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Performances of Samuel Barber at BBC Orchestras and Choirs

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Thu 13 Feb 2025
- 19:30
  Hindoyan conducts Barber's Violin Concerto
  Barbican, London
  Big skies and new worlds: Domingo Hindoyan conducts three musical salutes to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, including Barber’s glorious Violin Concerto.
  Big skies and new worlds: Domingo Hindoyan conducts three musical salutes to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, including Barber’s glorious Violin Concerto.
  Programme
  Gabriela Ortiz
  Kauyumari(7 mins)London premiere
  Samuel Barber
  Violin Concerto(25 mins)
  interval
  Aaron Copland
  Symphony No. 3(43 mins)
  Performers
  Domingo Hindoyan
  conductor
  conductor
  Tessa Lark
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Gabriela Ortiz
  Samuel Barber
  Aaron Copland
  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
Thu 27 Nov 2025
- 19:30
  Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto
  City Halls
  Isata Kanneh-Mason conquers the legendary “Everest of piano concertos”
  Isata Kanneh-Mason conquers the legendary “Everest of piano concertos”
  Programme
  Jessie Montgomery
  Strum(8 mins)
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor(40 mins)
  interval
  Samuel Barber
  Medea's Dance of Vengeance(14 mins)
  Claude Debussy
  La mer(24 mins)
  Performers
  Isata Kanneh‐Mason
  piano
  piano
  Delyana Lazarova
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Jessie Montgomery
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Samuel Barber
  Claude Debussy
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2025-26 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2025/26
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Fri 28 Nov 2025
- 19:30
  Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto in Aberdeen
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  Isata Kanneh-Mason conquers the legendary “Everest of piano concertos”
  Isata Kanneh-Mason conquers the legendary “Everest of piano concertos”
  Programme
  Jessie Montgomery
  Strum(8 mins)
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor(40 mins)
  interval
  Samuel Barber
  Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op 23a(14 mins)
  Claude Debussy
  La mer(24 mins)
  Performers
  Isata Kanneh‐Mason
  piano
  piano
  Delyana Lazarova
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Jessie Montgomery
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Samuel Barber
  Claude Debussy
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2025-26 Season BBC SSO Aberdeen Series 2025/26
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Thu 5 Feb 2026
- 19:30
  Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto
  City Halls
  “Goosebumps Galactica!” in the words of a BBC SSO audience member
  “Goosebumps Galactica!” in the words of a BBC SSO audience member
  Programme
  John Adams
  Short Ride in a Fast Machine(5 mins)
  Samuel Barber
  Symphony No. 1, Op 9(21 mins)
  interval
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor(34 mins)
  Performers
  Gemma New
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Alessio Bax
  piano
  piano
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  John Adams
  Samuel Barber
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2025-26 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2025/26
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Sun 8 Feb 2026
- 15:00
  Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto in Edinburgh
  Usher Hall, Edinburgh
  “Goosebumps Galactica!” in the words of a BBC SSO audience member
  “Goosebumps Galactica!” in the words of a BBC SSO audience member
  Programme
  John Adams
  Short Ride in a Fast Machine(5 mins)
  Samuel Barber
  Symphony No. 1, Op 9(21 mins)
  interval
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor(34 mins)
  Performers
  Gemma New
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Alessio Bax
  piano
  piano
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  John Adams
  Samuel Barber
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2025-26 Season BBC SSO Edinburgh Series 2025/26
  Book Tickets Now