BBC Concert Orchestra 2025-2026 Events
Thu 15 Jan 2026
- 19:30Chichester Festival Theatre
Step into a world of musical magic with BBC Radio 3’s Friday Night is Music Night, live from Chichester.
Sat 31 Jan 2026
- 19:30Southbank Centre, London
Step inside your favourite games in the world premiere of a live concert celebrating two decades of BAFTA-nominated and award-winning games music.
Step inside your favourite games in the world premiere of a live concert celebrating two decades of BAFTA-nominated and award-winning games music.
Programme
- Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
- Hitman: Contracts
- Assassin’s Creed
- Cuphead
- Journey
Performers
- Austin Wintoryconductor
Sat 28 Feb 2026
- 20:00Southbank Centre, London
Experience the magic of Cinematic Soundtracks like never before — live and immersive with full orchestra.
Experience the magic of Cinematic Soundtracks like never before — live and immersive with full orchestra.
Programme
- Theme from American Beautyarr. David Le Page
- Cinema Paradiso - themearr. John Langley
- Gabriel’s Oboefrom The Mission
- Memoirs of a Geisha: 1. Sayuri's Theme
- Theme from Forest Gump
- For Petra Ifrom Tár
- Chocolat - Main Theme
- Love from Under the Skin
- The Sixth Station from Spirited Away Suite
- Interstellar Suite – No. 2: Cornfield Chasearr. Alex Johansson
- To the Stars from Ad Astra
- Arrival of the Birds from The Theory of Everything
- City of Lovers from Casino Royale
Performers
- George Mortonconductor
- Edith Bowmanpresenter
Also part ofBBC Concert Orchestra 2025-2026 Southbank Centre
Fri 17 Apr 2026
- 19:30Royal and Derngate, Northampton
Join us for a glittering evening of timeless melodies as BBC Radio 3’s Friday Night is Music Night comes to Northampton with a special concert celebrating one of the greatest composers of the 20th century – Richard Rodgers.
Wed 29 Apr 2026
- 19:30Southbank Centre, London
Mat Collishaw’s video installation reimagines Liszt’s Dante Symphony, performed live by the BBC Concert Orchestra, with modern-day visions of collapse.
Mat Collishaw’s video installation reimagines Liszt’s Dante Symphony, performed live by the BBC Concert Orchestra, with modern-day visions of collapse.
Also part ofBBC Concert Orchestra 2025-2026 Southbank Centre
Sun 4 Jan 2026
- 16:00Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
New Year 2026 transports us – musically – westwards away from Vienna to America.
Fri 12 Dec 2025
- 19:30Warwick Arts Centre
A feast of festive favourites as BBC Radio 3's Friday Night is Music Night settles down to enjoy the movies that make Christmas - and the music that makes the movies!
Thu 11 Dec 2025
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Trevor Nelson is back with a big party this Christmas. Bringing the house down since 2019, Trevor returns with a host of special guests performing re-imagined and re-scored Soul and RnB tracks.
Wed 3 Dec 2025
- 19:30Watford Colosseum, Watford
Celebrate the Christmas season with soul-stirring harmonies and festive joy as BBC Radio 3’s Friday Night is Music Night presents a Gospel Christmas special at Watford Colosseum.
Also part ofBBC Radio 3 Friday Night is Music Night
Fri 21 Nov 2025
- 19:30Symphony Hall, Birmingham
BBC Radio 3’s Friday Night is Music Night comes to Birmingham Symphony Hall for a special celebration marking 50 years of Queen’s legendary album, A Night at the Opera, which brought ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ into the world.








