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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

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Sat 1 Jun 2024
- 12:30
  The Enormous Turnip at Swinton Sounds
  Swindon
  us at Swinton Sounds for the retelling of The Enormous Turnip
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic: Musical Storyland Live
- 15:00
  CBeebies: Ocean Adventure with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Swansea Arena
  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 National Orchestra of Wales.
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2023-24 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2023-24
Mon 3 Jun 2024
- 19:30
  D-Day 80: Commemorating the Normandy Landings
  Portsmouth Guildhall
  To commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Radio 2 is marking the occasion with this special concert being held at Portsmouth Guildhall. Presented by Vernon Kay.
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2023-2024
Wed 5 Jun 2024
- 14:00
  RCS & BBC SSO: Young Conductors Showcase
  City Halls
  talented conductors from the UK, Austria, and Finland directing the BBC SSO in Debussy, Gregson, & Elgar works. tly presented by the BBC SSO and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, culminating a week's activities with conductor Martyn Brabbins.
  talented conductors from the UK, Austria, and Finland directing the BBC SSO in Debussy, Gregson, & Elgar works. tly presented by the BBC SSO and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, culminating a week's activities with conductor Martyn Brabbins.
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
  Edward Gregson
  Trombone Concerto
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Performers
  Simon Johnson
  trombone
  trombone
  Enyi Okpara
  conductor
  conductor
  Michal Oren
  conductor
  conductor
  Josephine Korda
  conductor
  conductor
  Oliver Cope
  conductor
  conductor
  Costas Vallios
  conductor
  conductor
  Črt Lasbaher
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Edward Gregson
  Edward Elgar
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2023-24 Season
Thu 6 Jun 2024
- 17:45
  Grange Park Opera: Double Bryn Terfel
  Grange Park Opera
  Sir Bryn Terfel takes centre–stage in a tragedy / comedy pairing of bloodshed and bounty.
  Sir Bryn Terfel takes centre–stage in a tragedy / comedy pairing of bloodshed and bounty.
  Programme
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Aleko
  Giacomo Puccini
  Gianni Schicchi
  Performers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Gianluca Marcianò
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Giacomo Puccini
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra Grange Park Opera 2024
- 6 – 8 Jun 2024
  City of Floating Sounds
  Aviva Studios, Manchester
  Hear the strands of Huang Ruo’s new symphony grow and meet each other as you travel through the streets of the city – before a world premiere of the full score performed by the at Aviva Studios
- 19:30
  Season Closing Concert
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Globally renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein s BBC NOW in this season closing concert for one of the most highly regarded of all cello concerti.
  Globally renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein s BBC NOW in this season closing concert for one of the most highly regarded of all cello concerti.
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Cello Concerto in B minor
  Jennifer Higdon
  Blue Cathedral
  William Levi Dawson
  Negro Folk Symphony
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Ryan Bancroft
  conductor
  conductor
  Alisa Weilerstein
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Jennifer Higdon
  William Levi Dawson
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2023-24 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2023-24
Fri 7 Jun 2024
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night with Clare Teal and the BBC Concert Orchestra
  Maida Vale Studios
  A big voice, big tunes and big fun too, as Clare Teal s maestro Gavin Sutherland and the full BBC Concert Orchestra for a Friday Night is Music Night at the funfair.
  Part of
  BBC Radio 3 Friday Night is Music Night 2024 BBC Concert Orchestra 2023-2024
- 19:30
  Season Closing Concert
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Globally renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein s BBC NOW in this season closing concert for one of the most highly regarded of all cello concerti.
  Globally renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein s BBC NOW in this season closing concert for one of the most highly regarded of all cello concerti.
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Cello Concerto in B minor
  Jennifer Higdon
  Blue Cathedral
  William Levi Dawson
  Negro Folk Symphony
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Ryan Bancroft
  conductor
  conductor
  Alisa Weilerstein
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Jennifer Higdon
  William Levi Dawson
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2023-24 Season Brangwyn Hall 2023-24
Wed 12 Jun 2024
- 14:30
  RNCM International Artist Diploma finals
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  RNCM soloists on the International Artist Diploma course perform under the batons of RNCM student conductors with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Thu 13 Jun 2024
- 14:30
  Delyana Lazarova conducts music by Tabakova, Mendelssohn and Dvořák
  Maida Vale Studios
  Bulgarian conductor Delyana Lazarova returns to the BBC Symphony Orchestra for a free afternoon studio concert at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios.
  Bulgarian conductor Delyana Lazarova returns to the BBC Symphony Orchestra for a free afternoon studio concert at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios.
  Programme
  Dobrinka Tabakova
  Orpheus' Comet
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Hebrides Overture
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 7 in D minor
  Performers
  Delyana Lazarova
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Dobrinka Tabakova
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra Maida Vale Concerts 2023/24
Fri 14 Jun 2024
- 19:00
  Sound the Brass!
  St George's Theatre, Great Yarmouth
  Sound the trumpet – and the horns, trombones and tuba! An evening of melodies you love, from Bach to Broadway, presented with a fanfare by the fabulous brass players of the BBC Concert Orchestra.
  Sound the trumpet – and the horns, trombones and tuba! An evening of melodies you love, from Bach to Broadway, presented with a fanfare by the fabulous brass players of the BBC Concert Orchestra.
  Programme
  Bramwell Tovey
  Deo Gloria
  Francis Poulenc
  O Magnum Mysterium
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Suite for Brassarr. Christopher Mowat
  Sally Beamish
  In the Stillness
  Edward Elgar
  Severn Suite, Op 87arr. Dudley Bright
  Gordon Langford
  London Miniatures
  Stephen Sondheim
  A Little Night MusicSend in the Clowns. Arr. Roger Harvey
  Sammy Fain
  Alice in Wonderlandarr. Matthew Lewis
  George Gershwin
  Porgy and Bess Suitearr. Mark Nightingale
  Performers
  Richard Ward
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Composers
  Bramwell Tovey
  Francis Poulenc
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Sally Beamish
  Edward Elgar
  Gordon Langford
  Stephen Sondheim
  Sammy Fain
  George Gershwin
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2023-2024
Sat 15 Jun 2024
- 17:15
  Grange Park Opera: Double Bryn Terfel
  Grange Park Opera
  Sir Bryn Terfel takes centre–stage in a tragedy / comedy pairing of bloodshed and bounty.
  Sir Bryn Terfel takes centre–stage in a tragedy / comedy pairing of bloodshed and bounty.
  Programme
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Aleko
  Giacomo Puccini
  Gianni Schicchi
  Performers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Gianluca Marcianò
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Giacomo Puccini
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra Grange Park Opera 2024
- The Enormous Turnip at We Invented The Weekend
  Salford Quays
  us at We Invented the Weekend for the retelling of The Enormous Turnip!
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic: Musical Storyland Live
Mon 17 Jun 2024
- 19:30
  Aldeburgh Festival: BBC Singers and Castalian String Quartet
  Snape Maltings Concert Hall
  Judith Weir’s beautiful oratorio charts the changing seasons of the year, and is perfectly complemented by Haydn’s “Sunrise” Quartet and Messiaen’s Cinq Rechants – a unique masterpiece of 20th-century music. With BBC Singers and Castalian String Quartet.
  Judith Weir’s beautiful oratorio charts the changing seasons of the year, and is perfectly complemented by Haydn’s “Sunrise” Quartet and Messiaen’s Cinq Rechants – a unique masterpiece of 20th-century music. With BBC Singers and Castalian String Quartet.
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  String Quartet in B flat major, 'Sunrise'
  Olivier Messiaen
  Cinq rechants
  Judith Weir
  blue hills beyond blue hills
  Performers
  Castalian String Quartet
  BBC Singers
  Sofi Jeannin
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Olivier Messiaen
  Judith Weir
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2023-24
Tue 18 Jun 2024
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night at St Albans
  Alban Arena, St Albans
  Something for everyone in tonight's Friday Night is Music Night as conductor Martin Yates, singer Kathryn Rudge, the BBC Concert Orchestra and presenter Petroc Trelawny come to St Albans.
  Part of
  BBC Radio 3 Friday Night is Music Night 2024 BBC Concert Orchestra 2023-2024
Wed 19 Jun 2024
- 14:00
  RNCM International Artist Diploma Finals
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  RNCM soloists on the International Artist Diploma course perform under the batons of RNCM student conductors with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 19:30
  Aldeburgh Festival: Mahler, Britten & Weir
  Snape Maltings Concert Hall
  The BBC SSO return to Aldeburgh Festival for Britten’s Violin Concerto played by Daniel Pioro, the “heavenly” Mahler symphony which Britten so loved, and Judith Weir’s Forest with its fairytale character.
  The BBC SSO return to Aldeburgh Festival for Britten’s Violin Concerto played by Daniel Pioro, the “heavenly” Mahler symphony which Britten so loved, and Judith Weir’s Forest with its fairytale character.
  Programme
  Judith Weir
  Forest(13 mins)
  Benjamin Britten
  Violin Concerto(35 mins)
  interval
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 4 in G major(58 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Elizabeth Watts
  soprano
  soprano
  Daniel Pioro
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Judith Weir
  Benjamin Britten
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  Aldeburgh Festival 2024
Thu 20 Jun 2024
- 17:45
  Grange Park Opera: Double Bryn Terfel
  Grange Park Opera
  Sir Bryn Terfel takes centre–stage in a tragedy / comedy pairing of bloodshed and bounty.
  Sir Bryn Terfel takes centre–stage in a tragedy / comedy pairing of bloodshed and bounty.
  Programme
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Aleko
  Giacomo Puccini
  Gianni Schicchi
  Performers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Gianluca Marcianò
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Giacomo Puccini
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra Grange Park Opera 2024
- 19:30
  Aldeburgh Festival: Bruckner & Unsuk Chin
  Snape Maltings Concert Hall
  A pairing of epic works: Unsuk Chin’s Cello Concerto, one of the most important concertos of the 21st century, and Bruckner’s majestic Seventh Symphony
  A pairing of epic works: Unsuk Chin’s Cello Concerto, one of the most important concertos of the 21st century, and Bruckner’s majestic Seventh Symphony
  Programme
  Unsuk Chin
  Cello Concerto(30 mins)
  interval
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 7 in E major(70 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Alban Gerhardt
  cello
  cello
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Unsuk Chin
  Anton Bruckner
  Part of
  Aldeburgh Festival 2024
Fri 21 Jun 2024
- 19:30
  BBC SO at Kissinger Sommer Festival
  Max Littmann Hall, Bad Kissingen
  Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC SO in the opening concert of the Kissinger Sommer Festival.
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra at Kissinger Sommer Festival,
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night: Invitation to the Dance
  Maida Vale Studios
  Richard Balcombe conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra, singers Katie Birtill and Graham Bickley and bass clarinet player Derek Hannigan in dance related light music.
  Part of
  BBC Radio 3 Friday Night is Music Night 2024
- 19:30
  Gergely Madaras conducts...
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Shimmering ambiguity and transparent harmonies glisten with faintly Eastern inspired melodies, subtle nuance and sheer beauty in Debussy’s ground breaking Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Shimmering ambiguity and transparent harmonies glisten with faintly Eastern inspired melodies, subtle nuance and sheer beauty in Debussy’s ground breaking Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Nocturnes
  Christian Mason
  Flute Concerto - Thaleia
  César Franck
  Psyché (orchestral version)Part 3
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Gergely Madaras
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Noémi Győri
  Flute.
  Flute.
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  chorus
  chorus
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Christian Mason
  César Franck
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2023-24 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2023-24
Sat 22 Jun 2024
- 19:30
  BBC SO at Kissinger Sommer Festival
  Max Littmann Hall, Bad Kissingen
  The BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Sakari Oramo present two lyrical works.
  The BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Sakari Oramo present two lyrical works.
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Violin Concerto in B minor
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Vilde Frang
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra at Kissinger Sommer Festival,
- 19:30
  Ending on a High
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Mind-bending and transcendent, our season finale carries us away with some of the greatest showmen in music, with Richard Wagner, Messiaen and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, a thrilling end to our 23-24 season led by Mark Wigglesworth.
  Mind-bending and transcendent, our season finale carries us away with some of the greatest showmen in music, with Richard Wagner, Messiaen and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, a thrilling end to our 23-24 season led by Mark Wigglesworth.
  Programme
  Olivier Messiaen
  Un sourire
  Richard Wagner
  Wesendonck-Lieder
  Hector Berlioz
  Symphonie fantastique
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Mark Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Dorothea Röschmann
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Olivier Messiaen
  Richard Wagner
  Hector Berlioz
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2023-24 Season
Sun 23 Jun 2024
- 12:30
  BBC SO at Kissinger Sommer Festival
  Max Littmann Hall, Bad Kissingen
  The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo invite you to play together in Bavaria's largest spontaneous orchestra.
  The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo invite you to play together in Bavaria's largest spontaneous orchestra.
  Programme
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
  Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor
  Richard Wagner
  Tannhä
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Romeo and Juliet – Dance of the Knights
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Edvard Grieg
  Johannes Brahms
  Richard Wagner
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra at Kissinger Sommer Festival,
Thu 27 Jun 2024
- 19:30
  Sedbergh Festival: BBC Singers and David Hill
  Sedbergh School Chapel
  We conductor David Hill to close the a week-long celebration of local music-making at the Sedbergh Festival. With works by Tallis, Stanford, Cecilia McDowall, Kristina Arakelyan and Laura Mvula.
  We conductor David Hill to close the a week-long celebration of local music-making at the Sedbergh Festival. With works by Tallis, Stanford, Cecilia McDowall, Kristina Arakelyan and Laura Mvula.
  Programme
  Kristina Arakelyan
  An ode to the world(3 mins)
  Thomas Tallis
  Blessed are those that be undefiled(4 mins)
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Beati Quorum Via(4 mins)
  William Byrd
  Justorum animae(3 mins)
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Justorum animae(4 mins)
  Caelos ascendit hodie(2 mins)
  Owain Park
  Caelos ascendit hodie(4 mins)
  Cecilia McDowall
  Three Latin Motets(10 mins)
  John Tavener
  Song for Athene(6 mins)
  interval
  Bob Chilcott
  We are(3 mins)
  Michael Flanders and Donald Swann
  Hats off - a choral suite of songs by Flanders and Swann(10 mins)arr. Grace Rossiter
  Andrew Gold
  Never let her slip away(3 mins)arr. Jonathan Wikeley
  Composers
  Kristina Arakelyan
  Thomas Tallis
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  William Byrd
  Owain Park
  Cecilia McDowall
  John Tavener
  Bob Chilcott
  Michael Flanders and Donald Swann
  Andrew Gold
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2023-24
Fri 28 Jun 2024
- 19:00
  Karlsen conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Maida Vale Studios
  Swedish conductor Christian Karlsen makes his debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra for this free evening studio concert at Maida Vale – with music by five composers.
  Swedish conductor Christian Karlsen makes his debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra for this free evening studio concert at Maida Vale – with music by five composers.
  Programme
  Gabriella Smith
  Tumblebird Contrails
  Andrea Tarrodi
  Concerto for OrchestraUK Premiere
  Djuro Zivkovic
  Unceasing PrayersUK Premiere
  Daníel Bjarnason
  Fragile HopeUK Premiere
  Anders Hillborg
  Dreaming RiverUK Premiere
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Christian Karlsen
  conductor
  conductor
  Petar Pejčić
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Gabriella Smith
  Andrea Tarrodi
  Djuro Zivkovic
  Daníel Bjarnason
  Anders Hillborg
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra Maida Vale Concerts 2023/24
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night at Alexandra Palace
  Alexandra Palace
  S'wonderful, s’marvellous…but when Friday Night is Music Night, life is always glamorous and today, live from Alexandra Palace, presenter Katie Derham, conductor Stephen Bell and the full BBC Concert Orchestra take you dancing all around the world.
  Part of
  BBC Radio 3 Friday Night is Music Night 2024