BBC Symphony Orchestra 2025/26 Events
Mon 29 Jun 2026
- 17:00Maida Vale Studios
Join the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers for a feast of music-making as they give their very last concert at Maida Vale Studios ahead of the move to their new home at East Bank on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Join the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers for a feast of music-making as they give their very last concert at Maida Vale Studios ahead of the move to their new home at East Bank on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Programme
- ‘Gloria’ from Mass in C, K. 317(5 mins)
- Le tombeau de Couperin – Rigaudon(4 mins)
- The Wreckers (Overture)(10 mins)
- London Pride(4 mins)arr. Helen Neeves
- To the Hands – ii. in medio(3 mins)
- Four English Dances, Op 33 Set 2(3 mins)I. Allegro non troppo
- Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks(17 mins)
- Many Are the Wonders(5 mins)
- Masquerade(5 mins)
- Sea Pictures – IV. Where corals lie(5 mins)
- The Firebird Suite (Finale)(4 mins)
- Goodbye for now(4 mins)
- Serenade to Music(13 mins)
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Sofi Jeanninconductor
- Helen Charlstonmezzo-soprano
- BBC Singersensemble
Wed 13 May 2026
- 14:30Maida Vale Studios
Sunrise, celebration and brave new worlds, as the BBC Symphony Orchestra plays Copland’s Rodeo – plus showstoppers by Bartók and Chelsea Komschlies, too.
Tue 28 Apr 2026
- 14:30Maida Vale Studios
Passions run high as countertenor Hugh Cutting sings Jonathan Dove’s dramatic Hojoki – plus orchestral showstoppers by Liszt and Dorothy Howell.
Passions run high as countertenor Hugh Cutting sings Jonathan Dove’s dramatic Hojoki – plus orchestral showstoppers by Liszt and Dorothy Howell.
Programme
- Hojoki
- Lamia
- Symphonic Poem No. 3 'Les Préludes', S 97
Performers
- Martijn Dendievelconductor
- Hugh Cuttingcountertenor
Composers
Thu 16 Apr 2026
- 19:30Maida Vale Studios
Conductor-composer Jack Sheen reunites with the BBC Symphony Orchestra for a thrilling programme of recently composed and brand-new works.
Conductor-composer Jack Sheen reunites with the BBC Symphony Orchestra for a thrilling programme of recently composed and brand-new works.
Programme
- Aquarium Drifter
- Adagio (for Wadada Leo Smith)UK Premiere
- Microvariations
- interval
- Angel with ParachuteWorld Premiere
- StromUK Premiere
Performers
- Jack Sheenconductor
- David Zucchisaxophone
- Anton Lukoszeviezecello
Sat 28 Mar 2026
- 17:00Seongnam Arts Center
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo on tour to China and South Korea with piano soloists Bertrand Chamayou (China) and Yeol Eum Son (South Korea).
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo on tour to China and South Korea with piano soloists Bertrand Chamayou (China) and Yeol Eum Son (South Korea).
Programme
- Don Juan
- Piano Concerto No. 3
- interval
- Eclogue for Piano and Strings, Op 10
- The Firebird – suite (1945 version)
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Yeol Eum Sonpiano
Also part ofBBC Symphony Orchestra East Asia Tour 2026
