BBC SSO 2024-25 Season Events
Fri 20 Jun 2025
- 14:00Glasgow City Halls
Top young UK & international conductors showcase talent with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in the finale of a 4-day course with Martyn Brabbins, featuring Brahms’ Symphony No.4 & Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No.1. Jointly presented by BBC SSO & RCS.
Top young UK & international conductors showcase talent with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in the finale of a 4-day course with Martyn Brabbins, featuring Brahms’ Symphony No.4 & Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No.1. Jointly presented by BBC SSO & RCS.
Programme
- Tranquil Abiding
- Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor
- interval
- Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Thu 22 May 2025
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
Imagine...majestic swans take flight and Finland’s greatest composer unleashes a spine-tingling melody that fills your heart with hope.
Imagine...majestic swans take flight and Finland’s greatest composer unleashes a spine-tingling melody that fills your heart with hope.
Programme
- Symphony No. 1 in C major(28 mins)
- Concerto for Horn and Orchestra(21 mins)
- interval
- Overture 'Namensfeier', Op 115(7 mins)
- Symphony No. 5 in E flat major(33 mins)
Performers
- Stefan Dohrhorn
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Also part ofBBC SSO Glasgow Series 2024/25
Sun 18 May 2025
- 14:00Glasgow City Halls
Orchestra challenges, piano responds with Tchaikovsky's grand tune. Seabirds soar in Pacific skies. A young artist embarks on a lifelong voyage, narrated by BBC SSO and conductor Tito Muñoz. Pianist Alim Beisembayev, a luminous talent, is the soloist.
Orchestra challenges, piano responds with Tchaikovsky's grand tune. Seabirds soar in Pacific skies. A young artist embarks on a lifelong voyage, narrated by BBC SSO and conductor Tito Muñoz. Pianist Alim Beisembayev, a luminous talent, is the soloist.
Programme
- Tumblebird Contrails(12 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor(38 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 1 in D major(56 mins)
Performers
- Alim Beisembayevpiano
- Tito Muñozconductor
Sun 11 May 2025
- 15:00Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Imagine...a journey from darkness to light. Struggles between love & despair inspire a pulse-raising masterpiece.
Imagine...a journey from darkness to light. Struggles between love & despair inspire a pulse-raising masterpiece.
Programme
- Icarus(12 mins)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor(38 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in E minor(46 mins)
Performers
- Rosanne Philippensviolin
- Gemma Newconductor
Fri 9 May 2025
- 19:30Music Hall, Aberdeen
Imagine...a journey from darkness to light. Struggles between love & despair inspire a pulse-raising masterpiece that stirs the soul.
Imagine...a journey from darkness to light. Struggles between love & despair inspire a pulse-raising masterpiece that stirs the soul.
Programme
- Icarus(12 mins)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor(38 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in E minor(46 mins)
Performers
- Rosanne Philippensviolin
- Gemma Newconductor
