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Performances of Alpesh Chauhan at BBC Orchestras and Choirs

Thu 13 Mar 2025
- 19:30
  Zakir Hussain’s Triple Concerto & Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird’
  Glasgow City Halls
  Imagine...an intoxicating combination of Eastern and Western traditions creates musical magic.
  Imagine...an intoxicating combination of Eastern and Western traditions creates musical magic.
  Programme
  Zakir Hussain
  Triple Concerto for Tabla, Sitar and Bansuri(28 mins)
  interval
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  The Isle of the Dead(20 mins)
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)(23 mins)
  Performers
  Fazal Qureshi
  tabla
  tabla
  Niladri Kumar
  sitar
  sitar
  Rakesh Chaurasia
  bansuri
  bansuri
  Alpesh Chauhan
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Zakir Hussain
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2024-25 Season BBC SSO Zakir Hussain’s Triple Concerto & Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird’ BBC SSO Student Series 2024/25 BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2024/25
Fri 14 Mar 2025
- 19:30
  Stravinsky's The Firebird in Aberdeen
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  Imagine...an intoxicating combination of Eastern and Western traditions creates musical magic
  Imagine...an intoxicating combination of Eastern and Western traditions creates musical magic
  Programme
  Zakir Hussain
  Triple Concerto for Tabla, Sitar and Bansuri(28 mins)
  interval
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  The Isle of the Dead(20 mins)
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)(23 mins)
  Performers
  Fazal Qureshi
  tabla
  tabla
  Niladri Kumar
  sitar
  sitar
  Rakesh Chaurasia
  bansuri
  bansuri
  Alpesh Chauhan
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Zakir Hussain
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2024-25 Season BBC SSO Zakir Hussain’s Triple Concerto & Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird’ BBC SSO Aberdeen 2024/25 Series
Sun 29 Jun 2025
- 18:30
  Manchester Classical: Finale
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Musicians from Manchester’s ensembles assemble under the baton of Alpesh Chauhan for a concert of fanfares and flourishes to celebrate the finale of a spectacular weekend of music.
  Musicians from Manchester’s ensembles assemble under the baton of Alpesh Chauhan for a concert of fanfares and flourishes to celebrate the finale of a spectacular weekend of music.
  Programme
  John Adams
  Short Ride in a Fast Machine
  Iain Farrington
  New Commission – world premiere
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince Igor – Polovtsian Dances
  Ottorino Respighi
  Pines of Rome
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Alpesh Chauhan
  conductor
  conductor
  The ENO Chorus
  ensemble
  ensemble
  Hallé Choir
  choir
  choir
  Manchester Collective
  ensemble
  ensemble
  RNCM
  ensemble
  ensemble
  Musicians from the Hallé
  ensemble
  ensemble
  Composers
  John Adams
  Iain Farrington
  Alexander Borodin
  Ottorino Respighi
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