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BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar

By Month

Thu 3 Apr 2025
- 19:30
  Roman Holiday
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Italy. Land of sun, sea and serious culture – look no further than its great operatic ‘Hall of Fame’ led by Verdi with a cameo from Puccini and ending with Pulcinella – Italy’s take on Punch and Judy.
  Italy. Land of sun, sea and serious culture – look no further than its great operatic ‘Hall of Fame’ led by Verdi with a cameo from Puccini and ending with Pulcinella – Italy’s take on Punch and Judy.
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  The Thieving Magpie – overture
  Pietro Mascagni
  Cavalleria rusticana – Intermezzo
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Otello: Willow Song and Ave Maria
  Giacomo Puccini
  Preludio Sinfonico
  Igor Stravinsky
  Pulcinella
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Nil Venditti
  Mariangela Sicilia
  soprano
  soprano
  Alessandro Fisher
  tenor
  tenor
  James Atkinson
  baritone
  baritone
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Pietro Mascagni
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Giacomo Puccini
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2024-25 Season
- 19:30
  Elegant Romantics
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  A monumental work of tremendous power and ion, Brahms’ last and probably greatest symphony, his fourth, exudes immense beauty, grandeur and emotion.
  A monumental work of tremendous power and ion, Brahms’ last and probably greatest symphony, his fourth, exudes immense beauty, grandeur and emotion.
  Programme
  Fanny Mendelssohn
  Overture
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Simone Menezes
  conductor
  conductor
  Bryan Cheng
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Fanny Mendelssohn
  Edward Elgar
  Johannes Brahms
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2024-25
Fri 4 Apr 2025
- 19:30
  Wigglesworth conducts Debussy and Berg
  Barbican, London
  Poetry unlocks the imagination, as Ryan Wigglesworth and soprano Sophie Bevan plunge into the wild, wondrous sonic universe of Claude Debussy and Alban Berg.
  Poetry unlocks the imagination, as Ryan Wigglesworth and soprano Sophie Bevan plunge into the wild, wondrous sonic universe of Claude Debussy and Alban Berg.
  Programme
  Alban Berg
  Three Pieces from the Lyric Suite(17 mins)
  Claude Debussy
  Le Livre de Baudelaire (arr. John Adams)(22 mins)
  interval
  Alban Berg
  Der Wein(12 mins)
  Claude Debussy
  Nocturnes(25 mins)
  Performers
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Sophie Bevan
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Composers
  Alban Berg
  Claude Debussy
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2024-25 Barbican Season
- 19:30
  Elegant Romantics
  Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon
  A monumental work of tremendous power and ion, Brahms’ last and probably greatest symphony, his fourth, exudes immense beauty, grandeur and emotion.
  A monumental work of tremendous power and ion, Brahms’ last and probably greatest symphony, his fourth, exudes immense beauty, grandeur and emotion.
  Programme
  Fanny Mendelssohn
  Overture
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Simone Menezes
  conductor
  conductor
  Bryan Cheng
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Fanny Mendelssohn
  Edward Elgar
  Johannes Brahms
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2024-25
Sun 6 Apr 2025
- 17:45
  Olivier Awards 2025
  Royal Albert Hall
  Be in the room where it happens... The Olivier Awards 2025 returns to the majestic Royal Albert Hall with unique performances from the best new shows, a dazzling array of the biggest and brightest stars and music featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra.
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2024-2025
Thu 10 Apr 2025
- 19:30
  Missa Solemnis
  Llandaff Cathedral
  Regarded by Beethoven as his greatest work, his Missa Solemnis is surely a ‘bucket list’ piece to experience and marvel at for all music lovers.
  Regarded by Beethoven as his greatest work, his Missa Solemnis is surely a ‘bucket list’ piece to experience and marvel at for all music lovers.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Missa solemnis
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Andrew Manze
  conductor
  conductor
  Carolyn Sampson
  soprano
  soprano
  Sophie Harmsen
  mezzo soprano
  mezzo soprano
  Ed Lyon
  tenor
  tenor
  Darren Jeffery
  bass
  bass
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  chorus
  chorus
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2024-25
Fri 11 Apr 2025
- 19:30
  Oramo conducts Vaughan Williams
  Barbican, London
  England’s dreaming: Sakari Oramo rediscovers rare and wonderful British masterpieces by Vaughan Williams, Doreen Carwithen and Malcolm Arnold.
  England’s dreaming: Sakari Oramo rediscovers rare and wonderful British masterpieces by Vaughan Williams, Doreen Carwithen and Malcolm Arnold.
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Serenade to Music(13 mins)
  Doreen Carwithen
  Concerto for Piano(31 mins)
  interval
  Malcolm Arnold
  Symphony No. 5(33 mins)
  Performers
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Alexandra Dariescu
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Doreen Carwithen
  Malcolm Arnold
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2024-25 Barbican Season
- 19:30
  Missa Solemnis
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Regarded by Beethoven as his greatest work, his Missa Solemnis is surely a ‘bucket list’ piece to experience and marvel at for all music lovers.
  Regarded by Beethoven as his greatest work, his Missa Solemnis is surely a ‘bucket list’ piece to experience and marvel at for all music lovers.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Missa solemnis
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Andrew Manze
  conductor
  conductor
  Carolyn Sampson
  soprano
  soprano
  Sophie Harmsen
  mezzo soprano
  mezzo soprano
  Ed Lyon
  tenor
  tenor
  Darren Jeffery
  bass
  bass
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  chorus
  chorus
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season Brangwyn Hall 2024-25
Sat 12 Apr 2025
- 19:30
  Mahler Symphony No. 9
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  As Gustav Mahler began his Ninth Symphony, he was fully aware of its portent. Like Beethoven, Schubert and Bruckner before him, his Ninth was to be the last he finished.
  As Gustav Mahler began his Ninth Symphony, he was fully aware of its portent. Like Beethoven, Schubert and Bruckner before him, his Ninth was to be the last he finished.
  Programme
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 9
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Yoel Gamzou
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2024-25 Season
Wed 16 Apr 2025
- 19:30
  Oramo conducts Mahler's Fourth Symphony
  Barbican, London
  Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler’s playful Fourth Symphony – and plays the violin too, as Kurt Weill retells the myth of Orpheus in his own, utterly original style.
  Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler’s playful Fourth Symphony – and plays the violin too, as Kurt Weill retells the myth of Orpheus in his own, utterly original style.
  Programme
  Dorothy Howell
  Lamia(12 mins)
  Kurt Weill
  Der neue Orpheus, Op. 15(20 mins)
  interval
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 4 in G major(54 mins)
  Performers
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor/violin
  conductor/violin
  Anu Komsi
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Dorothy Howell
  Kurt Weill
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2024-25 Barbican Season
Thu 17 Apr 2025
- 14:00
  David Bednall's St Mark ion
  St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge
  the BBC Singers, organist Andrew Lumsden and Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin this Easter for the world premiere of David Bednall's St Mark ion at St Paul's Knightsbridge, London. Free concert, apply for tickets here.
  the BBC Singers, organist Andrew Lumsden and Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin this Easter for the world premiere of David Bednall's St Mark ion at St Paul's Knightsbridge, London. Free concert, apply for tickets here.
  Programme
  David Bednall
  St Mark ion(70 mins)
  Performers
  Andrew Lumsden
  organ
  organ
  Brass and percussion ensemble from the Orchestra of English National Opera
  BBC Singers
  Sofi Jeannin
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  David Bednall
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2024-25
- 14:00
  Afternoon Performance: Dvořák’s Symphony No.7
  Glasgow City Halls
  The BBC SSO’s superb new Principal Double Bass Kai Kim steps into the spotlight for a concerto by Estonian composer Eduard Tubin, and Anu Tali conducts Dvořák's dance-like Seventh Symphony.
  The BBC SSO’s superb new Principal Double Bass Kai Kim steps into the spotlight for a concerto by Estonian composer Eduard Tubin, and Anu Tali conducts Dvořák's dance-like Seventh Symphony.
  Programme
  Arvo Pärt
  Fratres (version for strings and percussion)(10 mins)
  Eduard Tubin
  Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra(19 mins)
  interval
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 7 in D minor(40 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Anu Tali
  conductor
  conductor
  Kai Kim
  double bass
  double bass
  Composers
  Arvo Pärt
  Eduard Tubin
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2024-25 Season BBC SSO Afternoon Performances 2024/25 BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2024/25
Fri 18 Apr 2025
- 19:30
  Easter at King's: Ein deutsches Requiem
  King's College Cambridge
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  A German Requiem
  Performers
  Daniel Hyde
  conductor
  conductor
  Sophie Bevan
  soprano
  soprano
  Gareth Brynmor John
  baritone
  baritone
  Philharmonia Chorus
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2024-2025
Sat 19 Apr 2025
- 19:30
  Beck with the BBC Concert Orchestra
  Royal Albert Hall
  Contemporary chameleon Beck will showcase a daring and different side of his creative acumen this April with two exclusive performances with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall.
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2024-2025
Sun 20 Apr 2025
- 19:30
  Beck with the BBC Concert Orchestra
  Royal Albert Hall
  Contemporary chameleon Beck will showcase a daring and different side of his creative acumen this April with two exclusive performances with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall.
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2024-2025
Wed 23 Apr 2025
- 18:30
  Daphnis and Chloé
  Southbank Centre, London
  We London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Edward Gardner, and Circa’s daring contemporary choreography and circus to bring Ravel’s sumptuous ballet to life.
  We London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Edward Gardner, and Circa’s daring contemporary choreography and circus to bring Ravel’s sumptuous ballet to life.
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Daphnis and Chloe
  La valse
  Performers
  Circa
  BBC Singers
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Edward Gardner
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Part of
  BBC Singers 2024-25
Thu 24 Apr 2025
- 19:30
  Javier Perianes Plays Mozart
  Glasgow City Halls
  Imagine...in 240 years, what music will be performed the world over? A world-renowned pianist demonstrates the timeless beauty of Mozart.
  Imagine...in 240 years, what music will be performed the world over? A world-renowned pianist demonstrates the timeless beauty of Mozart.
  Programme
  Mel Bonis
  Trois Femmes de légende (Three Legendary Women): Salome, Ophelia & The Dream of Cleopatra
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 17 in G major, K 453(29 mins)
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  Elektra(35 mins)Elektra Suite arr. Honeck
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Javier Perianes
  piano
  piano
  Anja Bihlmaier
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Mel Bonis
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2024-25 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2024/25
Fri 25 Apr 2025
- 19:30
  BBC Radio 2 celebrates Elaine Paige
  London Palladium
  BBC Radio 2 honours the First Lady of British Musical Theatre – Elaine Paige – and her extraordinary 60 year career in showbusiness in this special show.
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2024-2025
- 19:30
  Hough plays Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto
  Barbican, London
  Stephen Hough plays Beethoven and Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler’s First Symphony. Genius, pure and simple, from the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
  Stephen Hough plays Beethoven and Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler’s First Symphony. Genius, pure and simple, from the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Egmont - overture
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor(33 mins)
  interval
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 1 in D major(50 mins)
  Performers
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Stephen Hough
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2024-25 Barbican Season
Wed 30 Apr 2025
- 14:30
  Lee Reynolds conducts Adams, Barber, Higgins & Gershwin
  Maida Vale Studios
  Conductor Lee Reynolds and soprano Sophia Burgos return to the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
  Conductor Lee Reynolds and soprano Sophia Burgos return to the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
  Programme
  John Adams
  Doctor Atomic Symphony
  Samuel Barber
  Knoxville: Summer of 1915
  interval
  Gavin Higgins
  Cortège for a Coal Mine
  George Gershwin
  Symphonic Picture from 'Porgy and Bess'
  Performers
  Lee Reynolds
  conductor
  conductor
  Sophia Burgos
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  John Adams
  Samuel Barber
  Gavin Higgins
  George Gershwin
  Part of
  BBC Symphony Orchestra 2024/25
- 19:30
  City of Floating Sounds: Multitudes
  Southbank Centre, London
  Composer Huang Ruo and the BBC Concert Orchestra take the audience on an immersive musical journey through London to connect with their surroundings and each other.
  Composer Huang Ruo and the BBC Concert Orchestra take the audience on an immersive musical journey through London to connect with their surroundings and each other.
  Programme
  Huang Ruo
  City of floating sounds
  Arvo Pärt
  Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
  Performers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Composers
  Huang Ruo
  Arvo Pärt
  Part of
  BBC Concert Orchestra 2024-2025 Southbank Centre
Thu 1 May 2025
- 19:30
  Expressions of Folk
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Welsh Euphonium sensation David Childs steps into the solo spot for the world premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s new concerto Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnock, and the folk music of England provides the scene for Vaughan Williams’ In the Fen Country.
  Welsh Euphonium sensation David Childs steps into the solo spot for the world premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s new concerto Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnock, and the folk music of England provides the scene for Vaughan Williams’ In the Fen Country.
  Programme
  Gustav Holst
  Capriccio
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version)
  Sir James MacMillan
  Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnockworld premiere
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  In the Fen Country
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphony in Three Movements
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Sir James MacMillan
  conductor
  conductor
  David Childs
  euphonium
  euphonium
  Composers
  Gustav Holst
  Igor Stravinsky
  Sir James MacMillan
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2024-25