Performances of Jean Sibelius at BBC Orchestras and Choirs

The BBC Singers are joined by Owain Park in a programme exploring the theme of nature through choral music.

The rugged coastline of Northern California was the inspiration for this similarly jagged piece for singing cellist and orchestra by American composer Gabriella Smith.

From ocean mists to towering summits, plus Mozart with the legendary Elisabeth Leonskaja.

From ocean mists to towering summits, plus Mozart with the legendary Elisabeth Leonskaja.

Sakari Oramo conducts Sibelius’s Lemminkaïnen Legends – a stirring counterpart to the brilliance of Thomas Adès’s Violin Concerto, played by Christian Tetzlaff.

Finland meets the French Horns as we travel to Aberystwyth this November as French Horn superstar Ben Goldscheider joins us on the road for two concertos, those of Huw Watkins and Mozart.

Finland meets the French Horns as we travel to Aberystwyth and Bangor this November as French Horn superstar Ben Goldscheider joins us on the road for two concertos, those of Huw Watkins and Mozart.

Inspired by the playful Cadavre exquis game - where each person writes a line, folds the paper, and passes it on - Anders Hillborg creates a wild, energetic musical collage in Exquisite Corpse.

Left handed piano sensation Nicholas McCarthy makes his debut with BBC NOW in Ravel’s emotionally powerfully and highly virtuoso Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.

Dazzling woodwinds tarry with bustling strings, folk-like melodies weave with vibrant dance and climactic rushes make way to stately grandeur in Tchaikovsky’s charmingly wintery First Symphony, oozing his trademark symphonic craftsmanship from the off.

Dazzling woodwinds tarry with bustling strings, folk-like melodies weave with vibrant dance and climactic rushes make way to stately grandeur in Tchaikovsky’s charmingly wintery First Symphony, oozing his trademark symphonic craftsmanship from the off.

Orbiting spheres, northern stars and the world’s biggest hurdy-gurdy: an evening of sonic marvels from conductor Anna-Maria Helsing and the BBC Concert Orchestra.

In this striking exploration of Nordic soundscapes, Chief Conductor John Storgårds will flex every Finnish musical muscle as he leads the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.