BBC Symphony Chorus 2016-17 season
BBC Symphony Chorus 2016-17 season Calendar
By Year
Sat 28 Jan 2017
- 20:00Barbican, London
Marin Alsop conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in an all-Glass programme, including the UK premiere of his Concerto, written for renowned piano duo and siblings, Katia and Marielle Labèque.
Marin Alsop conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in an all-Glass programme, including the UK premiere of his Concerto, written for renowned piano duo and siblings, Katia and Marielle Labèque.
Programme
- Akhnaten: Act I. Prelude
- Concerto for Two PianosUK premiere
- Itaipu
Performers
- Marin Alsopconductor
- Katia Labèquepiano
- Marielle Labèquepiano
Composers
Thu 13 Apr 2017
- 19:30Barbican, London
Jiří Bělohlávek, magnificent interpreter of music from his native Czech Republic, directs Dvořák’s epic Requiem.
Jiří Bělohlávek, magnificent interpreter of music from his native Czech Republic, directs Dvořák’s epic Requiem.
Programme
- Requiem, Op 89
Performers
- Jiří Bělohlávekconductor
- Kateřina Kněžíkovásoprano
- Catherine Wyn‐Rogersmezzo-soprano
- Richard Samektenor
- James Plattbass
Composers
Fri 12 May 2017
- 19:30Barbican, London
Sir Andrew Davis conducts Elgar’s evergreen ‘Enigma’ Variations before the BBC SO is joined by the BBC Symphony Chorus and superb soloists for Bliss’s powerful cantata, The Beatitudes.
Sir Andrew Davis conducts Elgar’s evergreen ‘Enigma’ Variations before the BBC SO is joined by the BBC Symphony Chorus and superb soloists for Bliss’s powerful cantata, The Beatitudes.
Programme
- ‘Enigma’ Variations
- The Beatitudes
Performers
- Sir Andrew Davisconductor
- Emily Birsansoprano
- Ben Johnsontenor
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