BBC Orchestras and Choirs
BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar
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Thu 4 Mar 2027
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
OUT OF THIS WORLD: Embark on a cosmic adventure as Ryan Wigglesworth conducts one of Britain’s most beloved classics. Another star, BBC Young Musician winner Laura van der Heijden, shines in Walton’s luminous Cello Concerto.
OUT OF THIS WORLD: Embark on a cosmic adventure as Ryan Wigglesworth conducts one of Britain’s most beloved classics. Another star, BBC Young Musician winner Laura van der Heijden, shines in Walton’s luminous Cello Concerto.
Programme
- Egdon Heath(12 mins)
- Cello Concerto(30 mins)
- interval
- The Planets(52 mins)
Performers
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
Composers
Fri 5 Mar 2027
- 19:30Barbican, London
Swirling ball scene, grotesque witches dance, brutal execution and fatal attraction. Sakari Oramo pairs Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique with the equally decadent hedonism of Alban Berg.
Swirling ball scene, grotesque witches dance, brutal execution and fatal attraction. Sakari Oramo pairs Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique with the equally decadent hedonism of Alban Berg.
Programme
- Lulu Suite
- interval
- Symphonie fantastique
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Anu Komsisoprano
Composers
Sun 7 Mar 2027
- 15:00Usher Hall, Edinburgh
OUT OF THIS WORLD: Embark on a cosmic adventure as Ryan Wigglesworth conducts one of Britain’s most beloved classics. Another star, BBC Young Musician winner Laura van der Heijden, shines in Walton’s luminous Cello Concerto.
OUT OF THIS WORLD: Embark on a cosmic adventure as Ryan Wigglesworth conducts one of Britain’s most beloved classics. Another star, BBC Young Musician winner Laura van der Heijden, shines in Walton’s luminous Cello Concerto.
Programme
- Egdon Heath(12 mins)
- Cello Concerto(30 mins)
- interval
- The Planets(52 mins)
Performers
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
Composers
Thu 11 Mar 2027
- 14:00Glasgow City Halls
Cellist Raphaela Gromes is one of the defining voices of her generation, an exclusive artist with Sony Classical since 2016. She performs Elgar's much-loved Cello Concerto with popular guest conductor Michael Sanderling.
Cellist Raphaela Gromes is one of the defining voices of her generation, an exclusive artist with Sony Classical since 2016. She performs Elgar's much-loved Cello Concerto with popular guest conductor Michael Sanderling.
Programme
- Cello Concerto in E minor(32 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No 3 in D minor(60 mins)
Performers
- Raphaela Gromescello
- Michael SanderlingConductor
Composers
Sun 14 Mar 2027
- 19:30Barbican, London
Kazuki Yamada conducts great musical love stories by Maurice Ravel and Lili Boulanger. Prepare to be seduced…
Kazuki Yamada conducts great musical love stories by Maurice Ravel and Lili Boulanger. Prepare to be seduced…
Programme
- Faust et Hélène
- interval
- Daphnis and Chloe
Performers
- Kazuki Yamadaconductor
- Fleur Barronmezzo-soprano
- Paul Applebytenor
- Germán Olverabaritone
Composers
Thu 18 Mar 2027
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
GRACE & GRANDEUR: Expect poetry and enchantment from Elisabeth Brauss in Mozart’s exquisite concerto. Plus, one of Romantic music’s most overwhelming experiences - Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony.
GRACE & GRANDEUR: Expect poetry and enchantment from Elisabeth Brauss in Mozart’s exquisite concerto. Plus, one of Romantic music’s most overwhelming experiences - Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony.
Programme
- Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major ‘Jeunehomme’(32 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 6 in A major(57 mins)
Performers
- Elisabeth Braußpiano
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
Composers
- 19:30Barbican, London
Francesco Piemontesi plays Brahms’s mighty First Piano Concerto, and conductor Tabita Berglund retells the colourful tale of Grieg’s 'Peer Gynt'.
Francesco Piemontesi plays Brahms’s mighty First Piano Concerto, and conductor Tabita Berglund retells the colourful tale of Grieg’s 'Peer Gynt'.
Programme
- Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
- interval
- Peer Gynt(Selections)
Performers
- Tabita Berglundconductor
- Francesco Piemontesipiano
Composers
