Performances of Camille Saint‐Saëns at BBC Music
(See all works in BBC Music by Camille Saint‐Saëns)Fri 25 Jul 2025
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
Maxim Emelyanychev and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform Saint-Saëns’s ‘Egyptian’ Piano Concerto with Alexandre Kantorow, plus Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and selections from Rameau’s ballet Les Indes galantes
Maxim Emelyanychev and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform Saint-Saëns’s ‘Egyptian’ Piano Concerto with Alexandre Kantorow, plus Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and selections from Rameau’s ballet Les Indes galantes
Programme
- Les Indes galantes – suite(24 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, ‘Egyptian’(29 mins)
- interval
- Bruckner’s Skull(16 mins)
- Symphony No. 5 in C minor(31 mins)
Performers
- Alexandre Kantorowpiano
- Maxim Emelyanychevconductor
Sat 26 Jul 2025
- 15:00Royal Albert Hall
A spine-tingling celebration of musical treachery! Claudia Winkleman is our host as we explore this worldwide television phenomenon, with its tense and haunting sound-world
A spine-tingling celebration of musical treachery! Claudia Winkleman is our host as we explore this worldwide television phenomenon, with its tense and haunting sound-world
Programme
- Ave Maria(1 mins)
- Clubbed to Death(3 mins)Edward Elgar/Rob Dougan, arr. Jules Buckley
- The Traitors Overture(4 mins)
- Nothing Is as It Seems(4 mins)arr. Ben Foster
- Danse macabre(8 mins)
- Toxic(4 mins)Cathy Dennis/Christian Karlsson/Pontus Winnberg/Henrik Jonback, arr. Ben Foster
- ’Tosca – ‘E lucevan le stelle’(5 mins)
- Moonlight Sonata(4 mins)Beethoven/Hidden Citizens, arr. Ben Foster
- The Secret Meeting(2 mins)
- vampire(4 mins)Olivia Rodrigo/Dan Nigro, arr. Fiona Brice
- The Hanging Tree(4 mins)Arr. Eirik Berge
- interval
- Requiem in D minor, K626 – Lacrimosa(4 mins)
- Bad Guy(4 mins)Billie Eilish/Finneas O’Connell, arr. Fiona Brice
- The Nutcracker – Dance of the Clowns(3 mins)
- Believer(5 mins)Dan Reynolds/Wayne Sermon/Ben McKee/Daniel Platzman/Justin Tranter/Matthias Larsson/Robin Fredriksson, arr. Tommy Profitt/Fiona Brice
- Experience(5 mins)arr. John Langley
- The Time Has Come(2 mins)
- Hell to the Liars(6 mins)Daniel Rothman/Dot Major/Hannah Reid, arr. Ben Foster
- Carmina Burana – ‘O Fortuna’(3 mins)
- The Traitors Finale
Performers
- Haylavocals
- Andrea Lykkevocals
- Andrés Presnotenor
- Darrell Smithvocals
- Robert Jordanbagpipes
- Claudia Winklemanpresenter
- BBC Symphony Chorusensemble
- Karen Ní Bhroinconductor
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
A spine-tingling celebration of musical treachery! Claudia Winkleman is our host as we explore this worldwide television phenomenon, with its tense and haunting sound-world
A spine-tingling celebration of musical treachery! Claudia Winkleman is our host as we explore this worldwide television phenomenon, with its tense and haunting sound-world
Programme
- Ave Maria(1 mins)
- Clubbed to Death(3 mins)Edward Elgar/Rob Dougan, arr. Jules Buckley
- The Traitors Overture(4 mins)
- Nothing Is as It Seems(4 mins)arr. Ben Foster
- Danse macabre(8 mins)
- Toxic(4 mins)Cathy Dennis/Christian Karlsson/Pontus Winnberg/Henrik Jonback, arr. Ben Foster
- ’Tosca – ‘E lucevan le stelle’(5 mins)
- Moonlight Sonata(4 mins)Beethoven/Hidden Citizens, arr. Ben Foster
- The Secret Meeting(2 mins)
- vampire(4 mins)Olivia Rodrigo/Dan Nigro, arr. Fiona Brice
- The Hanging Tree(4 mins)arr. Eirik Berge
- interval
- Requiem in D minor, K626 – Lacrimosa(4 mins)
- Bad Guy(4 mins)Billie Eilish/Finneas O’Connell, arr. Fiona Brice
- The Nutcracker – Dance of the Clowns(3 mins)
- Believer(5 mins)Dan Reynolds/Wayne Sermon/Ben McKee/Daniel Platzman/Justin Tranter/Matthias Larsson/Robin Fredriksson, arr. Tommy Profitt/Fiona Brice
- Experience(5 mins)arr. John Langley
- The Time Has Come(2 mins)
- Hell to the Liars(6 mins)Daniel Rothman/Dot Major/Hannah Reid, arr. Ben Foster
- Carmina Burana – ‘O Fortuna’(3 mins)
- The Traitors Finale(4 mins)
Performers
- Andrea Lykke
- Andrés Presnotenor
- Haylavocals
- Roberto Ruisiviolin
- Darrell Smithvocals
- Andrea Lykkevocals
- Robert Jordanbagpipes
- Claudia Winklemanpresenter
- Karen Ní Bhroinconductor
Fri 8 Aug 2025
- 8 – 9 Aug 2025Royal Albert Hall
Experience the Royal Albert Hall at its most magical and intimate: Anna Lapwood joins cellist Anastasia Kobekina, pianist Hayato Sumino and Norwegian ensemble Barokksolistene for this all-night Prom (11pm - 7am)
Experience the Royal Albert Hall at its most magical and intimate: Anna Lapwood joins cellist Anastasia Kobekina, pianist Hayato Sumino and Norwegian ensemble Barokksolistene for this all-night Prom (11pm - 7am)
Programme
- Toccata in B minor from ‘10 Pieces for Organ’(4 mins)
- Limina Luminis(6 mins)
- Pirates of the Caribbean – suite(18 mins)Klaus Nadelt/Hans Zimmer arr. Anna Lapwood
- interval
- The Old Bachelor – Hornpipe(3 mins)
- The Three Ravens (Arr. for Ensemble by Bjarte Eike)(4 mins)
- The Dancing Master – The Virgin Queen; Stingo; Bobbing Joe(4 mins)John Playford/Trad., arr. B. Eike/Barroksolistene
- Pass around the grog (sea shanty)(2 mins)John Playford/Trad., arr. B. Eike/Barokksolistene
- Da skeklers(4 mins)trad., Shetlands, arr. Christ Stout
- Three Wedding Tunes from Fanø(5 mins)trad., Denmark, arr. B. Eike
- Dance Collection from Uhrovec – Slovak Dance No. 328arr. Miloš Valent
- Old Norse(3 mins)trad., Shetlands, arr. B. Eike
- Hopp sa halta(6 mins)
- La traverséetrad., Canada, arr. B. Eike/Barokksolistene
- Tabhair dom do lámh (Give me your hand)(4 mins)arr. B. Eike/Barokksolistene
- Wild Mountain Thyme (Will ye go, lassie?)(4 mins)trad., Scotland, arr. Barokksolistene
- The Dancing Master – Beggar Boy; Scots Rant; Scotch Cap; All in a garden green; Newcastle(6 mins)arr. B. Eike
- Haul away!(4 mins)trad., English sea shanty arr. Barokksolistene/Thomas Guthrie
- The Dancing Master – Wallom Green (plus improvisations)(8 mins)arr. B. Eike
- interval
- All things are quite silent(4 mins)
- Arise, shine(5 mins)
- O nata lux(3 mins)
- Seek Him That Make the Seven Stars(6 mins)
- Grandmother Moon(4 mins)
- Sleep(6 mins)
- Come to me(6 mins)
- Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine(9 mins)
- Make You Feel My Love(4 mins)arr. Anna Lapwood
- interval
- Waltz in E flat major 'Grande valse brillante', Op 18(6 mins)
- Polonaise in A flat major 'Heroic', Op 53(7 mins)
- Nocturne II: After Dawn(3 mins)
- Danse macabre(8 mins)arr. Franz Liszt/H. Sumino
- Boléro(9 mins)arr. H. Sumino
- Everything in Its Right Place(3 mins)
- Like Spinning Plates(3 mins)with Anastasia Kobekina (cello)
- interval
- O frondens virga(3 mins)
- Cello Suite No 1 in G majorPrelude; Menuets I & II
- Postcard(1 mins)
- Cello Suite No 2 in D minor(3 mins)Courante
- Prelude II(2 mins)
- Cello Suite No 2 in D minor(3 mins)Sarabande
- Narrenschiff [Ship of Fools](5 mins)
- Grāmata čellam [The Book] – Pianissimo(4 mins)
- Suite for Solo Cello No. 3, Op 87(2 mins)Barcarolla
- Song for Ainola(2 mins)
- Cello Suite No 3 in C major(4 mins)Prelude
- Fandango(5 mins)arr. Giovanni Sollima
- interval
- Hymn (after Byrd)(5 mins)
- Many Fruited Dog Tooth(12 mins)
- Full like drips from ‘Honey Siren’(3 mins)
- One Without from ‘Aftersun’(5 mins)
- Prière du Christ montant vers son Père [Prayer of Christ Ascending Towards His Father] from ‘L’Ascension’(9 mins)
- interval
- Distance(5 mins)
- Tamala/If Only I Knew(5 mins)
- Bimo(5 mins)
- Bamba, the Light of Touba(5 mins)arr. David Mantovani
- Future Strings(5 mins)
- interval
- Turning Page(4 mins)
- You Are Enough(3 mins)
- Touch(4 mins)
- Sight(4 mins)
- North(5 mins)
- Nine(5 mins)
- Saturn(5 mins)
Performers
- Anna Lapwoodorgan/conductor
- Bjarte Eikeviolin/director
- Anastasia Kobekinacello
- Hayato Suminopiano
- 12 Ensembleensemble
- Seckou Keitakora/voice
- Sleeping At Lastensemble
Composers
Part ofProms 2025
Thu 28 Aug 2025
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
An all-French programme from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Marie Jacquot sees Bizet’s incidental music for The Girl from Arles performed alongside a fantasy on themes from his popular opera Carmen, reimagined with explosive virtuosity by Sarasate
An all-French programme from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Marie Jacquot sees Bizet’s incidental music for The Girl from Arles performed alongside a fantasy on themes from his popular opera Carmen, reimagined with explosive virtuosity by Sarasate
Programme
- L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1(17 mins)
- Carmen Fantasy(12 mins)
- interval
- Andromède(15 mins)
- Symphony No. 3 in C minor, ‘Organ’(36 mins)
Performers
- Inmo Yangviolin
- Rachel Mahonorgan
- Marie Jacquotconductor
Sun 14 Dec 2025
- 19:00Barbican, London
A festive treat with a ghostly difference: a night of classic stories and haunting melodies from the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
A festive treat with a ghostly difference: a night of classic stories and haunting melodies from the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Programme
- Danse macabre
- Marley's Ghost...
- The Four Seasons – Winter
- Twilight Zonearr. Stu Philips
- interval
- Music for Strings, Percussion and CelestaIII. Adagio
- Spiritual No. 2
- Marche funèbre d'une marionette
- Theme Song from 'Ghostbusters'
Performers
- Karen Ní Bhroinconductor
- Alex Jenningshost and reader
- Sarah Nilesreader
- Jonathan Andrew Humevocals
Fri 6 Mar 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
Sakari Oramo pairs flair and exoticism with idyllic cheer in this dual outing of Romantic masterpieces: Saint-Saëns’ fifth piano concerto and Brahms’ Second Symphony.
Sakari Oramo pairs flair and exoticism with idyllic cheer in this dual outing of Romantic masterpieces: Saint-Saëns’ fifth piano concerto and Brahms’ Second Symphony.
Programme
- Don Juan
- Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, ‘Egyptian’
- interval
- Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Bertrand Chamayoupiano
Sat 18 Apr 2026
- 15:00Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
Striking a balance between the light-hearted and the noble, Elgar’s Variations are an ingenious collection of musical sketches of his friends plus an astute self-portrait; an enigma hidden within the score.
Striking a balance between the light-hearted and the noble, Elgar’s Variations are an ingenious collection of musical sketches of his friends plus an astute self-portrait; an enigma hidden within the score.
Programme
- Sea Sketches
- Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor
- ‘Enigma’ Variations
Performers
- Jaime Martínconductor
- 諏訪内晶子violin
Sun 19 Apr 2026
- 15:00BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Striking a balance between the light-hearted and the noble, Elgar’s Variations are an ingenious collection of musical sketches of his friends plus an astute self-portrait; an enigma hidden within the score.
Striking a balance between the light-hearted and the noble, Elgar’s Variations are an ingenious collection of musical sketches of his friends plus an astute self-portrait; an enigma hidden within the score.
Programme
- Sea Sketches
- Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor
- ‘Enigma’ Variations
Performers
- Jaime MartínConductor
- 諏訪内晶子violin
