From the glow of Strauss’s sunrise to the blaze of a torturer’s fire in Sir James MacMillan’s The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, the BBC SSO explores the gamut of the human experience. Alexander Melnikov is the soloist in Schumann’s bravura Piano Concerto.

Violinist Pekka Kuusisto traces the evolution of Finland’s classical tradition, from improvised folk beginnings to the sophisticated brilliance of Sibelius’s Violin Concerto. The concert closes with the composer’s nature-inspired Fifth Symphony.

A ghostly ferryman transports departed souls in Rachmaninov’s Isle of the Dead, while Shostakovich’s bitterly passionate Symphony No. 11 emerges from the violence of Russia’s ‘Bloody Sunday’ massacre. Music by Outi Tarkiainen offers hope and new life.

Excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s first great ballet score include the colourful sequence of national dances and the heartbreaking final scene. Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini features pianist Juan Pérez Floristán.

An opportunity to hear excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake in a more relaxed, family-friendly environment. Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini features pianist Juan Pérez Floristán.

Mae'r naws yn newid yn afreolus drwy gydol Agorawd Drychinebus Brahms a’r Preliwd a’r Liebestod o opera Tristan ac Isolde Wagner. Bydd Requiem Mozart – gwaith olaf y cyfansoddwr, na chafodd ei orffen oherwydd ei fod wedi marw’n ifanc–yn cwblhau’r rhaglen.

Mae’r symffoni Rachmaninov, The Bells, yn ddatganiad cerddorol ysblennydd ar gyfer grymoedd mawrion. Bydd yr unawdwyr Natalya Romaniw ac Oleg Dolgov yn ymuno â’r Gerddorfa ar gyfer cyngerdd a fydd hefyd yn cynnwys Dawnsfeydd Polovitsiaidd sionc Borodin.

Elgar’s ‘Enigma’ Variations provides both model and inspiration for a new set of variations by 14 living composers premiered here to mark conductor Martyn Brabbins’s 60th birthday. The concert also includes Vaughan Williams’s exquisite Serenade to Music.

Mahler's bright and sunny Fourth Symphony is paired with Shostakovich’s witty, incisive Second Piano Concerto.

Yn agor y gyngerdd bydd chylch o ganeuon cerddorfaol mawreddog Elgar Sea Pictures, perfformiwyd gan yr unawdydd Catriona Morison. Bydd Pictures at an Exhibition gan Mussorgsky a’r perfformiad cyntaf erioed o ddarn gan Errolyn Wallen yn cwblhau’r rhaglen.

Join professional musicians on the stage of the Royal Albert Hall to create an environment-themed piece inspired by author Robert Macfarlane and artist Jackie Morris’s spell book The Lost Words.

This special concert explores the rich musical legacy of Proms-founder Henry Wood, who celebrates his 150th anniversary this year. A diverse programme of works premiered and championed by the conductor includes music by Wagner, Ravel and Ireland.

A concert of folk songs and tales from the BBC SSO. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.2 takes a different Ukrainian folk melody as theme for each movement, while a gruesome Czech legend provides the starting point for Janáček’s atmospheric The Fiddler’s Child.