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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Calendar

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Fri 5 Aug 2016
- 19:00
  Prom 27
  Royal Albert Hall
  The first part of a two-part commission by Helen Grime (see also Prom 30) opens the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s first Prom. It’s followed by Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and Stravinsky’s Petrushka.
  The first part of a two-part commission by Helen Grime (see also Prom 30) opens the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s first Prom. It’s followed by Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and Stravinsky’s Petrushka.
  Programme
  Helen Grime
  Two Eardley Pictures – 1: Catterline in Winter(9 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Violin Concerto in D major(34 mins)
  interval
  Igor Stravinsky
  Petrushka (1947 version)(35 mins)
  Performers
  Pekka Kuusisto
  violin
  violin
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Thomas Dausgaard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Helen Grime
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  Proms 2016 Proms on TV Classical for Starters 2018-19
Sun 7 Aug 2016
- 19:30
  Prom 31
  Royal Albert Hall
  The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra presents an all-Russian programme, including Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. The evening begins with Prokofiev’s Scythian Suite before Kirill Gerstein is the soloist in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
  The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra presents an all-Russian programme, including Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. The evening begins with Prokofiev’s Scythian Suite before Kirill Gerstein is the soloist in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
  Programme
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Scythian Suite(20 mins)
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor (original version, 1879)(34 mins)
  interval
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Rite of Spring(34 mins)
  Performers
  Kirill Gerstein
  piano
  piano
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Thomas Dausgaard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  Proms 2016 Classical for Starters 2018-19
Fri 12 Aug 2016
- 19:30
  Edinburgh International Festival: Boulez, A Celebration
  Usher Hall, Edinburgh
  Matthias Pintscher conducts works by Boulez, Berg & Debussy at the Usher Hall
  Matthias Pintscher conducts works by Boulez, Berg & Debussy at the Usher Hall
  Programme
  Pierre Boulez
  'Don' from Pli selon pli(17 mins)
  interval
  Alban Berg
  Three Pieces for Orchestra(20 mins)
  Claude Debussy
  La mer(24 mins)
  Pierre Boulez
  Mémoriale(7 mins)(...explosante-fixe... Originel)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Yeree Suh
  soprano
  soprano
  Matthias Pintscher
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Pierre Boulez
  Alban Berg
  Claude Debussy
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2016-17 Season
Sat 20 Aug 2016
- 19:30
  Prom 46
  Royal Albert Hall
  Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder is paired with Mozart’s Mass in C minor – the ‘Great’. Soprano Carolyn Sampson and bass Matthew Rose are among the soloists. They’re ed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and conducted by Ilan Volkov.
  Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder is paired with Mozart’s Mass in C minor – the ‘Great’. Soprano Carolyn Sampson and bass Matthew Rose are among the soloists. They’re ed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and conducted by Ilan Volkov.
  Programme
  Gérard Grisey
  Dérives(13 mins)UK premiere
  Gustav Mahler
  Rückert-Lieder(20 mins)
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Mass in C minor, K427(55 mins)
  Performers
  Louise Alder
  soprano
  soprano
  Carolyn Sampson
  soprano
  soprano
  Tanja Ariane Baumgartner
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Benjamin Hulett
  tenor
  tenor
  Matthew Rose
  bass
  bass
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Ilan Volkov
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gérard Grisey
  Gustav Mahler
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Part of
  Proms 2016 BBC Symphony Chorus at the Proms
Sun 21 Aug 2016
- 19:30
  Prom 48
  Royal Albert Hall
  Alisa Weilerstein s the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to perform Pintscher’s Reflections on Narcissus for cello and orchestra, before a performance of Mendelssohn’s music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, interspersed with text by Gerard McBurney.
  Alisa Weilerstein s the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to perform Pintscher’s Reflections on Narcissus for cello and orchestra, before a performance of Mendelssohn’s music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, interspersed with text by Gerard McBurney.
  Programme
  Matthias Pintscher
  Reflections on Narcissus(35 mins)
  interval
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music(66 mins)overture and incidental music
  Performers
  Alisa Weilerstein
  cello
  cello
  Katherine Broderick
  soprano
  soprano
  Clara Mouriz
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Mark Benton
  Bottom
  Bottom
  Alex Hassell
  Oberon/Theseus
  Oberon/Theseus
  Simon Manyonda
  Puck
  Puck
  Sinead Matthews
  Hermia/Fairy/Mistress Quince
  Hermia/Fairy/Mistress Quince
  Sam Swann
  Lysander/Snout/Philostrate
  Lysander/Snout/Philostrate
  Michelle Terry
  Titania/Hippolyta
  Titania/Hippolyta
  Finchley Childrens Music Group
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Matthias Pintscher
  conductor
  conductor
  Bijan Sheibani
  stage director
  stage director
  Composers
  Matthias Pintscher
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Part of
  Proms 2016
Sun 28 Aug 2016
- 19:30
  Edinburgh International Festival: Gurrelieder
  Usher Hall, Edinburgh
  Donald Runnicles conducts Schoenberg's Gurrelieder at the Edinburgh International Festival
  Donald Runnicles conducts Schoenberg's Gurrelieder at the Edinburgh International Festival
  Programme
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Gurrelieder(110 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Anja Kampe
  Tove
  Tove
  Karen Cargill
  Waldtaube
  Waldtaube
  Simon O'Neill
  Waldemar
  Waldemar
  Anthony Dean Griffey
  Klaus the Fool
  Klaus the Fool
  Iain Paterson
  Peasant
  Peasant
  Thomas Quasthoff
  speaker
  speaker
  Edinburgh Festival Chorus
  Donald Runnicles
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2016-17 Season