BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2021-22 Season Events
Fri 27 May 2022
- 19:30Barbican, London
Star pianist Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini while Alphesh Chauhan conducts Bruckner’s unfinished final symphony.
Star pianist Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini while Alphesh Chauhan conducts Bruckner’s unfinished final symphony.
Programme
- The Price of Curiosity(BBC Commission: world premiere)
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
- Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Performers
- Alpesh Chauhanconductor
- Sir Stephen Houghpiano
Sun 22 May 2022
- 15:00Barbican, London
Nathalie Stutzmann makes her BBC Symphony Orchestra podium debut in Tchaikovsky’s most emotional symphony, while orchestra and chorus are united for Brahms at his most hushed
Nathalie Stutzmann makes her BBC Symphony Orchestra podium debut in Tchaikovsky’s most emotional symphony, while orchestra and chorus are united for Brahms at his most hushed
Programme
- Nänie
- Song of the Fates
- Song of Destiny
- Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Performers
- Nathalie Stutzmannconductor
Composers
Fri 13 May 2022
- 19:30Barbican, London
The composer who brought us gentle, pastoral music like The Lark Ascending processes the aftermath of war, in a concert whose gaze across the English Channel includes the modern premiere of a lost work by César Franck
The composer who brought us gentle, pastoral music like The Lark Ascending processes the aftermath of war, in a concert whose gaze across the English Channel includes the modern premiere of a lost work by César Franck
Programme
- Valses nobles et sentimentales (orchestral version)
- L'oeil du cycloneBBC Co-Commission and UK Premiere
- RédemptionLost work – UK premiere of the modern revival
- Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Performers
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Fri 6 May 2022
- 19:30Barbican, London
Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts three works that respond in different ways to the pandemic, to a personal loss and to the devastation of war.
Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts three works that respond in different ways to the pandemic, to a personal loss and to the devastation of war.
Programme
- Be Still
- Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
- Symphony No. 4, ‘The Inextinguishable’
Performers
- Jukka‐Pekka Sarasteconductor
- Denis Kozhukhinpiano
Fri 22 Apr 2022
- 19:30Barbican, London
One of the most influential cultural figures in Britain joins us for an evening of words and music.
