BBC SSO Thursday Night Series 2026/27 Events
Thu 24 Sep 2026
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
MUSIC THAT SPEAKS TO THE HEART: Bomsori plays Beethoven's masterful Violin Concerto and two world-class vocalists shine in Zemlinsky's sumptuous Lyric Symphony
MUSIC THAT SPEAKS TO THE HEART: Bomsori plays Beethoven's masterful Violin Concerto and two world-class vocalists shine in Zemlinsky's sumptuous Lyric Symphony
Programme
- Violin Concerto in C Major(43 mins)
- interval
- Lyric Symphony(50 mins)
Performers
- Bomsoriviolin
- Miah Perssonsoprano
- James Atkinsonbaritone
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
Thu 8 Oct 2026
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
LIFE, LOVE & FAREWELL: Popular Dutch guest conductor Antony Hermus leads us to the emotional heart of Mahler’s devastatingly beautiful final musical testament.
LIFE, LOVE & FAREWELL: Popular Dutch guest conductor Antony Hermus leads us to the emotional heart of Mahler’s devastatingly beautiful final musical testament.
Programme
- Mors Aeterna(9 mins)
- Symphony No. 10 in F sharp minor (compl. Deryck Cooke)(80 mins)
Performers
- Antony HermusConductor
Composers
Thu 29 Oct 2026
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
ROCK & CLASSICAL COLLIDE: Chloë Hanslip’s electric violin meets the sparkling energy of Estonian conductor Mihhail Gerts, with music of raw emotional power by Arvo Pärt and Eduard Tubin.
ROCK & CLASSICAL COLLIDE: Chloë Hanslip’s electric violin meets the sparkling energy of Estonian conductor Mihhail Gerts, with music of raw emotional power by Arvo Pärt and Eduard Tubin.
Programme
- Swansong(9 mins)
- Antiphaser (concerto for electric violin and orchestra)(20 mins)(BBC co-commission)
- interval
- Symphony No.6(33 mins)
Performers
- Chloë Hanslipviolin
- Mihhail GertsConductor
Composers
Thu 3 Dec 2026
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
JOY, UNITY & HARMONY: Every performance of the Ninth Symphony is a major occasion and with conductor Delyana Lazarova, this celebration of the human spirit shines as a beacon of light in a Scottish December.
JOY, UNITY & HARMONY: Every performance of the Ninth Symphony is a major occasion and with conductor Delyana Lazarova, this celebration of the human spirit shines as a beacon of light in a Scottish December.
Programme
- Subito con forza(5 mins)
- Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
- Marta Fontanals-Simmonsmezzo-soprano
- Francesca Chiejinasoprano
- Santiago Sáncheztenor
- Barnaby Reabass
- Delyana LazarovaConductor
Composers
Thu 10 Dec 2026
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
RADIANT SOUNDS, DARING SPIRIT: Brahms composed his Second Symphony while on holiday in the Austrian Alps, and that sense of sunshine and soaring vistas glows in every note.
RADIANT SOUNDS, DARING SPIRIT: Brahms composed his Second Symphony while on holiday in the Austrian Alps, and that sense of sunshine and soaring vistas glows in every note.
Programme
- Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op 52(19 mins)
- Violin Concerto(World Premiere, Co-commission by the BBC SSO and the Amarillo Symphony)
- interval
- Symphony No. 2 in D major(40 mins)
Performers
- Benjamin Bakerviolin
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
