BBC SSO 2025-26 Season Events
Fri 20 Mar 2026
- 19:30Music Hall, Aberdeen
Tchaikovsky's pulse-raising passion and Mozart's 'Turkish' Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky's pulse-raising passion and Mozart's 'Turkish' Violin Concerto
Programme
- Little Suite(11 mins)
- Violin Concerto No 5 in A major, K 219 'Turkish'(30 mins)Cadenza by Raymond Yiu
- interval
- Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’(42 mins)
Performers
- Esther Yooviolin
- Delyana LazarovaConductor
Thu 26 Mar 2026
- 19:30City Halls
A dreamlike tale of love and fate, wrapped in Debussy’s hypnotic harmonies.
A dreamlike tale of love and fate, wrapped in Debussy’s hypnotic harmonies.
Programme
- Pelléas et Mélisande(155 mins)Concert performance; sung in French with English surtitles. UK Premiere of the Pelleas et Melisande (critical edition)
Performers
- Huw Montague RendallPelléas - baritone
- Sophie BevanMélisande - soprano
- David StoutGolaud - baritone
- Karen CargillGeneviève – mezzo-soprano
- Alastair MilesArkel – bass
- Beth StirlingYniold - soprano
- Richard MorrisonShepherd/Doctor - baritone
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
- RCS Chamber Choir
Composers
Sun 29 Mar 2026
- 15:00Usher Hall, Edinburgh
A dreamlike tale of love and fate, wrapped in Debussy’s hypnotic harmonies.
A dreamlike tale of love and fate, wrapped in Debussy’s hypnotic harmonies.
Programme
- Pelléas et Mélisande(155 mins)Concert performance; sung in French with English surtitles. UK Premiere of the Pelleas et Melisande (critical edition)
Performers
- Huw Montague RendallPelléas - baritone
- Sophie BevanMélisande - soprano
- David StoutGolaud - baritone
- Karen CargillGeneviève – mezzo-soprano
- Alastair MilesArkel – bass
- Beth StirlingYniold - soprano
- Richard MorrisonShepherd/Doctor - baritone
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
- RCS Chamber Choir
Composers
Thu 16 Apr 2026
- 14:00City Halls
Guest Conductor Elim Chan reveals the deadly secrets of Bartók’s thrilling work 'Bluebeard’s Castle' with the help of two world-class soloists.
Guest Conductor Elim Chan reveals the deadly secrets of Bartók’s thrilling work 'Bluebeard’s Castle' with the help of two world-class soloists.
Programme
- Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’(16 mins)
- Hamlet Suite(23 mins)
- interval
- Duke Bluebeard’s Castle(55 mins)
Performers
- Dorottya Lángmezzo soprano
- Gábor Bretzbaritone
- Elim ChanConductor
Fri 17 Apr 2026
- 19:30Music Hall, Aberdeen
Dorottya Láng & Gábor Bretz join conductor Elim Chan for Bartók’s thrilling work 'Bluebeard’s Castle' revealing deadly secrets. Plus pieces by Britten & Shostakovich in this dramatic concert!
Dorottya Láng & Gábor Bretz join conductor Elim Chan for Bartók’s thrilling work 'Bluebeard’s Castle' revealing deadly secrets. Plus pieces by Britten & Shostakovich in this dramatic concert!
Programme
- Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’(16 mins)
- Hamlet Suite(23 mins)
- interval
- Duke Bluebeard’s Castle(55 mins)(one-act opera)
Performers
- Dorottya Lángmezzo soprano
- Gábor Bretzbaritone
- Elim ChanConductor
Thu 19 Mar 2026
- 19:30City Halls
Pulse-raising passion and a teenage prodigy’s firecracker piano concerto
Pulse-raising passion and a teenage prodigy’s firecracker piano concerto
Programme
- Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in A-Flat Major(43 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’(42 mins)
Performers
- Duo Játékokpianos
- Delyana LazarovaConductor
Thu 12 Mar 2026
- 14:00City Halls
Britten's playful 'Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra' is paired with the composer's Cello Symphony. Plus, there's music inspired by the enchanting imagination of William Shakespeare.
Britten's playful 'Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra' is paired with the composer's Cello Symphony. Plus, there's music inspired by the enchanting imagination of William Shakespeare.
Programme
- Aurora(10 mins)
- Cello Symphony(34 mins)
- interval
- Falstaff(30 mins)
- The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra(17 mins)
Performers
- Alban Gerhardtcello
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
Sun 1 Mar 2026
- 15:00Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Sir Donald Runnicles joins forces with Edinburgh Festival Chorus for Mahler’s epic Resurrection Symphony at the Usher Hall. A monumental musical event!
Sir Donald Runnicles joins forces with Edinburgh Festival Chorus for Mahler’s epic Resurrection Symphony at the Usher Hall. A monumental musical event!
Programme
- Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’(80 mins)
Performers
- Jennifer Davissoprano
- Karen Cargillmezzo-soprano
- James Grossmithchorus director
- Donald RunniclesConductor
Composers
Also part ofBBC SSO Edinburgh Series 2025/26
Fri 20 Feb 2026
- 19:30Perth Concert Hall
After 60 years on stage, Dame Imogen Cooper performs Mozart's last piano concerto as part of her 'farewell tour' across Europe... don't miss her stop in Perth! "Mozart has a special place in her heart", she says.
After 60 years on stage, Dame Imogen Cooper performs Mozart's last piano concerto as part of her 'farewell tour' across Europe... don't miss her stop in Perth! "Mozart has a special place in her heart", she says.
Programme
- There, where I call home(12 mins)(BBC commission)
- Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major(32 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 8 in G major(36 mins)
Performers
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
- Imogen Cooperpiano
Also part ofBBC SSO Perth Concert Series 2025/26
Thu 19 Feb 2026
- 19:30City Halls
After 60 years on stage, Dame Imogen Cooper performs Mozart's last piano concerto as part of her 'farewell tour' across Europe... don't miss her stop in Glasgow! "Mozart has a special place in her heart", she says.
After 60 years on stage, Dame Imogen Cooper performs Mozart's last piano concerto as part of her 'farewell tour' across Europe... don't miss her stop in Glasgow! "Mozart has a special place in her heart", she says.
Programme
- There, where I call home(12 mins)World Premiere, BBC commission
- Piano Concerto No.27 K595(32 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 8 in G major(36 mins)
Performers
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
- Imogen Cooperpiano
Also part ofBBC SSO Glasgow Series 2025/26
