Event listing: BBC Symphony Orchestra | Anvil, Basingstoke | Event is in the past

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Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique: The demon symphony

Bachtrack, 16th April

Gareth Davies, Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra, talks about the furious scramble to keep up with Colin Davis performing Berlioz’s great hallucinatory symphony.

Berlioz 150: The Amazing Fantastique

Sir Roger Norrington, 4th February

Sir Roger Norrington explores the history of “the first truly Romantic score in history” and recounts his experiences performing it.

The story of Symphonie Fantastique

Danny Riley, 4th September

Berlioz had a rather trying time while he was composing Symphonie fantastique. Here, we take a look at his amorous obsessions.

See Overture no. 2 in E flat major, Op.24 in

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Polished performances from Francesca Dego and the BBC SO at the Anvil

David Truslove, 31st March

Mixed performances that highlighted Francesco Dego's riveting account of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, bookended by Berlioz's ground-breaking symphony and a rare overture by Louise Farrenc.

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