| Thursday 11 December 2025 | 19:30 |
| Barraine, Elsa (1910-1999) | Symphonie no. 2 | |
| Ohana, Maurice (1913-1992) | Piano Concerto | |
| Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) | Valses nobles et sentimentales | |
| Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) | Nocturnes, L 91 |
| Ilan Volkov | Conductor |
| Nicolas Hodges | Piano |
| Upper Voices of the RCS Chamber Choir | |
| BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra |
He’s been called a “musical omnivore” but anyone who’s experienced the BBC SSO’s former Chief Conductor (and current Creative Partner) Ilan Volkov knows that he’s an artist who sees music differently – and turns every concert into a voyage of discovery.
Today, he conducts a programme with a French flavour, and with Volkov’s insights the bittersweet beauty of Ravel’s waltzes – like the luminous colours of Debussy’s ravishing Nocturnes – will sound fresher than ever. But we open with a different (and eye-opening) angle on French music: a delightful, rarely-heard symphony from the decade that the BBC SSO was founded. And pianist Nicolas Hodges dives deep into the visionary sonic world of Maurice Ohana, the Casablanca-born composer with a voice that was entirely his own.
