BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2026-27 Barbican Season Events
Fri 23 Oct 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
Debussy’s 'La mer' crowns a concert that surges with elemental power; whether Britten’s East Anglian seascapes or Shostakovich at his punchiest.
Debussy’s 'La mer' crowns a concert that surges with elemental power; whether Britten’s East Anglian seascapes or Shostakovich at his punchiest.
Programme
- Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
- Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
- interval
- ElysianUK Premiere
- La mer
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Senja Rummukainencello
Fri 30 Oct 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
Randall Goosby plays Barber’s Violin Concerto; a soaring prelude to the UK premiere of Caroline Shaw’s intergalactic oratorio, 'The Listeners'.
Randall Goosby plays Barber’s Violin Concerto; a soaring prelude to the UK premiere of Caroline Shaw’s intergalactic oratorio, 'The Listeners'.
Programme
- Grazhyna Op.58
- Violin Concerto
- interval
- The ListenersUK Premiere
Performers
- Dalia Stasevskaconductor
- Randall Goosbyviolin
- Lotte Betts-Deanmezzo-soprano
- Florian Störtzbass-baritone
Tue 10 Nov 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
Sakari Oramo conducts Brahms’s epic First Symphony, and joins Korean violin phenomenon Inmo Yang in Bartók’s impassioned First Violin Concerto.
Sakari Oramo conducts Brahms’s epic First Symphony, and joins Korean violin phenomenon Inmo Yang in Bartók’s impassioned First Violin Concerto.
Programme
- 2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op 11I. Rhapsody in A Major
- Violin Concerto No. 1
- interval
- Symphony No 1 in C minor
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Inmo Yangviolin
Composers
Fri 27 Nov 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
Semyon Bychkov enters the wild, wonderful dreamworld of the mighty Seventh Symphony.
Semyon Bychkov enters the wild, wonderful dreamworld of the mighty Seventh Symphony.
Fri 4 Dec 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
Rites of spring: Stravinsky, Hillborg and a spectacular Mendelssohn rediscovery from Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Rites of spring: Stravinsky, Hillborg and a spectacular Mendelssohn rediscovery from Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Programme
- Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Op 60
- interval
- Viola ConcertoLondon Premiere
- The Rite of Spring
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Lawrence Powerviola
- Beth Taylorsoprano
- Benjamin Brunstenor
