Watch and Listen
BBC Symphony Orchestra Events
Sun 5 May 2024
- 11:00Barbican, London
A screening of Frank Scheffer's documentary in which Luciano Berio discusses the creative process behind his masterpiece, Sinfonia.
- 13:30Barbican, London
An introduction to the four composers in Total Immersion: Italian Radicals.
- 15:00Milton Court Concert Hall
Miniatures by Berio and Maderna, introduced and performed live by virtuoso instrumentalists and singers from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
- 17:00barbican
Professor Jonathan Cross and Dr Harriet Boyd introduce the music in tonight's Total Immersion concert
- 19:30Barbican, London
Martyn Brabbins, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers launch an evening-long odyssey through the music of Dallapiccola, Maderna, Nono and Berio.
Martyn Brabbins, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers launch an evening-long odyssey through the music of Dallapiccola, Maderna, Nono and Berio.
Programme
- Three Questions With Two Answers
- Canti de vita e amore
- Oboe Concerto No. 3
- Sinfonia
Performers
- Anna Dennissoprano
- John Findontenor
- Nicholas Danieloboe
- Martyn Brabbinsconductor
Wed 1 May 2024
- 14:30Maida Vale Studios
Fri 26 Apr 2024
- 19:30Barbican, London
Join the BBC Symphony Orchestra for an evening of words and music with award-winning author, Kate Atkinson.
Join the BBC Symphony Orchestra for an evening of words and music with award-winning author, Kate Atkinson.
Programme
- A Comedy Overture
- Il Segreto di Susannaoverture
- Someone to Watch Over Mearr. Simon Nathan
- Sinfonietta No. 1 – Rondoii Song Form: Largo
- Devil's Galop
- Fractured Time
- The Creation – Chaos
- Powder Her Faceoverture to Hotel Suite
- Promenade (‘Walking the Dog’)
Performers
- Kate Atkinsonauthor
- Jamie Parkersinger
Wed 24 Apr 2024
- 19:00Maida Vale Studios
UK conductor-composer Jack Sheen makes his debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a free evening concert at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios, with new works from younger composers concerned with the environment.
UK conductor-composer Jack Sheen makes his debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a free evening concert at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios, with new works from younger composers concerned with the environment.
Programme
- Black cloud, under groundUK premiere
- Augenlider Guitar ConcertoUK premiere
- Lung
- LichtungUK premiere
- A Walk into the FutureUK premiere
Performers
- Laura Snowdenguitar
- Jack Sheenconductor
Fri 19 Apr 2024
- 19:30Barbican, London
Severed heads, demonic orgies and obsessive love. Jader Bignamini pairs Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique with the equally colourful imaginations of Poulenc and Camile Pépin.
Severed heads, demonic orgies and obsessive love. Jader Bignamini pairs Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique with the equally colourful imaginations of Poulenc and Camile Pépin.
Programme
- Les Eaux célestesUK Premiere
- Gloria
- Symphonie fantastique
Performers
- Elizabeth Wattssoloist
- Jader Bignaminiconductor
Tue 16 Apr 2024
- 14:30Maida Vale Studios
The BBC Symphony Orchestra is delighted to welcome the acclaimed young Italian-Turkish conductor Nil Venditti for her debut in this free afternoon studio concert at Maida Vale. She brings music by two Italian composers and Mozart.
