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BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2024/25 Events

Thu 22 May 2025
- 19:30
  Closing Night: Sibelius' Fifth Symphony
  Glasgow City Halls
  Imagine...majestic swans take flight and Finland’s greatest composer unleashes a spine-tingling melody that fills your heart with hope.
  Imagine...majestic swans take flight and Finland’s greatest composer unleashes a spine-tingling melody that fills your heart with hope.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major(28 mins)
  Hans Abrahamsen
  Concerto for Horn and Orchestra(21 mins)
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Namensfeier', Op 115(7 mins)
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 5 in E flat major(33 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Stefan Dohr
  horn
  horn
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Hans Abrahamsen
  Jean Sibelius
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2024-25 Season
Sun 18 May 2025
- 14:00
  Afternoon Performance: Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1
  Glasgow City Halls
  Orchestra challenges, piano responds with Tchaikovsky's grand tune. Seabirds soar in Pacific skies. A young artist embarks on a lifelong voyage, narrated by BBC SSO and conductor Tito Muñoz. Pianist Alim Beisembayev, a luminous talent, is the soloist.
  Orchestra challenges, piano responds with Tchaikovsky's grand tune. Seabirds soar in Pacific skies. A young artist embarks on a lifelong voyage, narrated by BBC SSO and conductor Tito Muñoz. Pianist Alim Beisembayev, a luminous talent, is the soloist.
  Programme
  Gabriella Smith
  Tumblebird Contrails(12 mins)
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor(38 mins)
  interval
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 1 in D major(56 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Alim Beisembayev
  piano
  piano
  Tito Muñoz
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gabriella Smith
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Gustav Mahler
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2024-25 Season BBC SSO Afternoon Performances 2024/25
Thu 8 May 2025
- 19:30
  Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony
  Glasgow City Halls
  Imagine...a journey from darkness to light. Struggles between love & despair inspire a pulse-raising master-piece that stirs the soul.
  Imagine...a journey from darkness to light. Struggles between love & despair inspire a pulse-raising master-piece that stirs the soul.
  Programme
  Lera Auerbach
  Icarus(12 mins)
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor(38 mins)
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor(46 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Rosanne Philippens
  violin
  violin
  Gemma New
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Lera Auerbach
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2024-25 Season BBC SSO Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony BBC SSO Student Series 2024/25
Thu 24 Apr 2025
- 19:30
  Javier Perianes Plays Mozart
  Glasgow City Halls
  Imagine...in 240 years, what music will be performed the world over? A world-renowned pianist demonstrates the timeless beauty of Mozart.
  Imagine...in 240 years, what music will be performed the world over? A world-renowned pianist demonstrates the timeless beauty of Mozart.
  Programme
  Mel Bonis
  Trois Femmes de légende (Three Legendary Women): Salome, Ophelia & The Dream of Cleopatra
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 17 in G major, K 453(29 mins)
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  Elektra(35 mins)Elektra Suite arr. Honeck
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Javier Perianes
  piano
  piano
  Anja Bihlmaier
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Mel Bonis
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2024-25 Season
Thu 17 Apr 2025
- 14:00
  Afternoon Performance: Dvořák’s Symphony No.7
  Glasgow City Halls
  The BBC SSO’s superb new Principal Double Bass Kai Kim steps into the spotlight for a concerto by Estonian composer Eduard Tubin, and Anu Tali conducts Dvořák's dance-like Seventh Symphony.
  The BBC SSO’s superb new Principal Double Bass Kai Kim steps into the spotlight for a concerto by Estonian composer Eduard Tubin, and Anu Tali conducts Dvořák's dance-like Seventh Symphony.
  Programme
  Arvo Pärt
  Fratres (version for strings and percussion)(10 mins)
  Eduard Tubin
  Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra(19 mins)
  interval
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 7 in D minor(40 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Anu Tali
  conductor
  conductor
  Kai Kim
  double bass
  double bass
  Composers
  Arvo Pärt
  Eduard Tubin
  Antonín Dvořák
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2024-25 Season BBC SSO Afternoon Performances 2024/25

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TV & Radio

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Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

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

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38:21

Stravinsky - Petrushka

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

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