BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2024/25 Events
Thu 22 May 2025
- 19:30Glasgow 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
- Symphony No. 1 in C major(28 mins)
- Concerto for Horn and Orchestra(21 mins)
- interval
- Overture 'Namensfeier', Op 115(7 mins)
- Symphony No. 5 in E flat major(33 mins)
Performers
- Stefan Dohrhorn
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Also part ofBBC SSO 2024-25 Season
Sun 18 May 2025
- 14:00Glasgow 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
- Tumblebird Contrails(12 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor(38 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 1 in D major(56 mins)
Performers
- Alim Beisembayevpiano
- Tito Muñozconductor
Thu 8 May 2025
- 19:30Glasgow 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
- Icarus(12 mins)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor(38 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in E minor(46 mins)
Performers
- Rosanne Philippensviolin
- Gemma Newconductor
Thu 24 Apr 2025
- 19:30Glasgow 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
- Trois Femmes de légende (Three Legendary Women): Salome, Ophelia & The Dream of Cleopatra
- Piano Concerto No 17 in G major, K 453(29 mins)
- interval
- Elektra(35 mins)Elektra Suite arr. Honeck
Performers
- Javier Perianespiano
- Anja Bihlmaierconductor
Also part ofBBC SSO 2024-25 Season
Thu 17 Apr 2025
- 14:00Glasgow 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
- Fratres (version for strings and percussion)(10 mins)
- Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra(19 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 7 in D minor(40 mins)
Performers
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