BBC Concert Orchestra 2025-2026

Friday Night is Music Night comes to Portsmouth. Expect sea songs, swashbucklers and silver screen magic, as the BBC Concert Orchestra drops anchor in Pompey to celebrate 100 years of Portsmouth becoming a city.

A nightingale sang…jazz sensations Fiona Monbet and Emma Rawicz join the BBC Concert Orchestra as Friday Night is Music Night sings (and swings) like a bird.

Join the BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Pete Harrison and star West End singers Jenna Lee James and Michael Xavier, for an evening of orchestral favourites celebrating the best of classic musicals.

Join the BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Radio 3 for an evening of orchestral favourites and unforgettable classical tunes, celebrating the stunning Brighton Dome and the vibrant cultural role it has played in the city since it opened over 200 years ago.

Under the glow of Luke Jerram’s replica of our planet, hear a concert of heavenly works for strings, from Vaughan Williams to Hildur Guðnadóttir.

The BBC Concert Orchestra transport us to Ambridge to celebrate 75 years of The Archers in a special edition of BBC Radio 3’s Friday Night is Music Night.

Moonrise, sunset and the very brightest of stars: BBC Radio 3’s Friday Night is Music Night whirls you into the heavens, in the company of saxophone phenomenon Amy Dickson, conductor Owain Park and presenter Petroc Trelawny.

Orbiting spheres and northern stars: an evening of sonic marvels from conductor Anna-Maria Helsing and the BBC Concert Orchestra.

In celebration of David Attenborough’s 100th birthday on 8 May, BBC will bring the nation together for a live event honouring his groundbreaking career at the forefront of natural history storytelling.

In homage to the 100th year anniversary of the great Miles Davis’ birth, this special Festival show celebrates one of the greatest jazz records of all time: Kind of Blue.