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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

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Fri 6 Sep 2024
- 14:00
  Farrenc's Symphony No.2 with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Nil Venditti conducts a programme of first-class music as we kick off a new term of studio concerts. James Atkinson, baritone, sings Mahler's Rückert-Lieder.
  Nil Venditti conducts a programme of first-class music as we kick off a new term of studio concerts. James Atkinson, baritone, sings Mahler's Rückert-Lieder.
  Programme
  Louise Farrenc
  Symphony No.2
  Gustav Mahler
  Rückert-Lieder
  Gian Carlo Menotti
  Apocalypse
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Louise Farrenc
  Gustav Mahler
  Gian Carlo Menotti
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Sun 8 Sep 2024
- 15:00
  Festivals of Sound
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  What better way to ease ourselves into the 2024-25 Hoddinott Hall season than under the baton of our new Principal Guest Conductor Jaime Martín. Opening with Brahms’ musical thank you – his Academic Festival Overture.
  What better way to ease ourselves into the 2024-25 Hoddinott Hall season than under the baton of our new Principal Guest Conductor Jaime Martín. Opening with Brahms’ musical thank you – his Academic Festival Overture.
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Academic Festival Overture
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 6 in D major
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Jaime Martín
  conductor
  conductor
  Nemanja Radulović
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2024-25
Thu 12 Sep 2024
- 19:00
  BBC Radio 2 Piano Room Live: Jamie Cullum
  Manchester Opera House
  Hosted by Vernon Kay, Piano Room Live comes to Manchester, following the phenomenal success of BBC Radio 2’s month long series, where pop’s most loved artists perform with the renowned BBC Concert Orchestra.
  Part of
  BBC Radio 2 Piano Room Live 2024 BBC Concert Orchestra 2024-2025
Fri 13 Sep 2024
- 19:00
  BBC Radio 2 Piano Room Live: David Gray
  Manchester Opera House
  Hosted by Vernon Kay, Piano Room Live comes to Manchester, following the phenomenal success of BBC Radio 2’s month long series, where pop’s most loved artists perform with the renowned BBC Concert Orchestra.
  Part of
  BBC Radio 2 Piano Room Live 2024 BBC Concert Orchestra 2024-2025
Sat 14 Sep 2024
- 19:00
  BBC Radio 2 Piano Room Live: Katie Melua
  Manchester Opera House
  Hosted by Vernon Kay, Piano Room Live comes to Manchester, following the phenomenal success of BBC Radio 2’s month long series, where pop’s most loved artists perform with the renowned BBC Concert Orchestra.
  Part of
  BBC Radio 2 Piano Room Live 2024 BBC Concert Orchestra 2024-2025
Wed 18 Sep 2024
- 14:00
  An Afternoon of English Music with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra’s Leader Zoë Beyers performs as soloist today as John Storgårds conducts a programme of English music.
  The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra’s Leader Zoë Beyers performs as soloist today as John Storgårds conducts a programme of English music.
  Programme
  Frank Bridge
  Enter Spring
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The Lark Ascending
  John McCabe
  Symphony No. 7, 'Labyrinth'
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Frank Bridge
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  John McCabe
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 18:30
  BBC Singers Centenary Choral Evensong
  St Jude's Church, Hampstead
  You are welcome to the congregation for a special recording of Choral Evensong to celebrate the centenary of the BBC Singers. The BBC Singers are ed by conductor David Hill and musicians from the BBC Concert Orchestra
  You are welcome to the congregation for a special recording of Choral Evensong to celebrate the centenary of the BBC Singers. The BBC Singers are ed by conductor David Hill and musicians from the BBC Concert Orchestra
  Programme
  Jamie W. Hall
  Preces & Responses
  William Walton
  The Twelve (version with orchestra)
  Herbert Howells
  Evening Service in F Major 'Collegium Regale'orch. Sir John Rutter
  Ken Naylor
  Coe FenHymn
  William Walton
  Coronation March ‘Crown Imperial’
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  David Hill
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Jamie W. Hall
  William Walton
  Herbert Howells
  Ken Naylor
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2024-25
Fri 20 Sep 2024
- 19:00
  North Wales International Music Festival
  St Asaph Cathedral
  us in St Asaph Cathedral this September for the North Wales International Music Festival where we’ll be ed by dynamically charismatic conductor Nil Venditti.
  us in St Asaph Cathedral this September for the North Wales International Music Festival where we’ll be ed by dynamically charismatic conductor Nil Venditti.
  Programme
  William Mathias
  Piano Concerto No. 1
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Nil Venditti
  conductor
  conductor
  Ellis Thomas
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  William Mathias
  Edward Elgar
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2024-25
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night: Celebrating Puccini
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  Opera goes to the movies, and movie music comes to life, as maestro Matthew Kofi Waldren and the BBC Concert Orchestra salute the genius of Puccini in BBC Radio 3's Friday Night is Music Night.
  Part of
  BBC Radio 3 Friday Night is Music Night 2024 BBC Concert Orchestra 2024-2025
Sat 21 Sep 2024
- 15:00
  Opera & Elgar with BBC NOW
  Hafren, Newtown
  BBC NOW and New Generation Artist Niamh O’Sullivan for ‘A Night at the Opera’ this September.
  BBC NOW and New Generation Artist Niamh O’Sullivan for ‘A Night at the Opera’ this September.
  Programme
  Georges Bizet
  Carmen Overture
  Habanera from Carmen
  Chanson Bohème from Carmen
  Giacomo Puccini
  Preludio sinfonico
  Gaetano Donizetti
  O mio Fernando from La Favourite
  Pietro Mascagni
  Intermezzo Cavalleria
  Ruperto Chapí
  Al pensar (Carceleras) from Las hijas del Zebedeo
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Nil Venditti
  conductor
  conductor
  Niamh O'Sullivan
  mezzo soprano
  mezzo soprano
  Composers
  Georges Bizet
  Giacomo Puccini
  Gaetano Donizetti
  Pietro Mascagni
  Ruperto Chapí
  Edward Elgar
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2024-25
- 19:30
  The Planets
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  We open our 24/25 season with an interstellar journey in The Planets with Chief Conductor John Storgårds in command, meanwhile Paul Lewis is one of the finest interpreters of Beethoven’s piano works and returns for his Piano Concerto No. 3.
  We open our 24/25 season with an interstellar journey in The Planets with Chief Conductor John Storgårds in command, meanwhile Paul Lewis is one of the finest interpreters of Beethoven’s piano works and returns for his Piano Concerto No. 3.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  Grace-Evangeline Mason
  ABLAZE THE MOON
  Gustav Holst
  The Planets
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Paul Lewis
  pianist
  pianist
  Hallé Choir
  John Storgårds
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Grace-Evangeline Mason
  Gustav Holst
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2024-25 Season
Sun 22 Sep 2024
- 15:00
  Opera & Elgar with BBC NOW
  The Riverfront
  BBC NOW and New Generation Artist Niamh O’Sullivan for ‘A Night at the Opera’ this September.
  BBC NOW and New Generation Artist Niamh O’Sullivan for ‘A Night at the Opera’ this September.
  Programme
  Georges Bizet
  Carmen Overture
  Habanera from Carmen
  Chanson Bohème from Carmen
  Giacomo Puccini
  Preludio sinfonico
  Gaetano Donizetti
  O mio Fernando from La Favourite
  Pietro Mascagni
  Intermezzo Cavalleria
  Ruperto Chapí
  Al pensar (Carceleras) from Las hijas del Zebedeo
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Nil Venditti
  conductor
  conductor
  Niamh O'Sullivan
  mezzo soprano
  mezzo soprano
  Composers
  Georges Bizet
  Giacomo Puccini
  Gaetano Donizetti
  Pietro Mascagni
  Ruperto Chapí
  Edward Elgar
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2024-25
Thu 26 Sep 2024
- 14:25
  French Music live from the BBC Philharmonic Studio
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Conductor Paul Daniel s the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra for a programme of French music live on BBC Radio 3's Classical Live programme.
  Conductor Paul Daniel s the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra for a programme of French music live on BBC Radio 3's Classical Live programme.
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Shéhérazade
  Claude Debussy
  Le livre de Baudelaire
  Cécile Chaminade
  Concertino in D major for Flute, Op 107
  Maurice Ravel
  Sonatine
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Paul Daniel
  conductor
  conductor
  Elizabeth Atherton
  soprano
  soprano
  Alex Jakeman
  flute
  flute
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Claude Debussy
  Cécile Chaminade
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
- 19:30
  Oramo conducts Mahler
  Barbican, London
  Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s tragic Sixth Symphony: a powerful opening to our new concert season.
  Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s tragic Sixth Symphony: a powerful opening to our new concert season.
  Programme
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 6 in A minor
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2024-25 Barbican Season
- 19:30
  Opening Night: Mahler's Fifth Symphony
  Glasgow City Halls
  Imagine...the most rapturous love-letter ever written without words. From tragedy to triumph.
  Imagine...the most rapturous love-letter ever written without words. From tragedy to triumph.
  Programme
  Helen Grime
  Folk(25 mins)World Premiere, BBC Commission
  interval
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor(70 mins)
  Performers
  Claire Booth
  soprano
  soprano
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Helen Grime
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2024-25 Season BBC SSO Student Series 2024/25 BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2024/25
Fri 27 Sep 2024
- 19:30
  Mahler's Fifth Symphony in Aberdeen
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  Imagine...the most rapturous love-letter ever written without words. From tragedy to triumph!
  Imagine...the most rapturous love-letter ever written without words. From tragedy to triumph!
  Programme
  Helen Grime
  Folk(30 mins)(BBC Commission)
  interval
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor(70 mins)
  Performers
  Claire Booth
  soprano
  soprano
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Helen Grime
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2024-25 Season BBC SSO Aberdeen 2024/25 Series
Sun 29 Sep 2024
- 17:00
  BBC Concert Orchestra in Switzerland
  Podium, Düdingen
  Nouvel Opéra Fribourg stage 'La Plus Forte' by Gerald Barry and Richard Harvey's 'Céline'.
  Nouvel Opéra Fribourg stage 'La Plus Forte' by Gerald Barry and Richard Harvey's 'Céline'.
  Programme
  Gerald Barry
  La Plus Fortelibretto by August Strindberg
  Richard Harvey
  Célinebased on texts by Céline Arnauld
  Performers
  Jérôme Kuhn
  conductor
  conductor
  Alison Scherzer
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Composers
  Gerald Barry
  Richard Harvey
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2024-2025
Tue 1 Oct 2024
- 19:30
  Stravinsky, Saint-Saëns and Ravel at Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
  Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
  BBC Philharmonic Chief Conductor John Storgårds conducts the orchestra in a dazzling programme at Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, with violinist Simone Lamsma and organist Jonathan Scott.