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Fri 5 Feb 2016
- 19:30
  Renée Fleming sings Debussy and Hillborg
  Barbican, London
  Sakari Oramo conducts soprano Renée Fleming
  Sakari Oramo conducts soprano Renée Fleming
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à L'après-midi
  C’est l’extasearr. Holloway UK Premiere
  interval
  Anders Hillborg
  Strand SettingsUK Premiere
  Maurice Ravel
  Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Renée Fleming
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Singers
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Anders Hillborg
  Maurice Ravel
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season BBC SO 2015-16 Premieres
Fri 12 Feb 2016
- 19:30
  Louis Andriessen: La Commedia
  Barbican, London
  BBC Symphony Orchestra perform the UK Premiere of 'La Commedia', Louis Andriessen's his huge, riotous reinvention of Dante
  BBC Symphony Orchestra perform the UK Premiere of 'La Commedia', Louis Andriessen's his huge, riotous reinvention of Dante
  Programme
  Louis Andriessen
  La CommediaUK Premiere
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  Claron McFadden
  soprano
  soprano
  Cristina Zavalloni
  voice
  voice
  Andrew Sauvageau
  voice
  voice
  Kenneth Richardson
  director
  director
  Finchley Childrens Music Group
  ensemble
  ensemble
  Composers
  Louis Andriessen
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season BBC SO 2015-16 Premieres Total Immersion: Andriessen: M is for Man, Music & Mystery Nights at the Opera Total Immersion
Sat 13 Feb 2016
- 13:00
  Total Immersion: The Music of Louis Andriessen
  Barbican, London
  Louis Andriessen introduces his life and music, followed by a concert from the Guildhall New Music Ensemble
  Louis Andriessen introduces his life and music, followed by a concert from the Guildhall New Music Ensemble
  Programme
  Louis Andriessen
  Hout(10 mins)
  Zilver(15 mins)
  De Volharding(17 mins)
  Performers
  Guildhall New Music Ensemble
  Geoffrey Paterson
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Louis Andriessen
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season Total Immersion: Andriessen: M is for Man, Music & Mystery Total Immersion
- 15:00
  Britten Sinfonia with Allison Bell
  Milton Court Concert Hall
  Andrew Gourlay conducts Bach, Stravinsky, Reich and Andriessen
  Andrew Gourlay conducts Bach, Stravinsky, Reich and Andriessen
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Prelude in B minor from Das wohltemperierte Klavier Part 1 (arr. Andriessen)
  Prelude and Fugue No.24 (arr. Stravinsky)
  Igor Stravinsky
  Three pieces for string quartet
  Louis Andriessen
  …miserere…(UK premiere of string orchestra arrangement)
  Steve Reich
  Duet
  Louis Andriessen
  Dances
  Performers
  Britten Sinfonia
  Andrew Gourlay
  conductor
  conductor
  Allison Bell
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Igor Stravinsky
  Louis Andriessen
  Steve Reich
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season Total Immersion: Andriessen: M is for Man, Music & Mystery Total Immersion
- 18:30
  Free Performance
  Barbican, London
  The culmination of a BBC Symphony Orchestra and Britten Sinfonia learning project based on Louis Andriessen’s seminal work 'Worker's Union'.
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season Get Involved Nurturing Talent Total Immersion: Andriessen: M is for Man, Music & Mystery Get Involved: London Total Immersion
- 19:00
  Talk: Andriessen: M is for Man, Music & Mystery
  Barbican, London
  Pwyll Ap Sion discusses the music performed in tonight’s concert.
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season Total Immersion: Andriessen: M is for Man, Music & Mystery Total Immersion
- 20:00
  Clark Rundell conducts Louis Andriessen
  Barbican, London
  BBC SO perform the UK Premiere of two pieces by Louis Andriessen
  BBC SO perform the UK Premiere of two pieces by Louis Andriessen
  Programme
  Louis Andriessen
  De Stijl (De materie, Part III)
  Rosa's Horsesarr. Clark Rundell UK Premiere
  MysterienUK Premiere
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Synergy Vocals
  ensemble
  ensemble
  Clark Rundell
  conductor
  conductor
  Fanny Alofs
  Speaker
  Speaker
  Composers
  Louis Andriessen
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season BBC SO 2015-16 Premieres Total Immersion: Andriessen: M is for Man, Music & Mystery Total Immersion
Thu 18 Feb 2016
- 14:30
  Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 1
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Markus Stenz for an afternoon of music by Weber, Wagner, Hindemith and Poul Ruders at the BBC Maida Vale Studios.
  the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Markus Stenz for an afternoon of music by Weber, Wagner, Hindemith and Poul Ruders at the BBC Maida Vale Studios.
  Programme
  Poul Ruders
  Tundra
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor
  Richard Wagner
  Prelude to Lohengrin
  Paul Hindemith
  Mathis der Maler - Symphony
  Performers
  Annelien Van Wauwe
  clarinet
  clarinet
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Markus Stenz
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Poul Ruders
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Richard Wagner
  Paul Hindemith
  Part of
  Be in the Audience
Sun 21 Feb 2016
- 19:30
  Schumann & Beethoven
  Barbican, London
  Pianist Hong Xu performs with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, as conductor Markus Stenz makes a welcome return to the Barbican for this all-German programme
  Pianist Hong Xu performs with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, as conductor Markus Stenz makes a welcome return to the Barbican for this all-German programme
  Programme
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Detlev Glanert
  FrenesiaUK Premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Markus Stenz
  conductor
  conductor
  Hong Xu
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Robert Schumann
  Detlev Glanert
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season BBC SO 2015-16 Premieres
Fri 26 Feb 2016
- 19:30
  Prokofiev, Ravel and Dubugnon
  Barbican, London
  Expect a riot of colour in an evening that mixes two theatrical suites with a sparkling new piano
  Expect a riot of colour in an evening that mixes two theatrical suites with a sparkling new piano
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Le tombeau de Couperin
  Richard Dubugnon
  Piano ConcertoWorld Premiere
  Zoltán Kodály
  Háry János - suite
  Sergey Prokofiev
  War and Peace, Op 91arr. Christopher Palmer
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Fabien Gabel
  conductor
  conductor
  Noriko Ogawa
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Richard Dubugnon
  Zoltán Kodály
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season BBC SO 2015-16 Premieres