Welcome in the New Year with a stunning selection of much-loved favourites.

A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with conductor Holly Mathieson - featuring works inspired by Oscar Wilde

The orchestra visit King George’s Hall Blackburn for this performance, with BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Aleksey Semenenko. Conducted by Holly Mathieson

BBC SSO Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard conducts two World Premieres as part of 'Scottish Inspirations'.

Reflecting on two and a half centuries since Beethoven’s birth, the European premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang’s heartening take on Fidelio – a vocal rhapsody on freedom and love.

A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast showcasing British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams

John Wilson leads the BBC Philharmonic in Nottingham for this illustrated introduction to Vaughan Williams’ music, joined by broadcaster Stephen Johnson

Alondra de la Parra conducts Schubert's 'Unfinished' Symphony.

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This unmissable performance will reconstruct the historic Beethoven Benefit Concert given in Vienna in December 1808.

British tenor Alessandro Fisher joins conductor Ludovic Morlot for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast

Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts Dvořák’s dramatic Seventh Symphony.

The worlds of fairy-tale and dream mingle in music seen through the eyes of a child.

A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with pianist Elisabeth Brauß and conductor Ludovic Morlot

Experience Shostakovich’s masterpiece of despair, grotesquery and anger from height of World War II and a brand new work from a compelling new voice from Finland.

Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts works by Bacewicz, Mendelssohn and Dvořák.

The worlds of fairy-tale and dream mingle in music seen through the eyes of a child.

Come and hear the latest in composition in Wales, as composers worthy of wider exposure have the opportunity to hear their works performed by the Orchestra.

Ritual, lament and incantation lie at the heart of this varied concert, moving from the purity of Arvo Pärt to the rich weave of Rachmaninov’s most epic, passionate and virtuosic concerto.

Michael Sanderling conducts works by Shostakovich, Barber and Mahler.

Michael Sanderling conducts works by Shostakovich, Barber and Mahler at the Music Hall and is joined by contralto Claudia Huckle.

The BBC Concert Orchestra and an all-star cast present a noir-inspired jazz audio drama by Kurt Elling and Phil Galdston.

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Russian pianist Zlata Chochieva performs Chopin's First Piano Concerto.

Soloists from both sides of the North Sea join the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus for Mendelssohn’s great choral masterpiece of grandeur and soulfulness, his musical telling of the story of the prophet Elijah.

The BBC Philharmonic, with Principal Guest Conductor Ben Gernon, is in Leeds for an evening of music that includes a world premiere and a very dear soloist

Works that combine deep romantic lyricism with thrilling rhythmic charge.

Russian pianist Zlata Chochieva performs Chopin's First Piano Concerto in Edinburgh, with conductor Karl-Heinz Steffens.

Join the BBC Singers and special guest for a fun-filled, family concert suitable for ages 5-plus.

Hungarian conductor Gergely Madaras joins the orchestra for Dohnányi's First Symphony.

Karen Gomyo performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with the BBC SSO and Hungarian guest conductor Gergely Madaras, in a concert also featuring music by Dohnányi and Smetana

Hope vies with tragedy in the works of Dvořák and Sibelius.

Join the BBC Concert Orchestra and special guests for a fantastic night celebrating tracks from one of the greatest albums of all time.

The orchestra travel to Sheffield where they explore the extraordinary soundworld of a true landmark in musical history, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, led by BBC Philharmonic Principle Guest Conductor Ben Gernon

Hope vies with tragedy in the works of Dvořák and Sibelius.

Camilla Lundberg’s documentary examining the life and work of Anders Hillborg – the perfect introduction to our 2020 Total Immersion composer.

Join the BBC Concert Orchestra for an exciting adventure exploring the family history of its musicians and composers.

Chamber music by Anders Hillborg introduced by the composer himself.

BBC SSO Principal Guest Conductor Ilan Volkov and the BBC SSO perform two Beethoven symphonies.

In the spiritual surroundings of St Giles’ Cripplegate, the voices of the BBC Singers offer immersive and embracing choral works including spine-tingling music by our 2020 Total Immersion composer Anders Hillborg.

Anders Hillborg in conversation about his life and music.

Step into the unique and emotive sound-world of our Total Immersion composer Anders Hillborg and his unparalleled handling of the modern symphony orchestra.

Donald Runnicles, the BBC SSO's Conductor Emeritus, returns to conduct Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony.

The orchestra bring Beethoven to Stoke on Trent Festival, where Clemens Schuldt conducts, joined by Martin Roscoe with Beethoven's most serene piano concerto

A lively programme from the BBC Concert Orchestra, with special guests the Bang On a Can All-Stars, featuring a UK premiere by composer Julia Wolfe.

Donald Runnicles conducts Bruckner in Aberdeen.

The soulful music of vocal sensation Lianne La Havas is given the symphonic treatment in a live orchestral performance with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted and arranged by the BBC SO’s new Creative Artist in Association, Jules Buckley.

Welsh folk group Calan join BBC NOW to mark St David’s Day

Come and hear the latest in composition in Wales, as composers worthy of wider exposure have the opportunity to hear their works performed by the Orchestra.

Joseph Calleja stars in ‘The World’s Most Beautiful Melodies’. Performing with the 60 strong BBC Concert Orchestra and special guest Carly Paoli.

Come and hear the latest in composition in Wales, as composers worthy of wider exposure have the opportunity to hear their works performed by the Orchestra.

Step into the strange, wonderful, bizarre and utterly individual world of Gerald Barry as the BBC Singers present recent works from the cult composer

Come and hear the latest in composition in Wales, as composers worthy of wider exposure have the opportunity to hear their works performed by the Orchestra.

A cornerstone of the Barbican’s celebrations of 250 years since Beethoven’s birth: the composer’s musical vision of the divine unleashed by the forces of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with vocal soloists conducted by Richard Farnes.

BBC Young Musician 2018 Lauren Zhang performs Rachmaninov’s epic Third Piano Concerto.

Martyn Brabbins conducts an exciting programme of works inspired by Mozart.

Martyn Brabbins conducts one of the most popular Romantic symphonies, Tchaikovsky's Fifth, as well as music by Mussorgsky featuring mezzo-soprano Elena Zhidkova

Heroes, ruins and renewal: works of raw intensity by Beethoven and Strauss

Edward Gardner and the Orchestra revisit 1890s Vienna, bringing us all the searing power and extreme emotions of musical Romanticism’s last stand.

Hit-makers Level 42 join forces for the very first time with the BBC Concert Orchestra in a unique performance as they bring a new twist to classic hits.

Ilan Volkov conducts Brahms's 'Requiem' with soloists Nika Goric and Benjamin Appl, together with the Edinburgh Festival Chorus.

Join the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Bramwell Tovey as they explore the way in which the world at large influences composers and their music.

The power of the choir combines with the cello for a concert featuring the world premiere of British composer Rolf Hind’s BBC Commission ‘The Secret Names’.

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BBC SSO Principal Guest Conductor Ilan Volkov conducts Brahms's 'Requiem' with soloists Nika Goric and Benjamin Appl, together with the Edinburgh Festival Chorus.

BBC SSO Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard conducts Bartok's 'The Wooden Prince' – Hungary’s answer to 'The Firebird'.

It was London that brought Grace Williams together with Ralph Vaughan Williams, her teacher at the Royal College of Music, and with Benjamin Britten, her fellow student there.

The BBC Philharmonic bring a varied programme to this performance at Stoke on Trent Festival including Dvořák, Shostakovich and Smetana

In his Barbican debut with the Orchestra, Alpesh Chauhan brings us the intense power, cataclysmic terror and exquisite tenderness Bruckner’s unfinished final symphony.

The orchestra welcome back former Chief Conductor Juanjo Mena for an afternoon of Spanish-infused music by Catalan composer and musical scholar Roberto Gerhard

Thomas Dausgaard conducts Nielsen's 'Symphony No.6'.

Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo conducts the UK premiere of a concerto by a composer of boundless imagination and Shostakovich’s symphonic cocktail of fantasy and mystery.

The BBC Concert Orchestra is joined by multitalented guest musicians who refuse to be constrained by musical preconceptions for an electrifying collaboration.

Bach channels the tragedy and transcendence of the Passion into one heart-rending masterpiece.

Bach channels the tragedy and transcendence of the Passion into one heart-rending masterpiece.

Simone Lamsma plays Korngold's Violin Concerto, conducted by Valentina Peleggi.

Before the fire and ice of Sibelius’s striking First Symphony, Lelia Josefowicz and Dalia Stasevska bring us the UK premiere of Helen Grime’s virtuosic and dreamlike Violin Concerto.

Valentina Peleggi conducts and Simone Lamsma performs Korngold's Violin Concerto in Aberdeen.

Danny Elfman's Violin Concerto receives its first London performance alongside music by the Russian greats who inspired it.

Guest conductor Shi-Yeon Sung and violinist Stephen Waarts join the BBC SSO for a programme that includes five works from the 20th-century.

CoLaboratory is a brand new series of events at BBC Hoddinott Hall presenting unique concert experiences for music lovers, as BBC NOW invite partners from across the artistic spectrum to collaborate with them, fusing two musical worlds.

Best-selling author David Walliams invites you into his delightful and topsy-turvy world with a family concert of words and music.

Best-selling author David Walliams invites you into his delightful and topsy-turvy world with a family concert of words and music.

As part of the BBC SSO's 'Beethoven Roots Festival', Louis Lortie performs two of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas.

The BBC Concert Orchestra presents a concert inspired by games past and present.

A programme that delights in dance and young romance, with a new work by Sir Karl Jenkins for the brilliant saxophonist and musical evangelist, Jess Gillam.

A programme that delights in dance and young romance, with a new work by Sir Karl Jenkins for the brilliant saxophonist and musical evangelist, Jess Gillam.

A landmark concert as the Orchestra and Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo resurrect an explosive, elegiac and rhapsodic symphony once buried by history and prejudice.

The connection between composer and monarch is at the heart of this celebration of music for state occasions.

As part of the BBC SSO's 'Beethoven Roots Festival', Scottish Chamber Orchestra Winds perform two works by Beethoven.

As part of the BBC SSO's 'Beethoven Roots Festival', Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard conducts Beethoven's Symphony No.3 ‘Eroica’.

Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard continues the BBC SSO's 'Beethoven Roots Festival' with a programme that includes the Second and Seventh Symphonies.

Thomas Dausgaard conducts Beethoven's Symphony No.5.

Thomas Dausgaard conducts Beethoven's ‘Pastoral’ Symphony.

BBC SSO Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard conducts Beethoven's 'Choral' Symphony.

Explorations of love and linguistics from the BBC Singers, performing lustrous and dramatic works from the Nordic region under a miraculous conductor

Magic and atmosphere, poignancy and purpose as Sakari Oramo conducts an evening of twentieth-century orchestral and choral works by Stravinsky, Sibelius and Elgar.

Join us for a double-bill screening of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s classic family stories, with live accompaniment from the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Join us for a double-bill screening of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s classic family stories, with live accompaniment from the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Join us for a double-bill screening of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s classic family stories, with live accompaniment from the BBC Concert Orchestra.

To close the BBC SSO's 'Beethoven Roots Festival', violinist James Ehnes and pianist Andrew Armstrong play three of the Violin Sonatas: No.8 in G major; No.10 in G major 'The Cockcrow' and No.9 in A major 'Kreutzer'.

Come and explore the music featured in tonight's concert