Performances of Ralph Vaughan Williams at BBC Music
(See all works in BBC Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams)Tue 5 Aug 2025
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Nil Venditti celebrate Britain’s land- and sea-scapes with works including Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending and Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Nil Venditti celebrate Britain’s land- and sea-scapes with works including Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending and Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
Programme
- Coronation March ‘Crown Imperial’(6 mins)arr. Tausky
- The Lark Ascending(13 mins)
- Isle of Beauty(3 mins)
- The Evening Star(3 mins)
- Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’(16 mins)
- interval
- Dance Overture(6 mins)
- Bird Songs(10 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- The Rustling of Grass(3 mins)arr. Zoë Birtwhistle
- The Shepherd(4 mins)
- Elegy for Strings(7 mins)
- ‘Enigma’ Variations(31 mins)
Performers
- Liya Petrovaviolin
- Nil Venditticonductor
Sat 30 Aug 2025
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
Ryan Bancroft teams up with the wind, brass and percussion of the London Symphony Orchestra to perform folk-song arrangements by Vaughan Williams, Grainger and Arnold alongside Gunther Schuller’s eclectic trombone concerto
Ryan Bancroft teams up with the wind, brass and percussion of the London Symphony Orchestra to perform folk-song arrangements by Vaughan Williams, Grainger and Arnold alongside Gunther Schuller’s eclectic trombone concerto
Programme
- English Folk Song Suite(14 mins)
- Eine kleine Posaunenmusik(16 mins)
- interval
- Triumph: A paraphrase on music from ‘The Mask of Time’(15 mins)
- English Dances, Set No. 1(9 mins)(version for wind band)
- The Lads of Wamphray(9 mins)
- Country Gardens(6 mins)arr. Percy Grainger
- A Lincolnshire Posy(16 mins)
Performers
- Peter Mooretrombone
- London Symphony Orchestrawind, brass and percussion
- Ryan Bancroftconductor
Part ofProms 2025
Sun 7 Sep 2025
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
Rome, Paris, London: Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra take us on a musical tour of Europe, performing works by Respighi, Milhaud and Vaughan Williams
Rome, Paris, London: Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra take us on a musical tour of Europe, performing works by Respighi, Milhaud and Vaughan Williams
Programme
- Pines of Rome(23 mins)
- Le boeuf sur le toit(19 mins)(version for violin and orchestra)
- interval
- Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)(44 mins)
Performers
- Arabella Steinbacherviolin
- Vasily Petrenkoconductor
Fri 26 Sep 2025
- 14:30Maida Vale Studios
The BBC Singers are joined by Owain Park in a programme exploring the theme of nature through choral music.
The BBC Singers are joined by Owain Park in a programme exploring the theme of nature through choral music.
Programme
- Song of June
- The Sycamore
- Sat on the shore
- In heaven it is always autumn
- The Evening Primrose
- Myrthen - No. 7 'Die Lotosblume'
- The Heaven's Flock
- Beyond the Night Sky
- Silence and Music
- Venematka (The Boat Journey)
- On life's dividing sea
- Sweet Day
- A Contemplation upon Flowers
- Butterfly
Performers
- BBC Singersensemble
- Owain Parkconductor
Part ofBBC Singers 2025-26
Thu 6 Nov 2025
- 19:30Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
We turn to nature in tonight’s concert, opening with Vaughan Williams’ overture to The Wasps.
We turn to nature in tonight’s concert, opening with Vaughan Williams’ overture to The Wasps.
Programme
- The Wasps – overture
- BukoolikaUK premiere
- Trumpet Concerto (night-sky-blue)
- Symphony No. 4, ‘The Inextinguishable’
Performers
- Arvo Volmerconductor
- Matilda Lloydtrumpet
