Performances of Guy Johnston at BBC Music
Fri 16 Jan 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
Clemens Schuldt and the BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Shakespearean classics, Strauss at his most sumptuous, and a new British concerto for cellist Guy Johnston.
Clemens Schuldt and the BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Shakespearean classics, Strauss at his most sumptuous, and a new British concerto for cellist Guy Johnston.
Programme
- Fantasy-Overture 'Hamlet'
- Cello ConcertoBBC co-commission: world premiere
- interval
- Ophelie
- Der Rosenkavalier – suite
Performers
- Clemens Schuldtconductor
- Guy Johnstoncello
Thu 9 Jul 2026
- 19:00Norwich Cathedral
The BBC Singers return to Norwich Cathedral with works themed around two women central to the history of the city – Julian of Norwich and Edith Cavell.
The BBC Singers return to Norwich Cathedral with works themed around two women central to the history of the city – Julian of Norwich and Edith Cavell.
Programme
- All Shall Be Well
- O magnum mysterium
- Standing as I do before God
- Church Bells beyond the stars
- All Shall Be Well
- A New Song
- interval
- Fantasia and Fugue in G
- Songs of Farewell
Performers
- Guy Johnstoncello
- David Dunnettorgan
- BBC Singersensemble
- Ashley Groteconductor
Part ofBBC Singers 2025-26
Tue 28 Jul 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Guy Johnston is the soloist in Benjamin Britten’s Cello Symphony. He joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo, who also perform Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2 and the UK premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Festen Suite
Guy Johnston is the soloist in Benjamin Britten’s Cello Symphony. He joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo, who also perform Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2 and the UK premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Festen Suite
Programme
- Festen Suite(21 mins)BBC co-commission: UK premiere
- Cello Symphony(34 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 2 in D major(40 mins)
Performers
- Guy Johnstoncello
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee)
