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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Events
Sun 13 Sep 2026
- 17:00Usher Hall, Edinburgh
NYCOS marks its 30th anniversary with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, featuring Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, the world premiere of Jay Capperauld’s The World, and Jonathan Dove’s The Passing of the Year.
NYCOS marks its 30th anniversary with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, featuring Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, the world premiere of Jay Capperauld’s The World, and Jonathan Dove’s The Passing of the Year.
Programme
- Carmina burana
- The World(World Premiere), with text by Robert Louis Stevenson and Niall Campbell
- The Passing of the Year(Scottish Premiere, orchestrated version)
Performers
- Christopher BellConductor
Composers
Thu 24 Sep 2026
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
MUSIC THAT SPEAKS TO THE HEART: Bomsori plays Beethoven's masterful Violin Concerto and two world-class vocalists shine in Zemlinsky's sumptuous Lyric Symphony
MUSIC THAT SPEAKS TO THE HEART: Bomsori plays Beethoven's masterful Violin Concerto and two world-class vocalists shine in Zemlinsky's sumptuous Lyric Symphony
Programme
- Violin Concerto in D major
- interval
- Lyric Symphony(50 mins)
Performers
- Bomsoriviolin
- Miah Perssonsoprano
- James Atkinsonbaritone
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
Tue 29 Sep 2026
- 19:00The Corran Halls, Oban
Following a sold-out concert in 2024, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra returns to the Corran Halls for a programme rooted in folk tradition that crackles with colour and energy.
Following a sold-out concert in 2024, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra returns to the Corran Halls for a programme rooted in folk tradition that crackles with colour and energy.
Programme
- Suite on English Folk Tunes 'A time there was...', Op 90
- Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major
- interval
- Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'
- Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Performers
- Stefano Boccacciconductor
- Chris Goughhorn
Fri 2 Oct 2026
- 19:30Barony Hall, Barony Campus
"One of Britain’s most virtuosic instrumentalists” (The Times), performs Sir James MacMillan's Saxophone Concerto. And there's a sonorous, song-like love letter to the composer's Ayrshire hometown, written for euphonium and strings.
"One of Britain’s most virtuosic instrumentalists” (The Times), performs Sir James MacMillan's Saxophone Concerto. And there's a sonorous, song-like love letter to the composer's Ayrshire hometown, written for euphonium and strings.
Programme
- Eine kleine Nachtmusik(17 mins)
- Saxophone concerto(15 mins)
- Where the lugar meets the glaisnock(25 mins)
Performers
- Jess Gillamsaxophone
- David Childseuphonium
- Sir James MacMillanConductor
Part ofBBC SSO 2026-27 Season
Sun 4 Oct 2026
- 18:00Sage Gateshead
Colin Currie is at the helm of this celebration of Steve Reich's 90th birthday. He’s joined by 'The National' guitarist Bryce Dessner (a long-time Reich champion) in a programme that includes 'Electric Counterpoint' and 'Four Sections'.
Colin Currie is at the helm of this celebration of Steve Reich's 90th birthday. He’s joined by 'The National' guitarist Bryce Dessner (a long-time Reich champion) in a programme that includes 'Electric Counterpoint' and 'Four Sections'.
Programme
- Three Movements
- Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards
- Electric Counterpoint
- Four Sections
Performers
- Colin CurrieConductor
- Bryce Dessnerelectric guitar
Composers
Part ofBBC SSO 2026-27 Season
