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BBC SSO Aberdeen Series 2025/26 Events

Fri 28 Nov 2025
- 19:30
  Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto in Aberdeen
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  Isata Kanneh-Mason conquers the legendary “Everest of piano concertos”
  Isata Kanneh-Mason conquers the legendary “Everest of piano concertos”
  Programme
  Jessie Montgomery
  Strum(8 mins)
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor(40 mins)
  interval
  Samuel Barber
  Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op 23a(14 mins)
  Claude Debussy
  La mer(24 mins)
  Performers
  Isata Kanneh‐Mason
  piano
  piano
  Delyana Lazarova
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Jessie Montgomery
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Samuel Barber
  Claude Debussy
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2025-26 Season
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Fri 19 Dec 2025
- 19:30
  Christmas Classics in Aberdeen
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  "Christmas Classics" is a heartwarming evening of festive carols and orchestral pieces, featuring singer Jamie MacDougall with the BBC SSO in Aberdeen. A sell-out event, it’s the perfect start to the holidays—book early!
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2025-26 Season BBC SSO Festive Concerts 2025
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Fri 20 Mar 2026
- 19:30
  Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony in Aberdeen
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  Tchaikovsky's pulse-raising ion and Mozart's 'Turkish' Violin Concerto
  Tchaikovsky's pulse-raising ion and Mozart's 'Turkish' Violin Concerto
  Programme
  interval
  Witold Lutosławski
  Little Suite(11 mins)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Violin Concerto No 5 in A major, K 219 'Turkish'(30 mins)
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’(42 mins)
  Performers
  Esther Yoo
  violin
  violin
  Delyana Lazarova
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Witold Lutosławski
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2025-26 Season
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Fri 17 Apr 2026
- 19:30
  Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle in Aberdeen
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  Alice Coote & Gábor Bretz conductor Elim Chan for Bartók’s thrilling work 'Bluebeard’s Castle' revealing deadly secrets. Plus pieces by Britten & Shostakovich in this dramatic concert!
  Alice Coote & Gábor Bretz conductor Elim Chan for Bartók’s thrilling work 'Bluebeard’s Castle' revealing deadly secrets. Plus pieces by Britten & Shostakovich in this dramatic concert!
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’(16 mins)
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Hamlet Suite(23 mins)
  interval
  Béla Bartók
  Duke Bluebeard’s Castle(55 mins)(one-act opera)
  Performers
  Alice Coote
  mezzo soprano
  mezzo soprano
  Gábor Bretz
  baritone
  baritone
  Elim Chan
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Béla Bartók
  Also part of
  BBC SSO 2025-26 Season
  Book Tickets Now

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TV & Radio

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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