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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Calendar

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Thu 3 Nov 2022
- 19:30
  Rachmaninov's Symphony No.2
  City Halls
  We are thrilled to welcome back Hannu Lintu to conduct Rachmaninov’s fervently ionate Second Symphony.
  We are thrilled to welcome back Hannu Lintu to conduct Rachmaninov’s fervently ionate Second Symphony.
  Programme
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor(30 mins)
  interval
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 2 in E minor(60 mins)
  Performers
  Elina Vähälä
  violin
  violin
  Hannu Lintu
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2022/23
Thu 10 Nov 2022
- 14:00
  Afternoon Performance: Bohemian Rhapsodies
  City Halls
  Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth is ed by the outstanding Isata Kanneh-Mason for this afternoon concert of Czech and Hungarian crackers.
  Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth is ed by the outstanding Isata Kanneh-Mason for this afternoon concert of Czech and Hungarian crackers.
  Programme
  Leos Janáček
  Lachian Dances(21 mins)
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Variations on a Nursery Song, Op 25(24 mins)
  interval
  Antonín Dvořák
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46(15 mins)A Selection
  Leos Janáček
  Sinfonietta(23 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Isata Kanneh-Mason
  piano
  piano
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  Composers
  Leos Janáček
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2022/23 BBC SSO Afternoon Performances 2022/23
Thu 17 Nov 2022
- 19:30
  Wagner's 'Twilight Of The Gods'
  City Halls
  Experience a dramatic evening of musical storytelling filled with overwhelming ion as we distil the final part of Wagner’s 'Ring' cycle into a single musical journey.
  Experience a dramatic evening of musical storytelling filled with overwhelming ion as we distil the final part of Wagner’s 'Ring' cycle into a single musical journey.
  Programme
  Hans Abrahamsen
  Vers le silence(28 mins)
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Götterdämmerung(46 mins)- A Symphonic Journey (arr. Wigglesworth)
  Performers
  Katherine Broderick
  soprano
  soprano
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Hans Abrahamsen
  Richard Wagner
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2022/23
Sun 20 Nov 2022
- 15:00
  Wagner's 'Twilight Of The Gods' in Edinburgh
  Usher Hall, Edinburgh
  Experience a dramatic evening of storytelling filled with overwhelming ion as we distil the final part of Wagner’s 'Ring' cycle into a single musical journey.
  Experience a dramatic evening of storytelling filled with overwhelming ion as we distil the final part of Wagner’s 'Ring' cycle into a single musical journey.
  Programme
  Hans Abrahamsen
  Vers le silence(28 mins)
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Götterdämmerung(46 mins)- A Symphonic Journey (arr. Wigglesworth)
  Performers
  Katherine Broderick
  soprano
  soprano
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Hans Abrahamsen
  Richard Wagner
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season BBC SSO Edinburgh Series 2022/23
Thu 24 Nov 2022
- 19:30
  Strauss: 'Four Last Songs'
  City Halls
  Soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn sings Strauss’s bittersweet 'Four Last Songs' at City Halls.
  Soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn sings Strauss’s bittersweet 'Four Last Songs' at City Halls.
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Tapiola(18 mins)
  Richard Strauss
  Four Last Songs(22 mins)
  interval
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 5 in D major(42 mins)
  Performers
  Elizabeth Llewellyn
  soprano
  soprano
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Richard Strauss
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2022/23
Sat 26 Nov 2022
- 20:00
  'Scott Of The Antarctic' LIVE in Concert
  City Halls
  Experience 'Scott of the Antarctic' Live in Concert as the BBC SSO play the famous score by Vaughan Williams to accompany a screening of the film.
  Experience 'Scott of the Antarctic' Live in Concert as the BBC SSO play the famous score by Vaughan Williams to accompany a screening of the film.
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Scott of the Antarctic(111 mins)
  Performers
  Katie Coventry
  soprano
  soprano
  Women of the Glasgow Chamber Choir
  choir
  choir
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2022/23
Thu 1 Dec 2022
- 19:30
  Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Scheherazade'
  City Halls
  Associate Conductor Alpesh Chauhan brings out Rimsky-Korsakov’s orchestral wizardry in 'Scheherazade'.
  Associate Conductor Alpesh Chauhan brings out Rimsky-Korsakov’s orchestral wizardry in 'Scheherazade'.
  Programme
  Thomas Adès
  Three-Piece Suite from ‘Powder Her Face’ (Suite No. 1)(12 mins)
  Ernest Bloch
  Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque(19 mins)
  interval
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade(44 mins)
  Performers
  Pablo Ferrández
  cello
  cello
  Alpesh Chauhan
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Thomas Adès
  Ernest Bloch
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2022-23 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2022/23