BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Events
Tue 25 Jul 2017
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
John Wilson directs the BBC SSO in this all-English programme. Holst’s vividly atmospheric The Planets is set against the mellow loveliness of Vaughan Williams’s Symphony No. 9 – the last that the composer would write.
John Wilson directs the BBC SSO in this all-English programme. Holst’s vividly atmospheric The Planets is set against the mellow loveliness of Vaughan Williams’s Symphony No. 9 – the last that the composer would write.
Programme
- Symphony No. 9 in E minor(34 mins)
- interval
- The Planets(50 mins)
Performers
- John Wilsonconductor
- CBSO Youth Chorus (female voices)
Composers
Seats £7.50 to £40 (plus booking fee)
Wed 26 Jul 2017
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Drama is at the heart of a Prom that moves from the psychological drama of Liszt’s Hamlet to the vivid portraits of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Plus Steven Osborne joins Ilan Volkov and the BBC SSO for a Julian Anderson world premiere.
Drama is at the heart of a Prom that moves from the psychological drama of Liszt’s Hamlet to the vivid portraits of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Plus Steven Osborne joins Ilan Volkov and the BBC SSO for a Julian Anderson world premiere.
Programme
- Hamlet(10 mins)
- Piano Concerto(25 mins)BBC co-commission with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Sydney Symphony Orchestra: world premiere
- interval
- From the Cradle to the Grave(14 mins)
- Pictures at an Exhibition (orch Maurice Ravel)(34 mins)
Performers
- Steven Osbornepiano
- Ilan Volkovconductor
Seats £7.50 to £40 (plus booking fee)
Tue 8 Aug 2017
- 19:30Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Dausgaard conducts Schubert, Schumann and Strauss.
Dausgaard conducts Schubert, Schumann and Strauss.
Programme
- Symphony No 8 in B minor 'Unfinished'
- Piano Concerto in A minor
- Also sprach Zarathustra
Sat 12 Aug 2017
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
How do you solve a problem like an unfinished symphony? The BBC SSO and Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard offer answers in a programme that pairs Schubert’s Eighth Symphony with Mahler’s 10th, performed here in the performing version by Deryck Cooke.
How do you solve a problem like an unfinished symphony? The BBC SSO and Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard offer answers in a programme that pairs Schubert’s Eighth Symphony with Mahler’s 10th, performed here in the performing version by Deryck Cooke.
Programme
- Symphony No 8 in B minor 'Unfinished'(26 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No 10 in F sharp minor (performing version by Deryck Cooke)(74 mins)
Performers
- Thomas Dausgaardconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2017Seats £7.50 to £40 (plus booking fee)
Sun 13 Aug 2017
- 18:00Royal Albert Hall
A night dedicated to Rachmaninov opens with two of the composer’s greatest works. Alexander Gavrylyuk is the soloist for the impossibly demanding Third Piano Concerto, while the BBC SSO steps into the spotlight for the mercurial Second Symphony.
A night dedicated to Rachmaninov opens with two of the composer’s greatest works. Alexander Gavrylyuk is the soloist for the impossibly demanding Third Piano Concerto, while the BBC SSO steps into the spotlight for the mercurial Second Symphony.
Programme
- Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor(41 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No 2 in E minor(60 mins)
Performers
- Alexander Gavrylyukpiano
- Thomas Dausgaardconductor
Composers
Seats £7.50 to £40 (plus booking fee)
Sat 24 Jun 2017
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
Mnozil Brass programme the final concert of Glasgow Trombone Weekend
Mnozil Brass programme the final concert of Glasgow Trombone Weekend
Programme
- CIRQUE
Composers
Fri 23 Jun 2017
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
The second concert in the Glasgow Trombone Weekend features works by Wagner, Kalevi Aho, Respighi & Christian Lindberg
The second concert in the Glasgow Trombone Weekend features works by Wagner, Kalevi Aho, Respighi & Christian Lindberg
Programme
- The Mastersingers of Nuremberg – overture(11 mins)Christian Lindberg, conductor
- Trombone Concerto(30 mins)(Scottish Premiere) Jörgen van Rijen, trombone, Martyn Brabbins, conductor
- interval
- Pines of Rome(25 mins)Martyn Brabbins, conductor
- The Waves of Wollongong(15 mins)(UK Premiere) Christian Lindberg, trombone/director
Thu 22 Jun 2017
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
The Glasow Trombone Weekend opens with works by Rossini, Jan Sandström & Beethoven
The Glasow Trombone Weekend opens with works by Rossini, Jan Sandström & Beethoven
Programme
- Overture: The Thieving Magpie(10 mins)Christian Lindberg, conductor
- Echoes of Eternity (Concerto for two trombones and orchestra)(25 mins)(Scottish Premiere) Simon Johnson and Christian Lindberg, trombones
- interval
- Symphony No 5 in C minor(34 mins)
Performers
- Christian Lindbergdirector and trombone
- Simon Johnsontrombone
- Martyn Brabbinsconductor
Sun 21 May 2017
- 15:00Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Thomas Dausgaard conducts works by Haydn & Mahler in Edinburgh
Thomas Dausgaard conducts works by Haydn & Mahler in Edinburgh
Programme
- Symphony No. 88 in G major(23 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No 7 in E minor(80 mins)
Composers
Thu 18 May 2017
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
Thomas Dausgaard closes the 2016/2017 Glasgow season with works by Haydn & Mahler
Thomas Dausgaard closes the 2016/2017 Glasgow season with works by Haydn & Mahler
Programme
- Symphony No. 88 in G major(23 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No 7 in E minor(80 mins)
Composers
