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Fri 9 May 2025
- 14:30Maida Vale Studios
Conductor Natalia Ponomarchuk and cellist Sterling Elliott make their debuts with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Conductor Natalia Ponomarchuk and cellist Sterling Elliott make their debuts with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Programme
- Grazyhna
- Concerto for Orchestra
- Cello Concerto in B minor
Performers
- Natalia Ponomarchukconductor
- Sterling Elliottcello
Part ofBBC Symphony Orchestra 2024/25
Tue 13 May 2025
- 14:30Maida Vale Studios
Conductor Kristian Sallinen returns to the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and violinist Hyeyoon Park plays Florence Price's Second Violin Concerto.
Conductor Kristian Sallinen returns to the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and violinist Hyeyoon Park plays Florence Price's Second Violin Concerto.
Programme
- Vivo
- Violin Concerto No. 2
- Mother Goose (ballet)
Performers
- Kristian Sallinenconductor
- Hyeyoon Parkviolin
- BBC Symphony Orchestraconductor
Part ofBBC Symphony Orchestra 2024/25
Fri 16 May 2025
- 19:30Barbican, London
From the depths to the stars; from romance to tragedy: Dima Slobodeniouk pairs Prokofiev’s 'Romeo and Juliet' with Lili Boulanger’s mighty shout of hope and praise.
From the depths to the stars; from romance to tragedy: Dima Slobodeniouk pairs Prokofiev’s 'Romeo and Juliet' with Lili Boulanger’s mighty shout of hope and praise.
Programme
- Psalm 130 'Du fond de l'abîme'(24 mins)
- Three Interludes from 'The Sacrifice'
- interval
- Excerpts from 'Romeo and Juliet'
Performers
- Dima Slobodenioukconductor
- Marta Fontanals-Simmonsmezzo-soprano
- Graham Nealtenor
Tue 20 May 2025
- 14:30Maida Vale Studios
Pierre Bleuse returns to the studio conducting works by Roxanna Panufnik and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Pierre Bleuse returns to the studio conducting works by Roxanna Panufnik and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Programme
- Alma's Songs Without Words
- Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Performers
- Pierre Bleuseconductor
Composers
Part ofBBC Symphony Orchestra 2024/25
Fri 23 May 2025
- 19:30Barbican, London
Goodnight, Vienna: Sir Mark Elder conducts Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth), as the BBC Symphony Orchestra brings its season to an unforgettable close.
Goodnight, Vienna: Sir Mark Elder conducts Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth), as the BBC Symphony Orchestra brings its season to an unforgettable close.
Programme
- Kammersymphonie(25 mins)
- interval
- Das Lied von der Erde(64 mins)
Performers
- Sir Mark Elderconductor
- Alice Cootemezzo-soprano
- David Butt Philiptenor
Composers
Wed 30 Apr 2025
- 14:30Maida Vale Studios
Conductor Lee Reynolds and soprano Sophia Burgos return to the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Conductor Lee Reynolds and soprano Sophia Burgos return to the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Programme
- Doctor Atomic Symphony
- Knoxville: Summer of 1915
- interval
- Cortège for a Coal Mine
- Symphonic Picture from 'Porgy and Bess'
Performers
- Lee Reynoldsconductor
- Sophia Burgossoprano
Part ofBBC Symphony Orchestra 2024/25
Fri 25 Apr 2025
- 19:30Barbican, London
Stephen Hough plays Beethoven and Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler’s First Symphony. Genius, pure and simple, from the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Stephen Hough plays Beethoven and Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler’s First Symphony. Genius, pure and simple, from the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Programme
- Egmont - overture
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor(33 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 1 in D major(50 mins)
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Stephen Houghpiano
Composers
Wed 16 Apr 2025
- 19:30Barbican, London
Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler’s playful Fourth Symphony – and plays the violin too, as Kurt Weill retells the myth of Orpheus in his own, utterly original style.
Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler’s playful Fourth Symphony – and plays the violin too, as Kurt Weill retells the myth of Orpheus in his own, utterly original style.
Programme
- Lamia(12 mins)
- Der neue Orpheus, Op. 15(20 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 4 in G major(54 mins)
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor/violin
- Anu Komsisoprano
Composers
Fri 11 Apr 2025
- 19:30Barbican, London
England’s dreaming: Sakari Oramo rediscovers rare and wonderful British masterpieces by Vaughan Williams, Doreen Carwithen and Malcolm Arnold.
England’s dreaming: Sakari Oramo rediscovers rare and wonderful British masterpieces by Vaughan Williams, Doreen Carwithen and Malcolm Arnold.
Programme
- Serenade to Music(13 mins)
- Concerto for Piano(31 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5(33 mins)
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Alexandra Dariescupiano
Fri 4 Apr 2025
- 19:30Barbican, London
Poetry unlocks the imagination, as Ryan Wigglesworth and soprano Sophie Bevan plunge into the wild, wondrous sonic universe of Claude Debussy and Alban Berg.
Poetry unlocks the imagination, as Ryan Wigglesworth and soprano Sophie Bevan plunge into the wild, wondrous sonic universe of Claude Debussy and Alban Berg.
Programme
- Three Pieces from the Lyric Suite(17 mins)
- Le Livre de Baudelaire (arr. John Adams)(22 mins)
- interval
- Der Wein(12 mins)
- Nocturnes(25 mins)
Performers
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
- Sophie Bevansoprano
Composers