Listen on BBC Radio 3 & BBC Sounds
The BBC Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 90th anniversary on 22nd October 2020. In anticipation of this, enjoy a sequence of highlights from the orchestra's Barbican Hall concerts of the last two decades. Conductors include Sakari Oramo, Dalia Stasevska, Sir Andrew Davis and John Adams with works from the 20th and 21st centuries, including UK premieres.
Presented by Andrew McGregor
Knussen: Flourish with Fireworks
Oliver Knussen (conductor)
John Adams: Tromba Lontana
John Adams (conductor)
Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region
BBC Symphony Chorus
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor)
Ligeti: San Francisco Polyphony
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
Sibelius: Luonnotar
Anu Komsi (soprano)
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
Anna Clyne: The Seamstress (Violin Concerto)
Jennifer Koh (violin)
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
BBC Singers
Dalia Stasevska (conductor)
Augusta Read Thomas: Radiant Circles
Joana Carneiro (conductor)
Martinu: Fantaisies symphoniques (Symphony No 6)
Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor)
Listen on BBC Radio 3, and for 30 days on BBC Sounds
