Performances of Sergey Rachmaninov at BBC Music

Boticelli’s The Birth of Venus is one of the most famous paintings in the world.

Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring soloist Vadym Kholodenko, meets Lutosławski’s folk-inspired Concerto for Orchestra in this Prom from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Tadaaki Otaka

Joshua Weilerstein and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra perform Rachmaninov’s enigmatic final masterpiece, the Symphonic Dances, alongside Copland’s jazz-inspired Clarinet Concerto

Celebrate the 90th birthday of Arvo Pärt, ‘the father of Holy Minimalism’, with a Late Night Prom from acclaimed Pärt interpreters Tõnu Kaljuste and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

Pianist and global phenomenon Yunchan Lim returns to the Proms to perform Rachmaninov’s final piano concerto with Kazuki Yamada and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Berio’s iconic Sinfonia closes the concert

Josep Pons conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Bartók’s ‘grotesque pantomime’ The Miraculous Mandarin, and Italian pianist Beatrice Rana is soloist in Rachmaninov’s thrilling Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Delyana Lazarova are joined by Anastasia Kobekina for Shostakovich’s supremely demanding Cello Concerto No. 1. Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony makes up the second half

The "stunning" (Bachtrack) 24-year-old violin virtuoso Daniel Lozakovich performs a soulful masterpiece before Romantic Rachmaninov. Plus, there's a special tribute to a much-missed member of the BBC SSO family, former Leader Laura Samuel.

The "stunning" (Bachtrack) 24-year-old violin virtuoso Daniel Lozakovich performs a soulful masterpiece before Romantic Rachmaninov. Plus, there's a special tribute to a much-missed member of the BBC SSO family, former Leader Laura Samuel.

The ultimate romantic symphony follows MacMillan’s searing “Isobel Gowdie”

Isata Kanneh-Mason conquers the legendary “Everest of piano concertos” and Delyana Lazarova makes her debut as Principal Guest Conductor!

Isata Kanneh-Mason conquers the legendary “Everest of piano concertos” and Delyana Lazarova makes her debut as Principal Guest Conductor!

Conductor Gemma New returns to BBC NOW this January with a programme of Russian masterpieces, starting with a work which needs little introduction, Prokofiev’s exhilarating Classical Symphony.

“Goosebumps Galactica!” in the words of a BBC SSO audience member

Technicolour dances and celestial legends

“Goosebumps Galactica!” in the words of a BBC SSO audience member

Rachmaninov, Bernstein and Davóne Tines – a fresh perspective on America’s past, present and future from Daniele Rustioni and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Rachmaninov's First Symphony is a gripping climax to this concert which also features Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No.2: an afternoon that begins in the dream-world of Debussy’s mythical Faun, and ends at the gates of the inferno.

Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto, Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, and a UK premiere from Julia Adolphe. Big emotions and natural wonders from Kristiina Poska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft takes to the podium for his final concert in the title role as we draw our 2025-26 Season to a close, starting with Stravinsky’s symphonic poem Song of the Nightingale.

Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft takes to the podium for his final concert in the title role as we draw our 2025-26 Season to a close, starting with Stravinsky’s symphonic poem Song of the Nightingale.