BBC Orchestras and Choirs
BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar
By Month
Fri 9 Apr 2027
- 19:30Barbican, London
Sakari Oramo conducts Malcolm Arnold: his Seventh Symphony stands alongside British masterpieces by Vaughan Williams and Helen Grime.
Sakari Oramo conducts Malcolm Arnold: his Seventh Symphony stands alongside British masterpieces by Vaughan Williams and Helen Grime.
Programme
- Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
- Percussion Concerto
- interval
- Symphony No. 7
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Colin Curriepercussion
Sat 10 Apr 2027
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Mozart’s sparkling Horn Concerto No. 4 meets the majesty of Mendelssohn’s Fingal’s Cave and sunshine-drenched world of his ‘Reformation’ Symphony.
Mozart’s sparkling Horn Concerto No. 4 meets the majesty of Mendelssohn’s Fingal’s Cave and sunshine-drenched world of his ‘Reformation’ Symphony.
Programme
- Clara
- Horn Concerto No. 4
- Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave)
- Symphony No. 5, ‘Reformation’
Performers
- Nil Venditticonductor
- Ben Goldscheiderhorn
Tue 13 Apr 2027
- 14:20BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK
Visit our recording studio at MediaCityUK and witness the orchestra as we broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 to millions of listeners around the world. These 60-minute afternoon concerts are hosted by a range of star presenters from across the BBC.
Visit our recording studio at MediaCityUK and witness the orchestra as we broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 to millions of listeners around the world. These 60-minute afternoon concerts are hosted by a range of star presenters from across the BBC.
Programme
- Rissolty, Rossolty
- Poème
- Tzigane
- Pictures at an Exhibitionarr. M. Ravel
Performers
- Juan Miguel Sepúlvedaconductor
- Guido Sant’Annaviolin
Fri 16 Apr 2027
- 20:00Royal Northern College of Music
Pianist Pavel Kolesnikov collaborates with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at the RNCM for a programme of Mozart, Britten and John Adams.
Pianist Pavel Kolesnikov collaborates with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at the RNCM for a programme of Mozart, Britten and John Adams.
Programme
- Eros Piano
- Young Apollo
- Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K 271, ‘Jeunehomme’
Performers
- Pavel Kolesnikovpiano
Sat 17 Apr 2027
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
The BBC SSO presents a rare revival of Harrison Birtwistle’s opera 'The Second Mrs Kong', conducted by Martyn Brabbins and featuring an all-star cast alongside the BBC Singers
Thu 22 Apr 2027
- 14:00Glasgow City Halls
“Even in a day when keyboard virtuosos are thick on the ground, Kozhukhin is special.” Denis Kozhukhin returns to the BBC SSO in a programme pairing a Romantic masterpiece with Beethoven’s playful Eighth Symphony.
“Even in a day when keyboard virtuosos are thick on the ground, Kozhukhin is special.” Denis Kozhukhin returns to the BBC SSO in a programme pairing a Romantic masterpiece with Beethoven’s playful Eighth Symphony.
Programme
- New Work(12 mins)(BBC Commission, World Premiere)
- Symphony No 8 in F major(25 mins)
- interval
- Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor(55 mins)
Performers
- Denis Kozhukhinpiano
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
Fri 23 Apr 2027
- 19:30Music Hall, Aberdeen
“Even in a day when keyboard virtuosos are thick on the ground, Kozhukhin is special.” Denis Kozhukhin returns to the BBC SSO in a programme pairing a Romantic masterpiece with Beethoven’s playful Eighth Symphony.
“Even in a day when keyboard virtuosos are thick on the ground, Kozhukhin is special.” Denis Kozhukhin returns to the BBC SSO in a programme pairing a Romantic masterpiece with Beethoven’s playful Eighth Symphony.
Programme
- New Work(12 mins)(BBC Commission)
- Symphony No 8 in F major(25 mins)
- interval
- Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor(55 mins)
Performers
- Denis Kozhukhinpiano
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
Sat 24 Apr 2027
- 13:00Barbican, London
An introduction to the music of Rebecca Saunders
- 15:00Milton Court Concert Hall
Rebecca Saunders’s chamber music might be small in size, but the ideas it conveys are vast. Musicians from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama explore a selection of her chamber works this afternoon.
- 17:30Barbican, London
An introduction to Rebecca Saunder's opera, 'Lash'.
- 19:30Barbican, London
'Lash – Acts of Love': the UK premiere, in a concert staging, of Rebecca Saunders’s extraordinary new opera.
'Lash – Acts of Love': the UK premiere, in a concert staging, of Rebecca Saunders’s extraordinary new opera.
Programme
- Lash - Acts of LoveUK Premiere
Performers
- Anna Prohaskasoprano
- Sarah Maria Sunsoprano
- Noa Frenkelcontralto
- Katja Kolmactor
Composers
Sun 25 Apr 2027
- 15:00Milton Court
The BBC Singers present a concert of repertoire based on musical settings of the Lamentations of Jeremiah. Alongside Thomas Tallis’s famous setting are new works using the lamentations as their inspiration, by Cassandra Miller and Nico Muhly.
The BBC Singers present a concert of repertoire based on musical settings of the Lamentations of Jeremiah. Alongside Thomas Tallis’s famous setting are new works using the lamentations as their inspiration, by Cassandra Miller and Nico Muhly.
Programme
- Versa est in luctum cithara mea(5 mins)
- Turn our captivity, O Lord(6 mins)
- Lamentations of Jeremiah, Lectio I(9 mins)
- The City, Full of People(16 mins)
- interval
- The Lord is good(6 mins)
- Tribue, Domine(12 mins)
- No Resting Place(25 mins)
Performers
- BBC Singersensemble
- Peter Phillipsconductor
Part ofBBC Singers 2026-27Tickets from £15 (plus £4 booking fees)
Fri 30 Apr 2027
- 19:00BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK
A special live version of the Essential Classics Playlister, presented by the host of BBC Radio 3’s daily weekday show, Georgia Mann.
