenter
  presenter
  Ashley Grote
  organ
  organ
  BBC Singers
  Nicholas Chalmers
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Herbert Howells
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2023-24
- 19:30
  Mahler's 'Song of the Earth'
  Glasgow City Halls
  Alpesh Chauhan takes you through the sorrow and sweetness of Mahler's 'Das Lied von der Erde' with soloists Brendan Gunnell and Karen Cargill.
  Alpesh Chauhan takes you through the sorrow and sweetness of Mahler's 'Das Lied von der Erde' with soloists Brendan Gunnell and Karen Cargill.
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Die Frau ohne Schatten – Symphonic Fantasy(20 mins)
  interval
  Gustav Mahler
  Das Lied von der Erde(65 mins)
  Performers
  Karen Cargill
  mezzo soprano
  mezzo soprano
  Brenden Patrick Gunnell
  tenor
  tenor
  Alpesh Chauhan
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2023-24 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2023/24
- 19:30
  Jazz Then and Now
  Southbank Centre, London
  From silence, music is born: at the London Jazz Festival, composer Miho Hazama, guitarist Rob Luft and the BBC Concert Orchestra take a very personal journey into their shared jazz roots.
  From silence, music is born: at the London Jazz Festival, composer Miho Hazama, guitarist Rob Luft and the BBC Concert Orchestra take a very personal journey into their shared jazz roots.
  Programme
  Miho Hazama
  Minamino Bo
  Rob Luft
  Guitar Concerto: From Silence, Music is BornBBC commission
  Toshiko Akiyoshi
  Long Yellow Road
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a'Peanut Brittle Brigade' orch. Duke Ellington/Miho Hazama
  Performers
  Rob Luft
  guitar
  guitar
  Miho Hazama
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Composers
  Miho Hazama
  Rob Luft
  Toshiko Akiyoshi
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2023-2024 Southbank Centre Season BBC Concert Orchestra 2023-2024
Fri 17 Nov 2023
- 19:00
  Inside Classical with the BBC Philharmonic: Bruch and Dvořák
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  the BBC Philharmonic as they record an episode of Inside Classical at MediaCityUK.
  the BBC Philharmonic as they record an episode of Inside Classical at MediaCityUK.
  Programme
  Max Bruch
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Ben Gernon
  conductor
  conductor
  Jennifer Pike
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Max Bruch
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 19:30
  The BBC Symphony Chorus at Maida Vale
  Maida Vale Studios
  the BBC Symphony Chorus for a free concert at Maida Vale Studios.
  the BBC Symphony Chorus for a free concert at Maida Vale Studios.
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Geistliches Lied Op 30
  Michael Higgins
  See, I am God
  Sven-David Sandström
  To See a World
  Caroline Shaw
  and the swallow
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Summer is Gone
  Reena Esmail
  A Winter Breviary
  Jonathan Dove
  The ing of the Year
  Performers
  Michael Higgins
  piano
  piano
  Neil Ferris
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Michael Higgins
  Sven-David Sandström
  Caroline Shaw
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Reena Esmail
  Jonathan Dove
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2023 - 24 Season BBC Symphony Orchestra Maida Vale Concerts 2023/24
- 19:30
  BBC Symphony Orchestra: Eufonie Festival, Warsaw
  Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
  The BBC Symphony Orchestra open the Eufonie Festival in Warsaw.
  The BBC Symphony Orchestra open the Eufonie Festival in Warsaw.
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Polonia, Op 76
  Karol Szymanowski
  Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major
  Lotta Wennäkoski
  Verdigris
  Jean Sibelius
  En saga
  Lemminkainen’s Return
  Performers
  Vadim Gluzman
  violin
  violin
  Olari Elts
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Karol Szymanowski
  Lotta Wennäkoski
  Jean Sibelius
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2023 - 24 Season
- 19:30
  Herbert Howells: A Celebration at St Martin-in-the-Fields
  St Martin in the Fields
  The BBC Singers conductor Nicholas Chalmers, organist Ashley Grote and presenter Ed Balls to celebrate English composer Herbert Howells.
  The BBC Singers conductor Nicholas Chalmers, organist Ashley Grote and presenter Ed Balls to celebrate English composer Herbert Howells.
  Programme
  Herbert Howells
  God is gone up
  The House of the Mind
  Master Tallis’s Testamentorgan solo
  Psalm 23 from Requiem
  Magnificat from Gloucester Service
  Salve Regina
  A Hymn for St Cecilia
  Behold, O God our defender(Coronation 1953, completed 1952)
  Nunc Dimittis from Gloucester Service
  Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing
  Psalm Prelude Set 2 no. 3
  A Grace for 10 Downing Street
  Te Deum (Collegium Regale)
  Performers
  Ed Balls
  presenter
  presenter
  Ashley Grote
  organ
  organ
  BBC Singers
  Nicholas Chalmers
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Herbert Howells
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2023-24
Sun 19 Nov 2023
- 15:00
  Side by Side with National Youth Orchestra of Wales
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Come and us for this special collaborative concert featuring of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales performing side by side with musicians from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
  Come and us for this special collaborative concert featuring of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales performing side by side with musicians from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
  Programme
  Paul Dukas
  La Péri – Fanfare
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  National Youth Orchestra of Wales
  Orchestra
  Orchestra
  Aurélien Azan Zielinski
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Paul Dukas
  Claude Debussy
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2023-24 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2023-24
Wed 22 Nov 2023
- 14:00
  Sound of Cinema with the BBC Philharmonic
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Get in the holiday spirit with the BBC Philharmonic as they perform some of cinema's festive favourites at MediaCityUK
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Thu 23 Nov 2023
- 19:30
  Elgar Symphony No.1
  Glasgow City Halls
  our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth for Elgar's majestic First Symphony and Mozart's Piano Concerto No.20 with BBC Young Musician 2014, Martin James Bartlett.
  our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth for Elgar's majestic First Symphony and Mozart's Piano Concerto No.20 with BBC Young Musician 2014, Martin James Bartlett.
  Programme
  Jonathan Woolgar
  Canzoni et ricercari (New version for large ensemble)(6 mins)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor(31 mins)
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat major(50 mins)
  Performers
  Martin James Bartlett
  piano
  piano
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Jonathan Woolgar
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Edward Elgar
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2023-24 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2023/24
Fri 24 Nov 2023
- 14:00
  BBC Singers and English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble celebrate Byrd at Advent
  St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge
  Free concert. Virtuoso period instrument group, English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, the BBC Singers, Principal Guest Conductor Owain Park & organist Stephen Farr at St. Pauls Knightsbridge for a festive programme celebrating the music of Byrd.
  Free concert. Virtuoso period instrument group, English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, the BBC Singers, Principal Guest Conductor Owain Park & organist Stephen Farr at St. Pauls Knightsbridge for a festive programme celebrating the music of Byrd.
  Programme
  Anon.
  Sweet was the songfrom William Ballet's lute book.
  William Byrd
  Lullaby
  John Taverner
  Audivi vocem de caelo
  King Henry VIII of England
  Green Groweth the Holly
  Thomas Weelkes
  Alleluia,I heard a voice
  Anthony Holborne
  As it fell on a holie eve
  William Byrd
  Hodie Christus natus est
  Thomas Tallis
  Videte miraculum
  Orlando Gibbons
  Behold, I bring you glad tidings
  William Byrd
  An earthly tree/Cast off all doubtful care
  Peter Philips
  O beatum et sacrosanctum diem
  Anthony Holborne
  The Queen’s New Yeere gift
  Heigh ho holiday
  William Byrd
  This day Christ was born
  Thomas Weelkes
  To shorten winter’s sadness
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble
  Owain Park
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Anon.
  William Byrd
  John Taverner
  King Henry VIII of England
  Thomas Weelkes
  Anthony Holborne
  Thomas Tallis
  Orlando Gibbons
  Peter Philips
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2023-24
- 19:30
  Bychkov conducts Brahms
  Barbican, London
  Two different centuries, and two very different – but equally heartfelt – fourth symphonies. Semyon Bychkov conducts music by Detlev Glanert and Johannes Brahms.
  Two different centuries, and two very different – but equally heartfelt – fourth symphonies. Semyon Bychkov conducts music by Detlev Glanert and Johannes Brahms.
  Programme
  Detlev Glanert
  Prager Sinfonie (Sinfonie Nr. 4)(45 mins)BBC co-commission, UK Premiere
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in Em(40 mins)
  Performers
  Catriona Morison
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Christian Immler
  baritone
  baritone
  Semyon Bychkov
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Detlev Glanert
  Johannes Brahms
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Barbican Season 2023-24 BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2023 - 24 Season
Sat 25 Nov 2023
- 19:30
  The Spirit of Life
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  us for an evening with Chief Conductor John Storgårds and pianist Alexandra Dariescu at The Bridgewater Hall.
  us for an evening with Chief Conductor John Storgårds and pianist Alexandra Dariescu at The Bridgewater Hall.
  Programme
  Aaron Copland
  Fanfare for the Common Man
  James Lee III
  Shades of Unbroken Dreams (BBC commission: UK Premiere)
  Sebastian Fagerlund
  Helena’s Song (BBC commission: UK Premiere)
  Carl Nielsen
  Symphony No. 4, ‘The Inextinguishable’
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  John Storgårds
  conductor
  conductor
  Alexandra Dariescu
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Aaron Copland
  James Lee III
  Sebastian Fagerlund
  Carl Nielsen
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2023-24 Season
Sun 26 Nov 2023
- 15:00
  Elgar: Symphony No.1 in Edinburgh
  Usher Hall, Edinburgh
  our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth for Elgar's majestic First Symphony and Mozart's Piano Concerto No.20 with BBC Young Musician 2014, Martin James Bartlett.
  our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth for Elgar's majestic First Symphony and Mozart's Piano Concerto No.20 with BBC Young Musician 2014, Martin James Bartlett.
  Programme
  Jonathan Woolgar
  Canzoni et ricercari(6 mins)(New version for larger ensemble)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor(31 mins)
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat major(50 mins)
  Performers
  Martin James Bartlett
  piano
  piano
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Jonathan Woolgar
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Edward Elgar
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2023-24 Season BBC SSO Edinburgh 2023/24 Series
Tue 28 Nov 2023
- 14:30
  Oramo conducts Mucha, Brahms and Raitio
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo for a free concert as he conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in an afternoon of UK premieres.
  Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo for a free concert as he conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in an afternoon of UK premieres.
  Programme
  Geraldine Mucha
  Summer Day (Letní den)
  Johannes Brahms
  Four Serious Songs, Op 121orch. Detlev Glanert
  Väinö Raitio
  Moonlight on Jupiter
  Performers
  Sakari Oramo
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Konstantin Krimmel
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Geraldine Mucha
  Johannes Brahms
  Väinö Raitio
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra Maida Vale Concerts 2023/24
Thu 30 Nov 2023
- 19:30
  Dvořák 8 with Ryan Bancroft
  Aberystwyth Arts Centre
  Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft s us on the road again this autumn, kicking off the programme with Hannah Kendall’s The Spark Catchers.
  Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft s us on the road again this autumn, kicking off the programme with Hannah Kendall’s The Spark Catchers.
  Programme
  Hannah Kendall
  The Spark Catchers
  Alexander Glazunov
  Violin Concerto in A minor
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Ryan Bancroft
  conductor
  conductor
  Benjamin Beilman
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Hannah Kendall
  Alexander Glazunov
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2023-24 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2023-24
Fri 1 Dec 2023
- 19:30
  Dvořák 8 with Ryan Bancroft
  Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor
  Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft s us on the road again this autumn, kicking off the programme with Hannah Kendall’s The Spark Catchers.
  Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft s us on the road again this autumn, kicking off the programme with Hannah Kendall’s The Spark Catchers.
  Programme
  Hannah Kendall
  The Spark Catchers
  Alexander Glazunov
  Violin Concerto in A minor
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Ryan Bancroft
  conductor
  conductor
  Benjamin Beilman
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Hannah Kendall
  Alexander Glazunov
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2023-24 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2023-24
- 19:30
  Songs from the Shows with Clare Teal and the BBC Singers
  Barbican, London
  Special guest Clare Teal, BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor Owain Park present songs from the shows to kickstart the festive season.
  Special guest Clare Teal, BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor Owain Park present songs from the shows to kickstart the festive season.
  Programme
  Cole Porter
  Kiss Me Kate - Another op'ning', another show
  Richard Rodgers
  State Fair - It Might as Well Be Springarr. Guy Barker
  South Pacific - There Is Nothin' Like a Dame
  Some Enchanted Evening
  I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of my Hair
  The King and I - Hello, Young Loversarr. Martin Williams
  Stephen Sondheim
  Sunday in the Park with George - Finishing the Hat
  Sunday in the Park With George – Sunday
  Leonard Bernstein
  West Side Story - Jet Song
  West Side Story - I feel pretty
  West Side Story - Tonight
  interval
  George Wyle
  It's the most wonderful time of the yeararr. Guy Barker
  Floyd Huddleston
  Decemberarr. Mark Armstrong/Alexander L'Estrange
  Noël Coward
  Bitter Sweet - If Love Were All
  Cole Porter
  Kiss Me, Kate - Always True to You in My Fashionarr. Guy Barker
  Noel Gay
  Me and My Girl - Once you lose your heart
  Richard Rodgers
  Oklahoma! - People Will Say We're in Love
  OklahomaEnd Theme
  Adolphe Adam
  O holy nightarr. Alexander L'Estrange
  J. Fred Coots
  Santa Claus Is Coming to Townarr. Alexander L'Estrange
  Robert Wells
  The Christmas Song (‘Chestnuts roasting on an open fire’)arr. Alexander L'Estrange
  Irving Berlin
  Annie Get Your Gun - I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)arr. Guy Barker
  Annie Get Your Gun – ‘There’s No Business Like Show Business’
  Performers
  Clare Teal
  presenter/singer
  presenter/singer
  BBC Singers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Owain Park
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Cole Porter
  Richard Rodgers
  Stephen Sondheim
  Leonard Bernstein
  George Wyle
  Floyd Huddleston
  Noël Coward
  Noel Gay
  Adolphe Adam
  J. Fred Coots
  Robert Wells
  Irving Berlin
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2023-24 BBC Concert Orchestra 2023-2024
- 19:30
  Fantastic Voyages
  Barbican, London
  Beethoven’s Eroica, Ravel’s exotica, and the adventures of the Argonauts: mezzo Jennifer Johnston s Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and no emotion is off-limits.
  Beethoven’s Eroica, Ravel’s exotica, and the adventures of the Argonauts: mezzo Jennifer Johnston s Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and no emotion is off-limits.
  Programme
  Alice Mary Smith
  Overture: Jason, or The Argonauts and the Sirens
  Maurice Ravel
  Shéhérazade
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Performers
  Jennifer Johnston
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Alice Mary Smith
  Maurice Ravel
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Barbican Season 2023-24 BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2023 - 24 Season