BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Events
Fri 26 Jun 2026
- 14:00Glasgow City Halls
Top young UK & international conductors showcase talent with the BBC SSO a in the finale of a 5-day course with Martyn Brabbins. Jointly presented by BBC SSO & RCS.
Top young UK & international conductors showcase talent with the BBC SSO a in the finale of a 5-day course with Martyn Brabbins. Jointly presented by BBC SSO & RCS.
Programme
- In the Hall of the Clockwork Dancer
- Tuba Concerto
- What the Wild Flowers Tell Me (arr. Benjamin Britten)
- interval
- Symphony No. 3 in F major
Performers
- Max Todesconductor
- Ethan Osmanconductor
- Davide Troltonconductor
- Jiyun Wangconductor
- Marco Orazio Valloneconductor
- Euan Safeyconductor
- Andrew Duncantuba
Part ofBBC SSO 2025-26 Season
Wed 22 Jul 2026
- 19:30City Halls
A joyful, feel-everything celebration of LGBTQ+ artists from Tchaikovsky to Chappell Roan
A joyful, feel-everything celebration of LGBTQ+ artists from Tchaikovsky to Chappell Roan
Programme
- On the Town(6 mins)Overture
- Rainbow Promise(7 mins)
- Sinfonietta(29 mins)
- interval
- blue cathedral(16 mins)
- Swan Lake(25 mins)Selections
- Pink Pony Club(4 mins)
Performers
- Jessica Cottisconductor
Wed 29 Jul 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra pair Elgar’s sweeping First Symphony with two contemporary works: Judith Weir’s Moon and Star and the world premiere of Brett Dean’s The World’s Wife, setting words by Carol Ann Duffy
Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra pair Elgar’s sweeping First Symphony with two contemporary works: Judith Weir’s Moon and Star and the world premiere of Brett Dean’s The World’s Wife, setting words by Carol Ann Duffy
Programme
- Moon and Star(15 mins)
- The World’s Wife(20 mins)BBC co-commission: world premiere
- interval
- Symphony No. 1 in A flat major(50 mins)
Performers
- Claire Boothsoprano
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Composers
Seats from £14.24 to £48.92 (including booking fee)
Thu 30 Jul 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Alena Baeva joins Delyana Lazarova and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as the soloist in Korngold’s filmic Violin Concerto. Bookending the concert are Dobrinka Tabakova’s exhilarating fanfare Orpheus’ Comet and Prokofiev’s lyrical Symphony No. 5
Alena Baeva joins Delyana Lazarova and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as the soloist in Korngold’s filmic Violin Concerto. Bookending the concert are Dobrinka Tabakova’s exhilarating fanfare Orpheus’ Comet and Prokofiev’s lyrical Symphony No. 5
Programme
- Orpheus’ Comet(5 mins)
- Violin Concerto in D major(24 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in B flat major(46 mins)
Performers
- Alena Baevaviolin
- Delyana Lazarovaconductor
Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee)
Thu 13 Aug 2026
- 17:00Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Brass players from Scotland’s top orchestras unite with The Wallace Collection and young musicians to honour trumpeter John Wallace. The programme features his Symphony for Brass Band and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Brass players from Scotland’s top orchestras unite with The Wallace Collection and young musicians to honour trumpeter John Wallace. The programme features his Symphony for Brass Band and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Programme
- 'Methilhill Scherzo' & 'Dunsire Street Rag' from Symphony
- Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Elgar Howarth)
- Sonata No.336
Performers
- Clark RundellConductor
- St Andrews Music Participation (StAMP)
- The Cooperation Band
- RCS Junior Conservatoire
