Performances of Aaron Copland at BBC Music
(See all works in BBC Music by Aaron Copland)Thu 31 Jul 2025
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
Joshua Weilerstein and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra perform Rachmaninov’s enigmatic final masterpiece, the Symphonic Dances, alongside Copland’s jazz-inspired Clarinet Concerto
Joshua Weilerstein and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra perform Rachmaninov’s enigmatic final masterpiece, the Symphonic Dances, alongside Copland’s jazz-inspired Clarinet Concerto
Programme
- Symphony No. 2(17 mins)
- Clarinet Concerto(18 mins)
- Clarinet Concerto(8 mins)
- interval
- Symphonic Dances(35 mins)
Performers
- Martin Fröstclarinet
- Joshua Weilersteinconductor
Part ofProms 2025
Sun 16 Nov 2025
- 14:00City Halls
Award-winning actor Rory Kinnear (best known from his role in James Bond films) narrates Prokofiev’s playful 'Peter and the Wolf' and the phenomenal Sterling Elliott dazzles in Tchaikovsky's showpiece for cello and orchestra.
Award-winning actor Rory Kinnear (best known from his role in James Bond films) narrates Prokofiev’s playful 'Peter and the Wolf' and the phenomenal Sterling Elliott dazzles in Tchaikovsky's showpiece for cello and orchestra.
Programme
- Second Essay
- Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra(20 mins)
- interval
- Lincoln Portrait(14 mins)
- Peter and the Wolf, Op 67(30 mins)
Performers
- Rory Kinnearnarrator
- Sterling Elliottcello
- Christian ReifConductor
Sun 30 Nov 2025
- 15:00BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Join us for a special concert where talented young musicians from the National Youth Orchestra of Wales (NYOW) perform side by side with world-class players from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Join us for a special concert where talented young musicians from the National Youth Orchestra of Wales (NYOW) perform side by side with world-class players from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Programme
- Fanfare for the Common Man
- Mistico
- Concerto for Orchestra(Movements I-IV only)
Performers
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- National Youth Orchestra of WalesOrchestra
- Nil Venditticonductor
Composers
Fri 23 Jan 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
US composer Julia Wolfe’s new work unEarth receives its UK premiere, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Finchley Children's Music Group, and Danish soprano Else Torp, conducted by Martyn Brabbins.
US composer Julia Wolfe’s new work unEarth receives its UK premiere, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Finchley Children's Music Group, and Danish soprano Else Torp, conducted by Martyn Brabbins.
Programme
- Appalachian Spring
- unEarth
Performers
- Martyn Brabbinsconductor
- Else Torpsoprano
- BBC Singersensemble
- Finchley Children’s Music Groupensemble
Composers
Sun 5 Jul 2026
- 15:00BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
We mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the document of independence with an all American programme featuring some of the most famous American composers in history, from Copland, Barber and Bernstein to William Grant Still and Christopher Tin.
We mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the document of independence with an all American programme featuring some of the most famous American composers in history, from Copland, Barber and Bernstein to William Grant Still and Christopher Tin.
Programme
- Appalachian Spring
- Piano ConcertoUK premiere
- Festive Overture
- Agnus Dei
- Chichester Psalms
Performers
- Kellen Grayconductor
- Lara Downespiano
