Performances of Thea Musgrave at BBC Music

Thu 12 Mar 2026

• 14:00

  Afternoon Performance: Alban Gerhardt Plays Britten's Cello Symphony

  City Halls

  Britten's playful 'Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra' is paired with the composer's Cello Symphony. Plus, there's music inspired by the enchanting imagination of William Shakespeare.

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  Britten's playful 'Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra' is paired with the composer's Cello Symphony. Plus, there's music inspired by the enchanting imagination of William Shakespeare.

  Programme

  • • • Thea Musgrave
      • Aurora(10 mins)
    • • Benjamin Britten
      • Cello Symphony(34 mins)
    • • interval
    • • Edward Elgar
      • Falstaff(30 mins)
    • • Benjamin Britten
      • The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra(17 mins)

  Performers

  • Alban Gerhardt

    cello
    cello
  • Ryan Wigglesworth

    Conductor
    Conductor
  • BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

  Composers

  • Thea Musgrave
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Edward Elgar

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  Part of

  BBC SSO 2025-26 Season BBC SSO Afternoon Performances 2025/26 BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2025/26

  

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