Performances of Michael Tippett at BBC Music
(See all works in BBC Music by Michael Tippett)Sun 10 Aug 2025
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Edward Gardner conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme of 20th-century orchestral sound-pictures, including Debussy’s La mer, Sibelius’s The Oceanides and Ravel’s song-cycle Shéhérazade
Edward Gardner conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme of 20th-century orchestral sound-pictures, including Debussy’s La mer, Sibelius’s The Oceanides and Ravel’s song-cycle Shéhérazade
Programme
- The Oceanides(11 mins)
- The Rose Lake(29 mins)
- interval
- Shéhérazade(17 mins)
- La mer(23 mins)
Performers
- Aigul Akhmetshinamezzo-soprano
- Edward Gardnerconductor
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 31 Aug 2025
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Pekka Kuusisto brings the strings of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra to the Proms with singer and composer Katarina Barruk, performing songs that combine the traditional and the modern
Pekka Kuusisto brings the strings of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra to the Proms with singer and composer Katarina Barruk, performing songs that combine the traditional and the modern
Programme
- songs based on the joik indigenous song-type from Sábmie
- Divertimento on ‘Sellinger’s Round’(6 mins)
- String Quartet No. 3, ‘Mishima’ – Blood Oath (fifth movement)(3 mins)
- Weroon Weroon(5 mins)UK premiere
- Chorale Prelude ‘O Mensch, bewein’ dein’ Sünde gross’, BWV 622 (arr. Reger)(6 mins)
- Plan & Elevation – The Beech Tree (fifth movement)(3 mins)
- interval
- Fratres(9 mins)
- Chamber Symphony (String Quartet No. 8, arr. R. Barshai)(24 mins)
Performers
- Katarina Barrukvocals
- Arnljot Nordvikguitar
- Christer Jørgensendrums
- Pekka Kuusistoviolin/director
Part ofProms 2025
Thu 4 Dec 2025
- 19:30City Halls
Grieg’s beloved concerto and a deeply moving wartime masterpiece with NYCOS
Grieg’s beloved concerto and a deeply moving wartime masterpiece with NYCOS
Programme
- Bacchanale(12 mins)World Premiere, BBC Commission
- Piano Concerto in A minor(30 mins)
- interval
- A Child of Our Time(65 mins)
Performers
- Pumeza Matshikizasoprano
- Beth Tayloralto
- John Findontenor
- Ashley Richesbass
- Stephen Houghpiano
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
