BBC Orchestras and Choirs Events
Wed 4 Nov 2026
- 19:30Watford Colosseum, Watford
Three’s company: the Astatine Trio play Beethoven’s joyous Triple Concerto in this free all-Beethoven concert from Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Three’s company: the Astatine Trio play Beethoven’s joyous Triple Concerto in this free all-Beethoven concert from Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Programme
- Overture ‘Coriolan’
- Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major, 'Triple Concerto'
- Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Astatine Triopiano trio
Composers
Part ofBBC Symphony Orchestra 2026/27
Thu 5 Nov 2026
- 14:00Glasgow City Halls
“With desire and passion,” wrote Tchaikovsky on the score of his Fifth Symphony... and you’re about to hear why! Soprano Sophie Bevan also stars in this vibrant all-Russian programme launching the Afternoon Performance series.
“With desire and passion,” wrote Tchaikovsky on the score of his Fifth Symphony... and you’re about to hear why! Soprano Sophie Bevan also stars in this vibrant all-Russian programme launching the Afternoon Performance series.
Programme
- Baba Yaga and The Enchanted Lake(10 mins)
- Songs and Dances of Death(22 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in E minor(47 mins)
Performers
- Sophie Bevansoprano
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
Fri 6 Nov 2026
- 19:30Victoria Hall, Hanley
Join us in Hanley under the direction of pianist-conductor Sunwook Kim for an evening of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Tchaikovsky's Winter Dreams.
Join us in Hanley under the direction of pianist-conductor Sunwook Kim for an evening of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Tchaikovsky's Winter Dreams.
Programme
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
- Symphony No 1 in G minor, 'Winter Daydreams'
Performers
- Sunwook KimConductor and soloist
Composers
- 19:30King's College Cambridge
The BBC Singers perform Mozart's Mass in C minor and Handel's Dixit Dominus with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment at the Cambridge Music Festival.
The BBC Singers perform Mozart's Mass in C minor and Handel's Dixit Dominus with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment at the Cambridge Music Festival.
Programme
- Mass in C minor, K427
- Dixit Dominus
Performers
- BBC Singersensemble
- Daniel Hydeconductor
Part ofBBC Singers 2026-27 - 19:30Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
Love in all its colours shapes this programme with Martyn Brabbins. Debussy’s Faune shimmers between dream and desire; David Childs voices lost love in Mealor’s Euphonium Concerto; Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet brings elation and fate.
Love in all its colours shapes this programme with Martyn Brabbins. Debussy’s Faune shimmers between dream and desire; David Childs voices lost love in Mealor’s Euphonium Concerto; Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet brings elation and fate.
Programme
- Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
- Euphonium Concerto
- Angel (Poème-Nocturne)
- interval
- Romeo and Juliet
Performers
- Martyn BrabbinsConductor
- David Childseuphonium
Sun 1 Nov 2026
- 17:00Birmingham Symphony Hall
Experience the Bollywood classic Sholay as never before as the film is brought to life on a giant screen, accompanied by R. D. Burman’s iconic score and performed live by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor George Morton.
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
The Classic Horror. The Iconic Score. Fear Performed Live.
Sat 31 Oct 2026
- 13:00DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen
The BBC Singers join the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir and world-class soloists at the DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen for a performance of Verdi's Requiem.
The BBC Singers join the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir and world-class soloists at the DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen for a performance of Verdi's Requiem.
Programme
- Requiem
Performers
- Maria Agrestasoprano
- Deniz Uzunmezzo-soprano
- Saimir Pirgutenor
- BBC Singersensemble
- Fabio Luisiconductor
Composers
Part ofBBC Singers 2026-27 - 13:00BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Join us this Halloween for our much‑loved Spooktacular! Bring the family for an afternoon of spooky favourites, mysterious music and big orchestral thrills. Dress up, enjoy the chills and join us for a fang‑tastic family celebration.
Join us this Halloween for our much‑loved Spooktacular! Bring the family for an afternoon of spooky favourites, mysterious music and big orchestral thrills. Dress up, enjoy the chills and join us for a fang‑tastic family celebration.
Programme
- The Addams Family Theme
- March of the Little Goblins (concert version)
- Waltz from Masquerade Suite
- Imperial March from Star Wars
- Danse Macabre
- Funeral March of a Marionette
- Transylvanian Dances
- Thrillerarr. Gordon Hamilton
- Highlights from Wickedarr. Ted Ricketts
- Devil's Dance, from 'The Witches from Eastwick'
- Ghostbustersarr. Paul Campbell
Performers
- Barbara DraganConductor
- 16:00BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Join us this Halloween for our much‑loved Spooktacular! Bring the family for an afternoon of spooky favourites, mysterious music and big orchestral thrills. Dress up, enjoy the chills and join us for a fang‑tastic family celebration.
Join us this Halloween for our much‑loved Spooktacular! Bring the family for an afternoon of spooky favourites, mysterious music and big orchestral thrills. Dress up, enjoy the chills and join us for a fang‑tastic family celebration.
Programme
- The Addams Family Theme
- March of the Little Goblins (concert version)
- Waltz from Masquerade Suite
- Imperial March from Star Wars
- Danse Macabre
- Funeral March of a Marionette
- Transylvanian Dances
- Thrillerarr. Gordon Hamilton
- Highlights from Wickedarr. Ted Ricketts
- Devil's Dance, from 'The Witches from Eastwick'
- Ghostbustersarr. Paul Campbell
Performers
- Barbara DraganConductor


















