BBC Orchestras and Choirs
BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar
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Thu 4 Feb 2027
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
NOSTALGIA. ROMANCE. ADVENTURE! Delyana Lazarova conducts a richly expressive programme of Rachmaninov, Debussy and Korngold featuring Bulgarian star Liya Petrova
NOSTALGIA. ROMANCE. ADVENTURE! Delyana Lazarova conducts a richly expressive programme of Rachmaninov, Debussy and Korngold featuring Bulgarian star Liya Petrova
Programme
- Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune(10 mins)
- Violin Concerto in D major(25 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 3 in A minor(42 mins)
Performers
- Liya Petrovaviolin
- Delyana LazarovaConductor
Fri 5 Feb 2027
- 19:30Barbican, London
Polish fireworks and a long-awaited rediscovery as Marta Gardolińska and violinist Bomsori Kim perform music by Szymanowski and Grazyna Bacewicz.
Polish fireworks and a long-awaited rediscovery as Marta Gardolińska and violinist Bomsori Kim perform music by Szymanowski and Grazyna Bacewicz.
Programme
- Alborada del gracioso
- Rhapsody, for violin and orchestraUK Premiere
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major
- interval
- Concerto for Orchestra
Performers
- Marta Gardolińskaconductor
- Bomsori Kimviolin
Sun 7 Feb 2027
- 15:00Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Delyana Lazarova makes her Usher Hall debut alongside Bulgarian star Liya Petrova, conducting a richly expressive programme of Rachmaninov, Debussy and Korngold
Delyana Lazarova makes her Usher Hall debut alongside Bulgarian star Liya Petrova, conducting a richly expressive programme of Rachmaninov, Debussy and Korngold
Programme
- Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune(10 mins)
- Violin Concerto in D major(25 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 3 in A minor(42 mins)
Performers
- Liya Petrovaviolin
- Delyana LazarovaConductor
Thu 11 Feb 2027
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
RELENTLESS RHYTHMS, SOARING FLIGHT: Ilan Volkov pairs Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony with mesmerising music by Japanese visionaries, featuring violinist Akiko Suwanai and flautist Adam Walker.
RELENTLESS RHYTHMS, SOARING FLIGHT: Ilan Volkov pairs Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony with mesmerising music by Japanese visionaries, featuring violinist Akiko Suwanai and flautist Adam Walker.
Programme
- How Slow The Wind(10 mins)
- Double Concerto for Flute, Violin and Orchestra(20 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 7 in A major(38 mins)
Performers
- Akiko Suwanaiviolin
- Adam Walkerflute
- Ilan VolkovConductor
Fri 12 Feb 2027
- 19:30Music Hall, Aberdeen
Ilan Volkov pairs Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony with mesmerising music by Japanese visionaries, featuring violinist Akiko Suwanai and flautist Adam Walker.
Ilan Volkov pairs Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony with mesmerising music by Japanese visionaries, featuring violinist Akiko Suwanai and flautist Adam Walker.
Programme
- How Slow The Wind(10 mins)
- Double Concerto for Flute, Violin and Orchestra(20 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 7 in A major(38 mins)
Performers
- Akiko Suwanaiviolin
- Adam Walkerflute
- Ilan VolkovConductor
- 19:30Barbican, London
Song, dance and a tale as old as time: the BBC Symphony Orchestra summons the spirit of Orpheus, in music by Gluck, Stravinsky and Missy Mazzoli.
Song, dance and a tale as old as time: the BBC Symphony Orchestra summons the spirit of Orpheus, in music by Gluck, Stravinsky and Missy Mazzoli.
Programme
- Orfeo ed Euridice (excerpts)
- Orpheus
- interval
- Orpheus Undone
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major
Performers
- Christian Karlsenconductor
- Simon Trpčeskipiano
Fri 19 Feb 2027
- 19:30Barbican, London
Dark fantasies and bewitching melodies: Adam Hickox conjures a collection of the 20th century’s most haunting tales, in music by Liadov, Gubaidulina and Bartók.
Dark fantasies and bewitching melodies: Adam Hickox conjures a collection of the 20th century’s most haunting tales, in music by Liadov, Gubaidulina and Bartók.
Programme
- The Enchanted Lake, Op 62
- Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
- interval
- Fairy-Tale Poem
- The Miraculous Mandarin – suite
Performers
- Adam Hickoxconductor
- Nelson Goernerpiano
Sun 21 Feb 2027
- 14:00Glasgow City Halls
Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth waltzes us into the silken, seductive Vienna of Strauss’s 'Der Rosenkavalier', with added enchantment from the “pure and very expressive” voice of soprano Erika Baikoff.
Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth waltzes us into the silken, seductive Vienna of Strauss’s 'Der Rosenkavalier', with added enchantment from the “pure and very expressive” voice of soprano Erika Baikoff.
Programme
- No garden, no flowers(3 mins)
- Les illuminations(22 mins)
- interval
- Der Rosenkavalier – suite(22 mins)
Performers
- Erika Baikoffsoprano
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
Fri 26 Feb 2027
- 19:30Barbican, London
The raw power of Shostakovich’s Fourth Symphony meets the anguished humanity of John Adams and Walt Whitman: Jukka-Pekka Saraste explores the terror and compassion of 20th century music at its most powerful.
The raw power of Shostakovich’s Fourth Symphony meets the anguished humanity of John Adams and Walt Whitman: Jukka-Pekka Saraste explores the terror and compassion of 20th century music at its most powerful.
Programme
- The Wound-Dresser
- interval
- Symphony No. 4 in C minor
Performers
- Jukka‐Pekka Sarasteconductor
- Morgan Pearsebaritone
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