BBC Symphony Orchestra Events
Fri 22 Jun 2018
- 11:15Barbican, London
The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs a school-friendly Ten Pieces concert for Key Stage 2 students
The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs a school-friendly Ten Pieces concert for Key Stage 2 students
Programme
- No Place Like
- Anthology of Fantastic Zoology: 4. The A Bao A Qu
- Symphony in G major, op. 11 no. 1Allegro
- Rodeo: IV. Hoedown
- Symphony No 9 in E minor, 'From the New World'Largo
- Enigma VariationsTheme (‘Enigma’), variations 11, 6 & 7
- Abdelazer, Z 570
- Finlandia
- The Nutcracker, Op 71Waltz of the Flowers Russian Dance
Fri 13 Jul 2018
- 20:15Royal Albert Hall
An all-British concert launches the 2018 season. Vaughan Williams atmospheric Whitman settings and Holst’s ever-popular 1918 suite The Planets sit alongside a new collaboration by Anna Meredith and 59 Productions.
An all-British concert launches the 2018 season. Vaughan Williams atmospheric Whitman settings and Holst’s ever-popular 1918 suite The Planets sit alongside a new collaboration by Anna Meredith and 59 Productions.
Programme
- Toward the Unknown Region(13 mins)
- The Planets(52 mins)
- interval
- Anna Meredith
- 59 Productions
- Five Telegrams(22 mins)BBC co-commission with 14–18 NOW and Edinburgh International Festival: world premiere
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Composers
- 59 Productions
Seats £14 to £60 (plus booking fee)
Wed 18 Jul 2018
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Gershwin’s irrepressibly jazzy An American in Paris and Messiaen’s by turns hypnotic and orgiastic Turangalîla Symphony come together in this musical celebration of Paris. Pianist Angela Hewitt and ondes martenot player Cynthia Millar join the BBC SO.
Gershwin’s irrepressibly jazzy An American in Paris and Messiaen’s by turns hypnotic and orgiastic Turangalîla Symphony come together in this musical celebration of Paris. Pianist Angela Hewitt and ondes martenot player Cynthia Millar join the BBC SO.
Programme
- An American in Paris(17 mins)
- interval
- Turangalîla Symphony(74 mins)
Performers
- Angela Hewittpiano
- Cynthia Millarondes Martenot
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Composers
Seats £7.50 to £41 (plus booking fee)
Mon 23 Jul 2018
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Karina Canellakis directs the BBC Symphony Orchestra in two Russian classics: Rachmaninov’s exhilarating Symphonic Dances and Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto, with Alisa Weilerstein as soloist. Beethoven’s spirited overture Coriolan opens the concert.
Karina Canellakis directs the BBC Symphony Orchestra in two Russian classics: Rachmaninov’s exhilarating Symphonic Dances and Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto, with Alisa Weilerstein as soloist. Beethoven’s spirited overture Coriolan opens the concert.
Programme
- Overture 'Coriolan'(8 mins)
- Cello Concerto No 1 in E flat major(29 mins)
- interval
- Spiral(6 mins)UK premiere
- Symphonic Dances(36 mins)
Performers
- Alisa Weilersteincello
- Karina Canellakisconductor
Seats £7.50 to £41 (plus booking fee)
Sun 29 Jul 2018
- 17:00Royal Albert Hall
Discover the characters and stories behind some spectacular orchestral pieces in the annual Ten Pieces Proms. CBBC’s Naomi Wilkinson presents a thrilling musical adventure for all the family, featuring music by Elgar, Dvořák, Copland and more.
Discover the characters and stories behind some spectacular orchestral pieces in the annual Ten Pieces Proms. CBBC’s Naomi Wilkinson presents a thrilling musical adventure for all the family, featuring music by Elgar, Dvořák, Copland and more.
Programme
- Kerry Andrew
- Mason Bates
- Joseph Bologne de Saint‐Georges
- Aaron Copland
- Antonín Dvořák
- Edward Elgar
- Carl Orff
- Henry Purcell
- Jean Sibelius
- Igor Stravinsky
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Music by Kerry Andrew, Mason Bates, Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges), Copland, Dvořák, Elgar, Orff, Purcell, Sibelius, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky
Performers
- Naomi Wilkinsonpresenter
- Denni SayersStage Director
- London Music Masters
- Brave New Voices from English PEN
- Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Youth Academy
- Rafael Payareconductor
Seats £7.50 to £20 (plus booking fee)
Tue 19 Jun 2018
- 19:00BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
Join pianist Mariam Batsashvili and conductor Gergely Madaras for an exciting juxtaposition of music by Mozart, Judit Varga and Dohnányi.
Join pianist Mariam Batsashvili and conductor Gergely Madaras for an exciting juxtaposition of music by Mozart, Judit Varga and Dohnányi.
Programme
- Piano Concerto No 23 in A major, K 488
- "...alles Fleisch..."
- Symphonic Minutes, Op 36
Sat 16 Jun 2018
- 19:30Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Appalachian Spring
Appalachian Spring
Programme
- Music for a Great City
- Piano Concerto no. 2 "The Book of Ingenius Devices"
- Structures for Orchestra
- Appalachian SpringComplete
Fri 25 May 2018
- 19:00BBC Maida Vale Studios, London
The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs an evening of Finnish orchestral music, chosen by Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo.The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs an evening of Finnish orchestral music, chosen by Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs an evening of Finnish orchestral music, chosen by Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo.The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs an evening of Finnish orchestral music, chosen by Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo.
Programme
- Nummisuutarit, Op. 26
- Piano Concerto "Shades of Light"
- Symphony No 3 in A major
Composers
Sat 19 May 2018
- 19:30Barbican, London
Rescheduled from February 2017, Jonas Kaufmann sings Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs
Rescheduled from February 2017, Jonas Kaufmann sings Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs
Programme
- Selected Songs
- In the South (Alassio)overture
- Four Last Songs
Composers
Wed 16 May 2018
- 19:30Barbican, London
Sakari Oramo, a passionate Elgarian, conducts a superb trio of soloists in the composer’s greatest oratorio.
Sakari Oramo, a passionate Elgarian, conducts a superb trio of soloists in the composer’s greatest oratorio.
Programme
- The Dream of Gerontius
Composers
