BBC Orchestras and Choirs
BBC Orchestras and Choirs Calendar
By Month
Wed 3 Mar 2027
- 13:20BBC 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.
Thu 4 Mar 2027
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
OUT OF THIS WORLD: Embark on a cosmic adventure as Ryan Wigglesworth conducts one of Britain’s most beloved classics. Another star, BBC Young Musician winner Laura van der Heijden, shines in Walton’s luminous Cello Concerto.
OUT OF THIS WORLD: Embark on a cosmic adventure as Ryan Wigglesworth conducts one of Britain’s most beloved classics. Another star, BBC Young Musician winner Laura van der Heijden, shines in Walton’s luminous Cello Concerto.
Programme
- Egdon Heath(12 mins)
- Cello Concerto(30 mins)
- interval
- The Planets(52 mins)
Performers
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
Composers
Fri 5 Mar 2027
- 19:30Barbican, London
Swirling ball scene, grotesque witches dance, brutal execution and fatal attraction. Sakari Oramo pairs Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique with the equally decadent hedonism of Alban Berg.
Swirling ball scene, grotesque witches dance, brutal execution and fatal attraction. Sakari Oramo pairs Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique with the equally decadent hedonism of Alban Berg.
Programme
- Lulu Suite
- interval
- Symphonie fantastique
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Anu Komsisoprano
Composers
Sat 6 Mar 2027
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Walton’s frenzied Symphony No. 1 sits alongside the contrasting landscape of Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis, before the world premiere from Composer in Residence, Cassandra Miller.
Walton’s frenzied Symphony No. 1 sits alongside the contrasting landscape of Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis, before the world premiere from Composer in Residence, Cassandra Miller.
Programme
- Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
- Dad Goes to the MountainUK premiere
- Symphony No. 1
Performers
- John Storgårdsconductor
Sun 7 Mar 2027
- 15:00Usher Hall, Edinburgh
OUT OF THIS WORLD: Embark on a cosmic adventure as Ryan Wigglesworth conducts one of Britain’s most beloved classics. Another star, BBC Young Musician winner Laura van der Heijden, shines in Walton’s luminous Cello Concerto.
OUT OF THIS WORLD: Embark on a cosmic adventure as Ryan Wigglesworth conducts one of Britain’s most beloved classics. Another star, BBC Young Musician winner Laura van der Heijden, shines in Walton’s luminous Cello Concerto.
Programme
- Egdon Heath(12 mins)
- Cello Concerto(30 mins)
- interval
- The Planets(52 mins)
Performers
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
Composers
Thu 11 Mar 2027
- 14:00Glasgow City Halls
Cellist Raphaela Gromes is one of the defining voices of her generation, an exclusive artist with Sony Classical since 2016. She performs Elgar's much-loved Cello Concerto with popular guest conductor Michael Sanderling.
Cellist Raphaela Gromes is one of the defining voices of her generation, an exclusive artist with Sony Classical since 2016. She performs Elgar's much-loved Cello Concerto with popular guest conductor Michael Sanderling.
Programme
- Cello Concerto in E minor(32 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No 3 in D minor(60 mins)
Performers
- Raphaela Gromescello
- Michael SanderlingConductor
Composers
Fri 12 Mar 2027
- 19:00Perth Concert Hall
Cellist Raphaela Gromes takes centre stage with Elgar's stunning Cello Concerto with conductor Michael Sanderling on the podium.
Cellist Raphaela Gromes takes centre stage with Elgar's stunning Cello Concerto with conductor Michael Sanderling on the podium.
Programme
- Cello Concerto in E minor(32 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No 3 in D minor(60 mins)
Performers
- Raphaela Gromescello
- Michael SanderlingConductor
Composers
Sat 13 Mar 2027
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Beethoven’s epic, uplifting ‘Choral’ Symphony No. 9 sits alongside Roderick Williams’s Ave Verum Corpus Re-imagined, Pauline Oliveros’s Tuning Meditation and John Adams’s Absolute Jest.
Beethoven’s epic, uplifting ‘Choral’ Symphony No. 9 sits alongside Roderick Williams’s Ave Verum Corpus Re-imagined, Pauline Oliveros’s Tuning Meditation and John Adams’s Absolute Jest.
Programme
- Tuning Meditation
- Ave verum corpus Re-imagined
- Absolute Jest
- Symphony No. 9, ‘Choral’
Performers
- Anja Bihlmaierconductor
- Hera Hyesang Parksoprano
- Jess Dandycontralto
- Robin Tritschlertenor
- Paul Grantbaritone
- Ligeti String Quartet
Sun 14 Mar 2027
- 19:30Barbican, London
Kazuki Yamada conducts great musical love stories by Maurice Ravel and Lili Boulanger. Prepare to be seduced…
Kazuki Yamada conducts great musical love stories by Maurice Ravel and Lili Boulanger. Prepare to be seduced…
Programme
- Faust et Hélène
- interval
- Daphnis and Chloe
Performers
- Kazuki Yamadaconductor
- Fleur Barronmezzo-soprano
- Paul Applebytenor
- Germán Olverabaritone
Composers
Thu 18 Mar 2027
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
GRACE & GRANDEUR: Expect poetry and enchantment from Elisabeth Brauss in Mozart’s exquisite concerto. Plus, one of Romantic music’s most overwhelming experiences - Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony.
GRACE & GRANDEUR: Expect poetry and enchantment from Elisabeth Brauss in Mozart’s exquisite concerto. Plus, one of Romantic music’s most overwhelming experiences - Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony.
Programme
- Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major ‘Jeunehomme’(32 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 6 in A major(57 mins)
Performers
- Elisabeth Braußpiano
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
Composers
- 19:30Barbican, London
Francesco Piemontesi plays Brahms’s mighty First Piano Concerto, and conductor Tabita Berglund retells the colourful tale of Grieg’s 'Peer Gynt'.
Francesco Piemontesi plays Brahms’s mighty First Piano Concerto, and conductor Tabita Berglund retells the colourful tale of Grieg’s 'Peer Gynt'.
Programme
- Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
- interval
- Peer Gynt(Selections)
Performers
- Tabita Berglundconductor
- Francesco Piemontesipiano
Composers
