Performances of Richard Strauss at BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
(See all works in BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra by Richard Strauss)Sun 23 Aug 2026
- 18:30Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Greek tragedy meets modern psychology in Richard Strauss’s audacious opera, conducted by Karina Canellakis.
Greek tragedy meets modern psychology in Richard Strauss’s audacious opera, conducted by Karina Canellakis.
Programme
- Elektra
Performers
- Iréne TheorinElektra
- Vida MiknevičiūtėChrysothemis
- Nina StemmeKlytämnestra
- Günther GroissböckOrest
- Karina CanellakisConductor
Composers
Wed 9 Sep 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Paweł Kapuła conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for its final Prom of the season. They perform works by Hans Werner Henze, Schubert and Mahler before soprano Natalya Romaniw takes to the stage for Richard Strauss’s famous musical farewell
Paweł Kapuła conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for its final Prom of the season. They perform works by Hans Werner Henze, Schubert and Mahler before soprano Natalya Romaniw takes to the stage for Richard Strauss’s famous musical farewell
Programme
- Erlkönig – orchestral fantasy(6 mins)
- Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’(25 mins)
- interval
- What the Wild Flowers Tell Me (arr. Benjamin Britten)(10 mins)
- Four Last Songs(24 mins)
Performers
- Natalya Romaniwsoprano
- Paweł Kapułaconductor
Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee)
Sun 21 Feb 2027
- 14:00Glasgow City Halls
Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth waltzes us into the silken, seductive Vienna of Strauss’s 'Der Rosenkavalier', with added enchantment from the “pure and very expressive” voice of soprano Erika Baikoff.
Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth waltzes us into the silken, seductive Vienna of Strauss’s 'Der Rosenkavalier', with added enchantment from the “pure and very expressive” voice of soprano Erika Baikoff.
Programme
- No garden, no flowers(3 mins)
- Les illuminations(22 mins)
- interval
- Der Rosenkavalier – suite(22 mins)
Performers
- Erika Baikoffsoprano
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
