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| Composer | MacMillan, Sir James (b. 1959) |
| Period | Contemporary |
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Celebrating 90 years of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
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.
Prom 19: From dawn to death with Thomas Dausgaard and the BBCSSO
Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra fills the Royal Albert Hall, while Schumann’s piano concerto is followed by MacMillan’s masterpiece The Confession of Isobel Gowdie.
BBCSSO and James MacMillan Celebrate Commonwealth Day with a Blast.
There is always something special when a piece is performed in the presence of a composer, and even more so when the composer conducts a famous and popular work. James MacMillan conducted the BBCSSO in The Confession of Isobel Gowdie to help celebrate Commonwealth Day in Glasgow.