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LondonFirst Night of the Proms 2026
Copland, Gershwin, Ravel, Stephenson, Finzi
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Dalia Stasevska; Yunchan Lim; Thomas Atkins; BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Chorus
GlasgowSymphonic Pride: We Have Always Been Here
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Bernstein, Kats-Chernin, Poulenc, Higdon, Tschaikowsky, Roan
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Jessica Cottis
LondonElgar’s First
Weir, Dean, Elgar
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Ryan Wigglesworth; Claire Booth; BBC Singers
LondonKorngold’s Violin Concerto
Tabakova, Korngold, Prokofjew
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Delyana Lazarova; Alena Baeva
LondonRachaminov, Bartók and Varèse
Varèse, Bartók, Rachmaninow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Ryan Wigglesworth; Matthew Higham
LondonStrauss’s ‘Four Last Songs’
Henze, Schubert, Mahler, Strauss R.
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Ryan Wigglesworth; Natalya Romaniw
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Aldeburgh Festival dives in at the deep end with Pelléas and Mélisande
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Rory Kinnear directs a minimally semi-staged performance of Debussy's problematic opera at Snape Maltings, but Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish SO provide the detail.
Astonishing Mahler 2 from Runnicles and the BBC Scottish
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Sir Donald Runnicles and the BBC Scottish reunite for an astonishing Mahler 2 with Karen Cargill, Jennifer Davis and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus.
Sweeping Rachmaninov and scorching Barber from the BBC Scottish
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Despite the presence of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto on the bill, it is a gripping performance of Samuel Barber's First Symphony that steals this Usher Hall Sunday matinee.
Meditative and powerful Górecki at Celtic Connections
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The Celtic Connections festival showcases Górecki’s Sorrowful Songs, the BBC Scottish with soprano Francesca Chiejina conducted by Pawel Kapula with a thoughtful introductory song set from Alice Zawadzki.
Celebrating 90 years of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
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Martyn Brabbins conducts MacMillan’s Confession of Isobel Gowdie, BBCSSO founder Ian Whyte’s forgotten Violin Concerto with Stephanie Gonley, and a memorable Rachmaninov 2.
Canellakis brings sparkle and shine to Stravinsky and Bernstein
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Karina Canellakis brings a riot of Technicolor to the Edinburgh International Festival, but countertenor Hugh Cutting threatens to steal the show in Chichester Psalms.
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Big orchestral statements: BBC Proms 2025
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With a focus on Shostakovich, and many prestigious guest orchestras from around Europe, this year’s BBC Proms confirms orchestral music can make a big public statement.
Music as a public good: BBC Proms 2024
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Stretching over 8 weeks, and with concerts in London and 6 cities across the UK, this year’s BBC Proms has a vast offering – including guest orchestras, premieres, and celebrations of Holst, Bruckner and Schoenberg.
Composition as learning: Cassandra Miller
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The Canadian composer talks about her working method, her interest in vocality, her guitar concerto for Sean Shibe and the Dunedin Consort, and whether she’s still trying to make audiences cry.