BBC Orchestras and Choirs

A vivid musical journey unfolds from Farrenc’s Overture No. 2 to Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, with Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto spotlighting Alis Huws, former Royal Harpist, and flautist Elizaveta Ivanova, in a charming celebration of nature.

Join us for the opening concert of our 2026/27 season at the Bridgewater Hall – featuring Sibelius Symphony No. 5, Wagner’s Overture to Lohengrin and Gabriella Smith’s organ concerto, Breathing Forests.

A vivid musical journey unfolds from Farrenc’s Overture No. 2 to Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, with Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto spotlighting Alis Huws, former Royal Harpist, and flautist Elizaveta Ivanova, in a charming celebration of nature.

Owain Park begins his tenure as Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers with the UK premiere of a BBC co-commission by Joby Talbot, Piedra de sol, a setting of the poetic epic masterpiece by the Mexican poet and philosopher Octavio Paz.

MUSIC THAT SPEAKS TO THE HEART: Bomsori plays Beethoven's masterful Violin Concerto and two world-class vocalists shine in Zemlinsky's sumptuous Lyric Symphony

BBC Radio 3’s Friday Night is Music Night comes to the Lighthouse in Poole with an evening celebrating the music of Leonard Bernstein.

From the serenity of Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, the programme moves to Cameron Biles-Liddell’s gritty new Harp Concerto, before closing with Beethoven’s joyful Pastoral Symphony, a richly illustrative celebration of nature and landscape.

Words and music, presented at the Philharmonic Studio as part of the BBC’s much-loved festival of music and speech.

NYCOS marks its 30th anniversary with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, featuring Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, the world premiere of Jay Capperauld’s The World, and Jonathan Dove’s The Passing of the Year.

Celebrate Salford100 in style with an unforgettable evening of live music and dance at the iconic Swinton Grand Palais.