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BBC Symphony Orchestra Calendar

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Fri 1 Apr 2016
- 19:00
  Brett Dean conducts Brett Dean
  Maida Vale Studios
  the BBC Symphony Orchestra at Maida Vale Studios for a concert programmed and conducted by Australian composer Brett Dean.
  the BBC Symphony Orchestra at Maida Vale Studios for a concert programmed and conducted by Australian composer Brett Dean.
  Programme
  Richard Meale
  Clouds Now and Then
  Thomas Meadowcroft
  Peacemaker TattooUK Premiere
  Georges Lentz
  Caeli enarrant... III
  Brett Dean
  Engelsflügel
  Anthony Pateras
  Immediata
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Brett Dean
  conductor
  conductor
  Thomas Gould
  violin
  violin
  Anthony Pateras
  revox
  revox
  Thomas Meadowcroft
  revox
  revox
  Composers
  Richard Meale
  Thomas Meadowcroft
  Georges Lentz
  Brett Dean
  Anthony Pateras
  Part of
  Be in the Audience BBC SO 2015-16 Season
Fri 8 Apr 2016
- 14:00
  Henri Tomasi Trombone Concerto
  BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
  Trombonist and BBC New Generation Artist Peter Moore s the BBC Symphony Orchestra and French contemporary music expert Franck Ollu to perform Henri Tomasi’s virtuosic Trombone Concerto at the BBC Maida Vale Studios.
  Trombonist and BBC New Generation Artist Peter Moore s the BBC Symphony Orchestra and French contemporary music expert Franck Ollu to perform Henri Tomasi’s virtuosic Trombone Concerto at the BBC Maida Vale Studios.
  Programme
  Erik Satie
  Le Fils des Étoiles, préludes (n° 1 et 2)arr. Roland-Manuel
  Henri Tomasi
  Trombone Concerto
  Paul Hindemith
  Die Harmonie der Welt
  Performers
  Peter Moore
  trombone
  trombone
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Franck Ollu
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Erik Satie
  Henri Tomasi
  Paul Hindemith
  Part of
  Be in the Audience BBC SO 2014-15 Season
Wed 13 Apr 2016
- 18:15
  BBC SO Plus
  Barbican, London
  A chance to hear BBC Symphony Orchestra Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo and Artist in Association Brett Dean in conversation.
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season
- 19:30
  Sakari Oramo conducts Elgar Symphony No. 1
  Barbican, London
  Sakari Oramo continues his exploration of great British orchestral music with Elgar’s ground-breaking first symphony and Bax's luminous tone poem The Garden of Fand
  Sakari Oramo continues his exploration of great British orchestral music with Elgar’s ground-breaking first symphony and Bax's luminous tone poem The Garden of Fand
  Programme
  Arnold Bax
  The Garden of Fand
  Brett Dean
  Viola Concerto
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Brett Dean
  viola
  viola
  Composers
  Arnold Bax
  Brett Dean
  Edward Elgar
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo
Thu 21 Apr 2016
- 18:00
  Singers at Six: American Songs
  Hear five American choral classics from the BBC Singers
  Hear five American choral classics from the BBC Singers
  Programme
  Aaron Copland
  Four Motets
  Irving Fine
  The Hour Glass
  Samuel Barber
  To be Sung on the Water
  Eric Whitacre
  When David Heard
  Randall Thompson
  Alleluia
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  David Hill
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Aaron Copland
  Irving Fine
  Samuel Barber
  Eric Whitacre
  Randall Thompson
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season BBC Singers 2015-16 Season BBC Singers at Six 2015/16
- 19:30
  Ravel Piano Concerto and Bernstein
  Barbican, London
  An intoxicating blend of Ravel's sensuous G major concerto and Bernstein's roof-raising dances from West Side Story, spliced with two high-octane new American works
  An intoxicating blend of Ravel's sensuous G major concerto and Bernstein's roof-raising dances from West Side Story, spliced with two high-octane new American works
  Programme
  Christopher Rouse
  Rapture
  Maurice Ravel
  Piano Concerto in G major
  Bryce Dessner
  QuiltingBBC co-commission: UK premiere
  Leonard Bernstein
  Symphonic Dances from ‘West Side Story’
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Joshua Weilerstein
  conductor
  conductor
  sco Piemontesi
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Christopher Rouse
  Maurice Ravel
  Bryce Dessner
  Leonard Bernstein
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season BBC SO 2015-16 Premieres
Sat 30 Apr 2016
- 13:30
  Henri Dutilleux: Film and talk
  Barbican, London
  Film screening of L'amour d'une femme, dir. Jean Grémillon, music by Elsa Barraine and Henri Dutilleux
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season Total Immersion: Henri Dutilleux Total Immersion
- 17:00
  Guildhall School of Music & Drama present Dutilleux
  Milton Court Concert Hall
  Intricate chamber music by Henri Dutilleux
  Intricate chamber music by Henri Dutilleux
  Programme
  Henri Dutilleux
  Sonatine for Flute and Piano
  Three Preludes for Solo Piano
  Les citations
  Ainsi la nuit
  Performers
  Musicians from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama
  Composers
  Henri Dutilleux
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season Total Immersion: Henri Dutilleux Total Immersion
- 18:30
  Talk: Total Immersion: Henri Dutilleux
  Barbican, London
  An introduction to Henri Dutilleux and his music with Dr Caroline Potter of Kingston University
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season Total Immersion: Henri Dutilleux Total Immersion
- 19:30
  Pascal Rophé conducts Dutilleux
  Barbican, London
  BBC SO perform four of Henri Dutilleux's best loved pieces
  BBC SO perform four of Henri Dutilleux's best loved pieces
  Programme
  Henri Dutilleux
  Symphony No. 1
  'Tout un monde lointain ...'
  The Shadows of Time
  Métaboles
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Pascal Rophé
  conductor
  conductor
  Alban Gerhardt
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Henri Dutilleux
  Part of
  BBC SO 2015-16 Season Total Immersion: Henri Dutilleux Total Immersion