BBC Concert Orchestra 2022 - 23 Southbank Centre Season
BBC Concert Orchestra 2022 - 23 Southbank Centre Season: All Events
Sat 3 Jun 2023
- 14:00Southbank Centre, London
Celebrating Beano’s 85th anniversary, Dennis & Gnasher and CBBC unleash the world’s first ‘comiconcerto’ and discover classical music earworms, mixed with animation, actors, and audience interaction!
Celebrating Beano’s 85th anniversary, Dennis & Gnasher and CBBC unleash the world’s first ‘comiconcerto’ and discover classical music earworms, mixed with animation, actors, and audience interaction!
Programme
- Beano ConcertoConcerto for Percussion and Orchestra
- Le tombeau de Couperin
- Orpheus' Comet
- A Festive Violet Pulse
- Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 - No 1, Montagues and Capulets
- Conga del fuego nuevo
Performers
- George Jacksonconductor
- Colin Curriepercussion
- Nina WadiaGroan-Up
- Asha SthanakiyaBeano Bedtime Reader
- 11:00Southbank Centre, London
Celebrating Beano’s 85th anniversary, Dennis & Gnasher and CBBC unleash the world’s first ‘comiconcerto’ and discover classical music earworms, mixed with animation, actors, and audience interaction!
Celebrating Beano’s 85th anniversary, Dennis & Gnasher and CBBC unleash the world’s first ‘comiconcerto’ and discover classical music earworms, mixed with animation, actors, and audience interaction!
Programme
- Beano ConcertoConcerto for Percussion and Orchestra
- Le tombeau de CouperinPrelude
- Orpheus' Comet
- A Festive Violet Pulse
- Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 - No 1, Montagues and Capulets
- Conga del fuego nuevo
Performers
- George Jacksonconductor
- Colin Curriepercussion
- Nina WadiaGroan-Up
- Asha SthanakiyaBeano Bedtime Reader
Fri 19 May 2023
- 20:00Southbank Centre, London
Discover composers who defy categorisation with the BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor André de Ridder and host Elizabeth Alker.
Discover composers who defy categorisation with the BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor André de Ridder and host Elizabeth Alker.
Programme
- God Docks at Death HarborBBC commission
- Memory GardenBBC commission
- Meet the ManBBC commission
Performers
- André de Ridderconductor
- Elizabeth Alkerpresenter
Composers
Sun 26 Mar 2023
- 19:30Southbank Centre, London
Discover stories of the city at a world premiere from Streetwise Opera, The Sixteen and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Discover stories of the city at a world premiere from Streetwise Opera, The Sixteen and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Programme
- Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town”Movement: Times Square: 1944
- Music for a Great City*Night Thoughts*
- Mighty River
- Re:sound
Performers
- Keith Lockhartconductor
- The Sixteen
Sun 26 Feb 2023
- 19:30Southbank Centre, London
Philip Glass and Einojuhani Rautavaara create radiant music on the theme of light, presented by Anna-Maria Helsing and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Philip Glass and Einojuhani Rautavaara create radiant music on the theme of light, presented by Anna-Maria Helsing and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Programme
- The Light
- Lonely Angel
- White Flowers Take Their Bath
- Bær
- Fratres
- Symphony no. 7 "Angel of Light"
Performers
- Anna-Maria Helsingconductor
- Mari Samuelsenviolin
Wed 25 Jan 2023
- 20:00Southbank Centre, London
In the next live instalment of BBC Radio 3's Unclassified, presenter Elizabeth Alker puts Bell Orchestre’s musical ecosystem under the microscope.
In the next live instalment of BBC Radio 3's Unclassified, presenter Elizabeth Alker puts Bell Orchestre’s musical ecosystem under the microscope.
Programme
- House Musicarr. Owen Pallett
- Tumble Down The Undecidedarr. Owen Pallett
- Storiesarr. Owen Pallett
- Stripesarr. Owen Pallett
Performers
- Sarah Neufeldviolin
- André de Ridderconductor
- Elizabeth Alkerpresenter
Composers
Wed 16 Nov 2022
- 19:30Southbank Centre, London
The Marcin Wasilewski Trio, Avishai Cohen and the BBC Concert Orchestra pay tribute to matchless trumpeter Tomasz Stańko at the EFG London Jazz Festival.
Fri 30 Sep 2022
- 19:30Southbank Centre, London
Guy Barker, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and the BBC Concert Orchestra celebrate the transformative genius of Charles Mingus, 100 years on.
Guy Barker, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and the BBC Concert Orchestra celebrate the transformative genius of Charles Mingus, 100 years on.
Programme
- Don’t Be Afraid, the Clown’s Afraid Too / Us Is TwoMedley. Arranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker
- Money JungleArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
- Fleurette AfricaineArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
- I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)Arranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
- Maple Leaf Ragarr. Jelly Roll Morton, orch. Guy Barker
- CaravanArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
- Mingus SuiteArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker. Narration written by Robert Ryan.
Performers
- Lakecia Benjaminsaxophone
- Allan Harrissinger/narrator
- Guy Barkerconductor
