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BBC SSO 2022-23 Season Events

Sat 17 Jun 2023
- 19:30
  Shostakovich 11: BBC SSO & RCS
  Glasgow City Halls
  Shostakovich’s Eleventh Symphony is a pulse-raising experience that depicts events of the 1905 Russian Revolution with all the sweep and emotional impact of a film score. The BBC SSO is ed by students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
  Shostakovich’s Eleventh Symphony is a pulse-raising experience that depicts events of the 1905 Russian Revolution with all the sweep and emotional impact of a film score. The BBC SSO is ed by students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
  Programme
  Mingdu Li
  Entropy (World Premiere)
  Reinhold Moritzevich Glière
  Horn Concerto in B flat major
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No 11 in G minor 'The Year 1905'
  Performers
  Richard Watkins
  horn
  horn
  Emilie Godden
  conductor
  conductor
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Mingdu Li
  Reinhold Moritzevich Glière
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Also part of
  BBC SSO & RCS
Wed 14 Jun 2023
- 14:00
  Young Conductors Showcase - RCS & BBC SSO
  Glasgow City Halls
  conducting talent from across the UK and from Finland as they direct the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a varied programme of works by Judith Weir, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms. Presented by the BBC SSO and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
  conducting talent from across the UK and from Finland as they direct the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a varied programme of works by Judith Weir, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms. Presented by the BBC SSO and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
  Programme
  Judith Weir
  Heroic Strokes of the Bow
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Judith Weir
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Johannes Brahms
  Also part of
  BBC SSO & RCS
Sat 10 Jun 2023
- 20:00
  ‘Safety Last!’ LIVE in Concert
  City Halls
  the BBC SSO to celebrate 100 years of the laugh-out-loud, record-breaking box office hit Safety Last! (1923).
  the BBC SSO to celebrate 100 years of the laugh-out-loud, record-breaking box office hit Safety Last! (1923).
  Programme
  Carl Davis
  Safety Last!
  Performers
  Ben Palmer
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Carl Davis
  Also part of
  BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2022/23
Fri 19 May 2023
- 19:30
  Elgar's Symphony No.2 in Aberdeen
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth and 2012’s BBC Young Musician, Laura van der Heijden for Elgar's ionate Symphony No.2 and Walton's heartfelt Cello Concerto.
  our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth and 2012’s BBC Young Musician, Laura van der Heijden for Elgar's ionate Symphony No.2 and Walton's heartfelt Cello Concerto.
  Programme
  William Walton
  Cello Concerto(44 mins)
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 2 in E flat major(55 mins)
  Performers
  Laura van der Heijden
  cello
  cello
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  William Walton
  Edward Elgar
  Also part of
  BBC SSO Aberdeen Series 2022/23
Thu 18 May 2023
- 19:30
  Elgar's Symphony No.2
  City Halls
  Our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth closes the season with a ionate and moving concert with 2012’s BBC Young Musician, Laura van der Heijden.
  Our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth closes the season with a ionate and moving concert with 2012’s BBC Young Musician, Laura van der Heijden.
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel(15 mins)
  Cheryl s-Hoad
  Cello Concerto (BBC Commission, World Premiere)(20 mins)
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 2 in E flat major(55 mins)
  Performers
  Laura van der Heijden
  cello
  cello
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Cheryl s-Hoad
  Edward Elgar
  Also part of
  BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2022/23

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TV & Radio

23:20

Stravinsky - The Firebird

Delyana Lazarova conducts Stravinsky's 'The Firebird - Suite' in City Halls, Glasgow.

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26:52

Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

Sean Shibe performs Rodrigo's classic for guitar and orchestra in Glasgow.

Jun '24BBC

38:21

Stravinsky - Petrushka

Ilan Volkov conducts the 1947 version of Stravinsky's 'Petrushka' with the BBC SSO.

Jun '24BBC