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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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Coming Up

Thursday 19 November, 7:00 P.M.

Janacek

Bohemian Rhapsodies 2

Leading Czech conductor Petr Altrichter, Principal Conductor of the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, brings his countryman Dvořák's ebullient Eighth Symphony to City Halls.

Thursday 26 November, 7:00 P.M.

Dvorak

Bohemian Rhapsodies 3

Stefan Solyom conducts Dvořák and Martinů in this concert.

Thursday 3 December, 7:00 P.M.

Janacek

Bohemian Rhapsodies 4

The final Bohemian Rhapsodies concert features works by Dvořák and Martinů.

Thursday 21 January, 7:30 P.M.

Bruckner

Maestros' Choice 4

"The work of a giant" is how Hugo Wolf described Bruckner's Eighth Symphony. This performance is certain to be one of the major events of the season.

Thursday 11 February, 7:30 P.M.

Britten

North By North-East 1

Richard Farnes, Opera North's talented Music Director, makes his BBC SSO debut with a programme that celebrates the best of British music.

Thursday 25 February, 7:30 P.M.

Sibelius

North By North-East 2

Popular violinist Nicola Benedetti makes a welcome return to City Halls with Sibelius' passionate concerto.

Thursday 18 March, 7:30 P.M.

Beethoven

Maestros' Choice 5

Donald Runnicles conducts Wagner. Featuring one of the world's finest sopranos, Christine Brewer

Thursday 25 March, 7:30 P.M.

Webern

Maestros' Choice 6

Donald Runnicles and the BBC SSO turn to the "lightest" of Mahler's symphonies, with the young Korean soprano Ji Young Yang as soloist.

Thursday 15 April, 7:00 P.M.

Rachmaninov

North By North-East 3

The least well-known of Rachmaninov's symphonies, the First, features in this concert.

Thursday 29 April, 7:00 P.M.

Stravinsky

North By North-East 4

Vassily Sinaisky, always a welcome visitor to the BBC SSO, ends this concert with the vast, richly romantic canvas of Rachmaninov’s most popular symphony.

Thursday 20 May, 7:00 P.M.

Tchaikovsky

North By North-East 5

The final concert of the season - reaches its climax with Rachmaninov's "American" symphony.

Past Concerts

Thursday 8 October, 7:30 P.M.

Mahler

Maestros' Choice 1

Chief Conductor Donald Runnicles begins his first season at the helm of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with two great works from the Austro-German symphonic tradition.

Thursday 15 October, 7:30 P.M.

Mozart

Maestros' Choice 2

The complete Daphnis and Chloé with chorus and James MacMillan's The Confession of Isobel Gowdie feature in this concert.

Thursday 29 October, 7:30 P.M.

Beethoven

Maestros' Choice 3

Ilan Volkov conducts works by Strauss, Beethoven and Sibelius.

Thursday 12 November, 7:00 P.M.

Dvorak

Bohemian Rhapsodies 1

Dvořák's classic Symphony No.9 'From the New World' features in this concert.

About the Concerts

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Simply pick any 5 from the 15 Thursday Night Series concerts to be performed live from the orchestra's Merchant City home in City Halls beginning October 8 and running through to May 20 next year.

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