Nathalie Stutzmann conducts Brahms Requiem

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

This unique double-bill brings together the BBC National Orchestra of Wales alongside WNO Chorus and WNO Community Chorus.

The season closes with the lighter side of Shostakovich and Mahler, expressing both youthful energy and awe at the wonders of nature.

The Art of Mahler part 2

The season closes with the lighter side of Shostakovich and Mahler, expressing both youthful energy and awe at the wonders of nature.

The Art of Mahler part 2

BBC NOW return to St Davids Cathedral Festival with conductor Daniel Blendulf.

The Festival opens with a family-friendly event as the Festival Children’s Chorus joins amazing musicians from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

A feast of treats, this concert combines music by giants of contemporary music, including Steve Reich and Peteris Vasks, with incredible new talent emerging from Wales today.

BBC NOW is delighted to open the Newbury Spring Festival in celebration of its 41st year.

A dark and intense programme is spearheaded by Coriolan’s call to revolt, with Bartók and Mozart sustaining the momentum with taut, brooding works.

The final masterpiece: Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3

A dark and intense programme is spearheaded by Coriolan’s call to revolt, with Bartók and Mozart sustaining the momentum with taut, brooding works.

The final masterpiece: Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3

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

Rachmaninov’s most popular concerto and Schubert’s final symphony invite the listener to settle back and lose sense of time; to relax, breathe out and let themselves be swept along.

The final masterpiece: Schubert 9

Rachmaninov’s most popular concerto and Schubert’s final symphony invite the listener to settle back and lose sense of time; to relax, breathe out and let themselves be swept along.

The final masterpiece: Schubert 9

Take a journey into classical music with BBC National Orchestra of Wales’ ever popular family concert.

Join us on an adventure with musicians from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, with plenty of opportunities for fun, dancing and joining in!

Join us on an adventure with musicians from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, with plenty of opportunities for fun, dancing and joining in!

BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Thibaut Garcia, joins BBC NOW to play Joaquin Rodrigo’s beautiful classic for guitar and orchestra: Concierto de Aranjuez.

BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Thibaut Garcia, joins BBC NOW to play Joaquin Rodrigo’s beautiful classic for guitar and orchestra: Concierto de Aranjuez.

Take a journey into classical music with BBC National Orchestra of Wales’ ever popular family concert.

Elgar Enigma Variations

With its brisk Charlestons and snappy urban energy, Gershwin’s concerto never loses its fizz, offset by Clyne’s musical poetry and Elgar’s dynamic variations.

English Accents

BBC NOW celebrates International Women's Day with a programme featuring the music of Augusta Holmes, Clara Schumann, Joan Tower and Florence B. Price.

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.

Beethoven's Violin Concerto

Come and hear the latest in composition in Wales, as composers worthy of wider exposure have the opportunity to hear their works performed by the Orchestra.

Come and hear the latest in composition in Wales, as composers worthy of wider exposure have the opportunity to hear their works performed by the Orchestra.

Come and hear the latest in composition in Wales, as composers worthy of wider exposure have the opportunity to hear their works performed by the Orchestra.

Live from BBC Hoddinott Hall, Sir Andrew Davis conducts L'enfance du Christ

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

Bask in music inspired by the sun and colours of Spain, whether through one of the country’s modern masters, or via the vivid imagination of Ravel and Debussy.

Spanish accents

Bask in music inspired by the sun and colours of Spain, whether through one of the country’s modern masters, or via the vivid imagination of Ravel and Debussy.

Spanish accents

Come and hear the latest in composition in Wales, as composers worthy of wider exposure have the opportunity to hear their works performed by the Orchestra.

Celebrating 10 years of BBC Hoddinott Hall!

Mahler’s ‘Rückert’ songs and troubled tenth symphony are moving meditations on themes of beauty, death and martyrdom. With its reflective opening movements, Beethoven’s fourth concerto sets the mood perfectly.

The Art of Mahler part 1

Mahler’s ‘Rückert’ songs and troubled tenth symphony are moving meditations on themes of beauty, death and martyrdom. With its reflective opening movements, Beethoven’s fourth concerto sets the mood perfectly.

The Art of Mahler part 1

The orchestra are joined by Chinese pianist Geng Zhimiao for Liszt's First Piano Concerto.

The orchestra are joined by Chinese harpist Shimeng Sun and BBC NOW’s Principal Flute Matthew Featherstone, for Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto.

The orchestra are joined by Chinese harpist Shimeng Sun and BBC NOW’s Principal Flute Matthew Featherstone, for Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto.

For the second concert in Beijing the orchestra welcomes another Chinese guest soloist, cellist Jiapeng Nie

BBC Wales’ annual festive concert returns to St David’s Hall.

BBC National Orchestra of Wales to tour China with Principal Guest Conductor Xian Zhang.

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.

The theatre of Handel’s Messiah

BBC NOW performs two premieres in a concert full of light and power, under the baton of Geoffrey Paterson.

BBC NOW return to Aberystwyth with a concert focussing on the symphonic works of the iconic Ludvig van Beethoven. We’re very sorry to announce that Xian Zhang is unable to conduct this concert. Our thanks to Ryan Bancroft who steps in.

A unique chance for audiences in Bangor to hear breath-taking singer-songwriter Alys Williams performing songs from her repertoire as you’ve never heard them before, re-imagined for voice and orchestra.

BBC NOW return to Bangor with a concert focussing on the symphonic works of the iconic Ludvig van Beethoven. We’re very sorry to announce that Xian Zhang is unable to conduct this concert. Our thanks to Ryan Bancroft who steps in.

BBC NOW return to Aberystwyth with a concert focussing on the symphonic works of the iconic Beethoven. We’re very sorry to announce that Xian Zhang is unable to conduct this concert. Our thanks to Ryan Bancroft who steps in.

A powerful expression of both loss and hope, Britten’s War Requiem was a defining work not just for him but for twentieth century music, a true landmark in the choral repertoire.

Britten travels through time

BBC NOW with The Amatis Trio at Marlborough College

As part of nationwide events marking the centenary of the end of World War One, BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales give the world premiere of Charles Villiers Stanford’s Mass Via Victrix (1914-1918).

Atgyfodi will bring alive the sound and image archive of St Fagans National Museum of History in a world premiere installation and music performance piece by Welsh composer John Rea.

Atgyfodi will bring alive the sound and image archive of St Fagans National Museum of History in a world premiere installation and music performance piece by Welsh composer John Rea.

Atgyfodi will bring alive the sound and image archive of St Fagans National Museum of History in a world premiere installation and music performance piece by Welsh composer John Rea.

Marking the 150th anniversary of his death, this concert will be broadcast as part of a long weekend dedicated to Hector Berlioz on BBC Radio 3 from 15-17 February 2019.

Painting and sound become one, a Wayfaring soul is lost to the hills, and the past merges with the present in a fantasia to a Golden Age.

Vaughan Williams travels through time

Toes will be tapping as Mexican conductor, Carlos Miguel Prieto, joins BBC NOW to kick off the new season with flare, featuring works from his home country.

If you’ve never been to a classical, orchestral concert before, and are perhaps nervous about giving it a go, this is the one for you! Popular BBC broadcaster Lynn Bowles presents this fantastically varied and colourful experience - introducing each piece