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Fri 6 Feb 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
Love, death and pomegranates: Sakari Oramo rediscovers Stravinsky’s epic retelling of the myth of Persephone.
Love, death and pomegranates: Sakari Oramo rediscovers Stravinsky’s epic retelling of the myth of Persephone.
Programme
- Violin Concerto No. 1
- interval
- Perséphone
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Lisa Batiashviliviolin
- Amira Casarnarrator
- Peter Tantsitstenor
- BBC Symphony Choruschoir
- Schola Cantorum of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial Schoolchildren's choir
Composers
Tue 10 Feb 2026
- 14:30Maida Vale Studios
Fountains, fantasies and cartoon violence: the BBC Symphony explores the wild new worlds of Martin Smolka, Oliver Leith and Rebecca Saunders.
Fountains, fantasies and cartoon violence: the BBC Symphony explores the wild new worlds of Martin Smolka, Oliver Leith and Rebecca Saunders.
Programme
- Presto e lento
- Traces
- Pearly, goldy, woody, bloody, or, Abundance
Performers
- Jack Sheenconductor
- Joseph Havlatpiano
- BBC Symphony Orchestraconductor
Part ofBBC Symphony Orchestra 2025/26
Fri 13 Feb 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
Rachmaninov, Bernstein and Davóne Tines – a fresh perspective on America’s past, present and future from Daniele Rustioni and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Rachmaninov, Bernstein and Davóne Tines – a fresh perspective on America’s past, present and future from Daniele Rustioni and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Programme
- Symphonic Dances from ‘West Side Story’
- ANTHEMcollaboratively arranged by Michael Schachter, Caroline Shaw, Davóne Tines and Tyshawn Sorey, including text by Mahogany L. Browne
- interval
- Symphony No. 3 in A minor
Performers
- Daniele Rustioniconductor
- Davóne Tinesbass-baritone
Sun 22 Feb 2026
- 13:30Barbican, London
BBC Radio 3’s Tom Service talks to Andrew Mellor about the music and composers featured in today’s first concert.
- 17:00Barbican, London
BBC Radio 3’s Tom Service hosts and talks to composers Bara G, Valgeir S and Icelandic music expert Andrew Mellor.
Fri 30 Jan 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
Music that glitters, sings and dances for joy, as Sakari Oramo pairs two newly minted classics with Beethoven’s brightest symphony.
Music that glitters, sings and dances for joy, as Sakari Oramo pairs two newly minted classics with Beethoven’s brightest symphony.
Programme
- ICE
- Harp Concerto
- interval
- Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Elizabeth Bassharp
Thu 29 Jan 2026
- 19:30The Anvil, Basingstoke
Hana Chang joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo as part of the Anvil Arts International Concert Series.
Part ofBBC Symphony Orchestra 2025/26
Fri 23 Jan 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
US composer Julia Wolfe’s new work unEarth receives its UK premiere, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Finchley Children's Music Group, and Danish soprano Else Torp, conducted by Martyn Brabbins.
US composer Julia Wolfe’s new work unEarth receives its UK premiere, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Finchley Children's Music Group, and Danish soprano Else Torp, conducted by Martyn Brabbins.
Programme
- Appalachian Spring
- unEarth
Performers
- Martyn Brabbinsconductor
- Else Torpsoprano
- BBC Singersensemble
Composers
Fri 16 Jan 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
Clemens Schuldt and the BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Shakespearean classics, Strauss at his most sumptuous, and a new British concerto for cellist Guy Johnston.
Clemens Schuldt and the BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Shakespearean classics, Strauss at his most sumptuous, and a new British concerto for cellist Guy Johnston.
Programme
- Fantasy-Overture 'Hamlet'
- Cello ConcertoBBC co-commission: world premiere
- interval
- Ophelie
- Der Rosenkavalier – suite
Performers
- Clemens Schuldtconductor
- Guy Johnstoncello
Tue 13 Jan 2026
- 14:30Maida Vale Studios
Winter Daydreams: Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Symphony Orchestra share the seasonal freshness of Tchaikovsky’s magical First Symphony.
Winter Daydreams: Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Symphony Orchestra share the seasonal freshness of Tchaikovsky’s magical First Symphony.
Programme
- About Olden Times
- Symphony No 1 in G minor, 'Winter Daydreams'
Performers
- Martyn Brabbinsconductor
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