BBC Symphony Orchestra Events
Fri 27 May 2022
- 19:30Barbican, London
Star pianist Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini while Alphesh Chauhan conducts Bruckner’s unfinished final symphony.
Star pianist Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini while Alphesh Chauhan conducts Bruckner’s unfinished final symphony.
Programme
- The Price of Curiosity(BBC Commission: world premiere)
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
- Symphony No 9
Performers
- Alpesh Chauhanconductor
- Stephen Houghpiano
Fri 17 Jun 2022
- 20:00Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Featuring over 100 musicians, this celebration of Birmingham’s music and spoken word scene will see us partner with some of the most exciting talent from Birmingham.
Part ofBBC Symphony Orchestra 2021/22
Fri 24 Jun 2022
- 19:00Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Music inspired by pictures at art exhibitions - by Mussorgsky and, in the form of a first performance, the late, great Oliver Knussen.
Part ofBBC Symphony Orchestra 2021/22
Fri 15 Jul 2022
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Verdi’s Requiem: a truly spectacular First Night of the 2022 BBC Proms.
Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Verdi’s Requiem: a truly spectacular First Night of the 2022 BBC Proms.
Programme
- Requiem(84 mins)
Performers
- Masabane Cecilia Rangwanashasoprano
- Jennifer Johnstonmezzo-soprano
- Freddie De Tommasotenor
- Kihwan Simbass-baritone
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Composers
Seats £14.00 to £62.00 (plus booking fee)
Wed 20 Jul 2022
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra weave a darkly dramatic soundscape, including music by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Hilda Guðnadóttir and Jóhann Jóhannsson.
Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra weave a darkly dramatic soundscape, including music by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Hilda Guðnadóttir and Jóhann Jóhannsson.
Programme
- The Miners’ Hymns – They Being Dead Yet Speaketh(10 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor(35 mins)
- interval
- The Fact of the Matter(15 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’(19 mins)
Performers
- Alexander Gavrylyukpiano
- Dalia Stasevskaconductor
Seats £9.50 to £52.00 (plus booking fee)
Sun 22 May 2022
- 15:00Barbican, London
Nathalie Stutzmann makes her BBC Symphony Orchestra podium debut in Tchaikovsky’s most emotional symphony, while orchestra and chorus are united for Brahms at his most hushed
Nathalie Stutzmann makes her BBC Symphony Orchestra podium debut in Tchaikovsky’s most emotional symphony, while orchestra and chorus are united for Brahms at his most hushed
Programme
- Nänie
- Song of the Fates
- Song of Destiny
- Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Performers
- Nathalie Stutzmannconductor
Composers
Sat 14 May 2022
- 19:30St Nicolas Church, Newbury
Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Newbury Spring Festival.
Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Newbury Spring Festival.
Programme
- Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor'
- Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Performers
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
- Vadym Kholodenkopiano
Part ofBBC Symphony Orchestra 2021/22
Fri 13 May 2022
- 19:30Barbican, London
The composer who brought us gentle, pastoral music like The Lark Ascending processes the aftermath of war, in a concert whose gaze across the English Channel includes the modern premiere of a lost work by César Franck
The composer who brought us gentle, pastoral music like The Lark Ascending processes the aftermath of war, in a concert whose gaze across the English Channel includes the modern premiere of a lost work by César Franck
Programme
- Valses nobles et sentimentales (orchestral version)
- L'oeil du cycloneBBC Co-Commission and UK Premiere
- RédemptionLost work – UK premiere of the modern revival
- Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Performers
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Fri 6 May 2022
- 19:30Barbican, London
Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts three works that respond in different ways to the pandemic, to a personal loss and to the devastation of war.
Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts three works that respond in different ways to the pandemic, to a personal loss and to the devastation of war.
Programme
- Be Still
- Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
- Symphony No. 4, ‘The Inextinguishable’
Performers
- Jukka‐Pekka Sarasteconductor
- Denis Kozhukhinpiano
Fri 22 Apr 2022
- 19:30Barbican, London
One of the most influential cultural figures in Britain joins us for an evening of words and music.