BBC NOW Choral Works 2018-19

In his first major choral composition Brahms created a work that marked a turning point in his career.

BBC NOW is joined by two conductors for a special concert for Easter in BBC Hoddinott Hall.

BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales celebrate St David’s Day with traditional songs, choral works and the chance to sing-along with Wales’ finest.

Sir Andrew Davis conducts Berlioz’s L’enfance du Christ in BBC Hoddinott Hall to mark the 150th anniversary of the composer’s death.

From its foreboding overture to the joyous ‘Amens’ of the final chorus, Handel’s Messiah is packed with incident and contrast. It never fails to stir.