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BBC Concert Orchestra Events
Fri 5 Jun 2026
- 19:30Portsmouth Guildhall
Friday Night is Music Night comes to Portsmouth. Expect sea songs, swashbucklers and silver screen magic, as the BBC Concert Orchestra drops anchor in Pompey to celebrate 100 years of Portsmouth becoming a city.
Fri 12 Jun 2026
- 19:30Alexandra Palace
A nightingale sang…jazz sensations Fiona Monbet and Emma Rawicz join the BBC Concert Orchestra as Friday Night is Music Night sings (and swings) like a bird.
Part ofBBC Concert Orchestra 2025-2026
Fri 19 Jun 2026
- 19:30Warwick Arts Centre
Join the BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Pete Harrison and star West End singers Jenna Lee James and Michael Xavier, for an evening of orchestral favourites celebrating the best of classic musicals.
Fri 26 Jun 2026
- 19:30Brighton Dome
Join the BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Radio 3 for an evening of orchestral favourites and unforgettable classical tunes, celebrating the stunning Brighton Dome and the vibrant cultural role it has played in the city since it opened over 200 years ago.
Join the BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Radio 3 for an evening of orchestral favourites and unforgettable classical tunes, celebrating the stunning Brighton Dome and the vibrant cultural role it has played in the city since it opened over 200 years ago.
Programme
- Henry VIIIOverture
- Dream Children
- Dream a Little Dream
- Jaunting Car
- Romance in G Major for Violin and Orchestra
- Peer GyntMorning and Hall of the Mountain King
- The Wasps – overture
- Henry V Suite
- Goodwood Galop
Performers
- George Jacksonconductor
- Lucy-Anne Danielssinger
- Nathaniel Anderson-Frankviolin
- Petroc Trelawnypresenter
Sat 18 Jul 2026
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The Proms celebrates prog rock with BBC Radio 6 Music host Stuart Maconie, presenting brand-new orchestral arrangements of songs by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Mike Oldfield, Renaissance and others
The Proms celebrates prog rock with BBC Radio 6 Music host Stuart Maconie, presenting brand-new orchestral arrangements of songs by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Mike Oldfield, Renaissance and others
Programme
- Fanfare for the Common Man(8 mins)ELP/Copland, arr. Robert Ames
- Living in the Pastarr. Sam Gale
- Out Bloody Rageous Pt 1(5 mins)
- A Trick of the Tailarr. Adam Dennis
- I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)arr. Sam Gale
- Northern Lights(5 mins)arr. Christian Balvig
- Nights in White Satin(5 mins)arr. Fiona Brice
- Refugees(6 mins)arr. Adam Dennis
- And You and I – Close to the Edge – Siberian Khatru(11 mins)
- Tubular Bells Part 1(8 mins)excerpts
- interval
- Evil 9 First Impression Part 2(5 mins)arr. Robert Ames
- Komfo(5 mins)arr. Christian Balvig
- Peaches En Regalia(4 mins)arr. Christian Balvig
- Sylvia(4 mins)arr. Christian Balvig
- 21st Century Schizoid Man - I Talk to the Wind - Court of the Crimson King(10 mins)arr. Fiona Brice
- Reasons for Waiting(5 mins)
- Entangled(7 mins)arr. Fiona Brice
- On Reflection(6 mins)arr. Sam Gale
- Maker of Islands(7 mins)arr. Christian Balvig
- Great Gig in the Sky(5 mins)arr. Fiona Brice
- Crime of the Century(6 mins)arr. Christian Balvig
- The Great Gate of Kiev(7 mins)Emerson, Lake & Palmer/Mussorgsky, arr. Robert Ames
Performers
- Carl Palmerdrums
- Stuart Maconiepresenter
- Robert Amesconductor
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Sun 31 May 2026
- 16:00Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
The BBC Concert Orchestra transport us to Ambridge to celebrate 75 years of The Archers in a special edition of BBC Radio 3’s Friday Night is Music Night.
Fri 29 May 2026
- 19:30Anvil Arts, Basingstoke
Moonrise, sunset and the very brightest of stars: BBC Radio 3’s Friday Night is Music Night whirls you into the heavens, in the company of saxophone phenomenon Amy Dickson, conductor Owain Park and presenter Petroc Trelawny.
Sun 10 May 2026
- 19:30Southbank Centre, London
Orbiting spheres and northern stars: an evening of sonic marvels from conductor Anna-Maria Helsing and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Orbiting spheres and northern stars: an evening of sonic marvels from conductor Anna-Maria Helsing and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Programme
- Karelia Suite
- Cello Concerto(UK premiere)
- Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)
- Symphony No. 3 in F major
Performers
- Anna-Maria Helsingconductor
- Senja Rummukainencello
Fri 8 May 2026
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
In celebration of David Attenborough’s 100th birthday on 8 May, BBC will bring the nation together for a live event honouring his groundbreaking career at the forefront of natural history storytelling.
Part ofBBC Concert Orchestra 2025-2026
Sun 3 May 2026
- 14:30Big Top, Cheltenham
In homage to the 100th year anniversary of the great Miles Davis’ birth, this special Festival show celebrates one of the greatest jazz records of all time: Kind of Blue.
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