BBC Orchestra and Choirs
Performances of Philip Glass at BBC Orchestras and Choirs
(See all works in BBC Orchestras and Choirs by Philip Glass)Thu 8 Oct 2026
- 19:30BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Voices collide as BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales join composer-sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun in a of Indian classical and Western orchestral music, with acclaimed soloists, reimagined opera, and vibrant new works celebrating voices UK
Voices collide as BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales join composer-sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun in a of Indian classical and Western orchestral music, with acclaimed soloists, reimagined opera, and vibrant new works celebrating voices UK
Programme
- "A Letter from the After - life" from "Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems"
- Arya (Concerto for sitar and orchestra)
- interval
- Satyagraha, Act III Part 3, Evening Song (Gandhi’s Final Aria)
- Excerpt from Act 3 of Orpheus -Tenor, Indian Singer and Piano
- Abbhā for tabla, sitar and singers with orchestra
- Lament (Finale from Orpheus) for two Indian classical voices, chorus, tabla, harp, and strings
Performers
- Clark RundellConductor
- Jasdeep Singh DegunComposser/Sitar
- James Waytenor
- Kaviraj SinghSantoor/Voice
- Yarlinie Thanabalasingamvoice
- Gurdain Rayatttabla
- BBC National Chorus of WalesChorus
Sun 18 Oct 2026
- 19:30Alexandra Palace
Friday Night is Music Night hosts an enchanting exploration of the music of sleep, live from Alexandra Palace.
Friday Night is Music Night hosts an enchanting exploration of the music of sleep, live from Alexandra Palace.
Programme
- Symphony no. 3Movement 1
- Gaspard de la nuitMovement 2: Le Gibet
- Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)
- Sleeptalker
- Piano Concerto in G major
- A Night on the Bare Mountain (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)
- On the Nature of Daylight
Performers
- Edwin Outwaterconductor
- Mishka Rushdie Momenpiano
Part ofBBC Concert Orchestra 2026-2027
