BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2026/27 Events

Thu 24 Sep 2026
- 19:30
  Opening Night: Beethoven's Violin Concerto
  Glasgow City Halls
  MUSIC THAT SPEAKS TO THE HEART: Bomsori plays Beethoven's masterful Violin Concerto and two world-class vocalists shine in Zemlinky's sumptuous Lyric Symphony
  MUSIC THAT SPEAKS TO THE HEART: Bomsori plays Beethoven's masterful Violin Concerto and two world-class vocalists shine in Zemlinky's sumptuous Lyric Symphony
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Violin Concerto in C Major(43 mins)
  interval
  Alexander von Zemlinsky
  Lyric Symphony(50 mins)
  Performers
  Bomsori
  violin
  violin
  Miah Persson
  soprano
  soprano
  James Atkinson
  baritone
  baritone
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Alexander von Zemlinsky
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2026-27 Season
Thu 8 Oct 2026
- 19:30
  Mahler's Tenth Symphony
  Glasgow City Halls
  LIFE, LOVE & FAREWELL: Popular Dutch guest conductor Antony Hermus leads us to the emotional heart of Mahler’s devastatingly beautiful final musical testament.
  LIFE, LOVE & FAREWELL: Popular Dutch guest conductor Antony Hermus leads us to the emotional heart of Mahler’s devastatingly beautiful final musical testament.
  Programme
  Willem Jeths
  Mors Aeterna(9 mins)
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 10 in F sharp minor (compl. Deryck Cooke)(80 mins)
  Performers
  Antony Hermus
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Willem Jeths
  Gustav Mahler
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2026-27 Season
Thu 29 Oct 2026
- 19:30
  Enrico Chapela's Electric Violin Concerto
  Glasgow City Halls
  ROCK & CLASSICAL COLLIDE: Chloë Hanslip’s electric violin meets the sparkling energy of Estonian conductor Mihhail Gerts, with music of raw emotional power by Arvo Pärt and Eduard Tubin.
  ROCK & CLASSICAL COLLIDE: Chloë Hanslip’s electric violin meets the sparkling energy of Estonian conductor Mihhail Gerts, with music of raw emotional power by Arvo Pärt and Eduard Tubin.
  Programme
  Arvo Pärt
  Swansong(9 mins)
  Enrico Chapela
  Antiphaser (concerto for electric violin and orchestra)(20 mins)(BBC co-commission)
  interval
  Eduard Tubin
  Symphony No.6(33 mins)
  Performers
  Chloë Hanslip
  violin
  violin
  Mihhail Gerts
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Arvo Pärt
  Enrico Chapela
  Eduard Tubin
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2026-27 Season
Sun 1 Nov 2026
- 19:30
  Psycho (1960): Film with Live Orchestra
  Glasgow City Halls
  The Classic Horror. The Iconic Score. Fear Performed Live.
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2026-27 Season
Thu 5 Nov 2026
- 14:00
  Afternoon Performance: Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.5
  Glasgow City Halls
  Programme
  Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
  Baba Yaga and The Enchanted Lake(10 mins)
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Songs and Dances of Death(22 mins)
  interval
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor(47 mins)
  Performers
  Sophie Bevan
  soprano
  soprano
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2026-27 Season BBC SSO Afternoon Performances 2026/27