BBC Concert Orchestra

BBC Concert Orchestra: serious musicians with a sense of humour.

[Sam Jackson @classicjacko]

This is going to be very special: the remarkable true story of George Gershwin’s love affair with Kay Swift, recorded at @Yourallypally with the @BBCCO and a host of wonderful soloists, and broadcast on @BBCRadio3 this Sunday: https://t.co/65ZHHfAL3J

[BBC Radio 3 @BBCRadio3]

On this week's 'Round Midnight, saxophonist @sowetokinch takes you to the London Jazz Festival for an 80th birthday celebration of legendary jazz drummer Billy Cobham.

Billy is joined by @BBCCO and Guy Barker – listen at 11.30 tonight or afterwards on @BBCSounds

(📷 Sisi Burn)

[BBC Concert Orchestra @BBCCO]

Tonight on @BBCRadio3's 'Round Midnight, @sowetokinch presents highlights from our recent sold out @LondonJazzFest concert with legendary drummer Billy Cobham and conductor Guy Barker. 📻 Tune in from 23.30: https://t.co/jtpTajZimR

Photos: Sisi Burn

[BBC Concert Orchestra @BBCCO]

We’re joined by a starry line-up of soloists @fflurwyn, @LEVYSEKGAPANE and Morgan Pearce and the university choirs are conducted by Matthew Hopkins and @rachelcparkes 👏👏👏

[BBC Concert Orchestra @BBCCO]

It’s great to be back @RoyalNottingham for a concert showcasing the choirs of @UniofNottingham & @NottmTrentUni with Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana with @ConductorGeorge & music by @JenniBrandon1 & @EricWhitacre
🎧 @BBCRadio3 & @BBCSounds 10 Dec

[BBC Concert Orchestra @BBCCO]

Tonight we're at the @LondonJazzFest with legendary Jazz-fusion drummer Billy Cobham in an electrifying new collaboration with conductor Guy Barker!

It's a SOLD OUT Queen Elizabeth Hall, @southbankcentre tonight, but if you didn't manage to get tickets you can hear the full concert on @BBCRadio3 on Friday 6 December 🎧

Want to find out more? Read the digital programme here: https://t.co/Y06NCjPZS7

[BBC Concert Orchestra @BBCCO]

Tonight we’re at @Yourallypally performing a brand-new music-drama about the ten-year love affair between composers Kay Swift and George Gershwin 🌹🎶

Here’s a snippet from rehearsal featuring Lydia Leonard as Kay Swift 🎭

[Norfolk & Suffolk Music Hub @NMHub]

Wonderful evening @hippodromeGY with @BBCCO playing some utterly incredible compositions by local young people - we are blown away @OrchestrasLive @FreshlyGreated #inspirational #FridayNightMusicNight

[BBC Concert Orchestra @BBCCO]

With @conductorgeorge, starry singers @1RachelJohn & Zara Maia and a solo spot for our Principal Horn Andrew Littlemore, plus brand new pieces by young composers from @freshlygreated @OrchestrasLive 👏👏👏

Presented by @thekatiederham 🤩

[BBC Concert Orchestra @BBCCO]

We’re back at @hippodromegy for Friday Night is Music Night! 🎉

🎧 @BBCRadio3 Fri 22 Nov

[BBC Concert Orchestra @BBCCO]

A fab-u-lous Friday Night is Music Night at @Yourallypally with @CraigRevelHorwood & @thekatiederham ✨💃
We danced the night away with conductor Daniel Parkinson and singer Madeleine Morgan to celebrate @BBCRadio3's Day of Dance. 🎧 Listen tomorrow from 7.30pm: https://t.co/kD4x1D0QUJ

[BBC Concert Orchestra @BBCCO]

We're back in the beautiful @Yourallypally Theatre tomorrow for a special Friday Night is Music Night! With presenters @CraigRevHorwood and @thekatiederham, we're celebrating @BBCRadio3's Day of Dance 💃 🪩

You can still join us 🎟️ https://t.co/FWtsiwcQm9

[BBC Concert Orchestra @BBCCO]

Come along and join us, @CraigRevHorwood and @thekatiederham at @Yourallypally on Wednesday 6 November for a special Friday Night is Music Night, celebrating @BBCRadio3's Day of Dance! 🎉

🎟️ Tickets and more info: https://t.co/FWtsiwdobH

[BBC Concert Orchestra @BBCCO]

We're back at @RoyalNottingham tomorrow with music celebrating the movies of Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra ✨🎶

With conductor Richard Balcombe and singers @LouiseDearman and @GrahamBickley, we perform orchestral arrangements of songs from High Society, Kiss Me Kate, Easter Parade, Meet Me in St Louis, Guys and Dolls, Pal Joey and of course The Wizard of Oz!🎟️ You can still join us | Wed 30 Oct: https://t.co/Go9b3S4ux1

[BBC Concert Orchestra @BBCCO]

Tonight on @BBCRadio3 and @BBCSounds: Chief Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing leads us in a concert of Slavic music, including Dvorak's Cello Concerto performed by Finnish soloist Senja Rummukainen. Recorded earlier this month from the @southbankcentre.

🎧 Listen from 7.30pm: https://t.co/NOF86Srsxv

[BBC Concert Orchestra @BBCCO]

Tonight on @BBCRadio3: Friday Night is Music Night

We began 2024 in China and tonight you can hear our concert from Shenzhen Concert Hall. We're joined by Chinese soprano Ying Huang, in an eclectic mix of music from James Bond to Johann Strauss II with Chief Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing and presented by Petroc Trelawny.

🎧 7.30pm: https://t.co/9sxA5mbQAB

[Orchestras Live @OrchestrasLive]

"Music is a powerful way to foster a sense of community that transcends language." 😍

More on the impact of a long-term residency through our #CreateYarmouth partnership project⬇️
https://t.co/ejrjQIYtua

@BBCCO @NMHub @enjoycultureGY @CreateCollide @outtherearts @StGeorgesGY

[Rags @RagNBoneMan]

What better way to let you know what my next single is going to be than by performing it with the @BBCCO?! Big love @vernonkay @bbcradio2 for having me in the Piano Room. Full session available to watch on @bbciplayer https://t.co/FwidQwv6K2

[BBC Concert Orchestra @BBCCO]

Looking for something to listen to? 📻 You can still listen to all our 2024 @bbcproms performances on @BBCSounds: https://t.co/cUeHpA7WFq

🎶 Prom 2: Everybody Dance! The Sound of Disco
🎶 Prom 13: Sarah Vaughan – If You Could See Me Now
🎶 Prom 18: @samsmith
🎶 Prom 57: Ultra Lounge – Henry Mancini and Beyond
🎶 Proms Nottingham: BBC Young Composer
🎶 Proms Nottingham: Music of Sherwood Forest

[BBC Concert Orchestra @BBCCO]

Thank you to everyone who joined us and our Chief Conductor Anna Maria Helsing at the @southbankcentre for a sublime performance by Senja Rummukainen of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto.

Plus, a beautiful programme of nature inspired music by Kapralova, Smetana and Janáček, and the world premiere of @Dobrinka_T’s ‘Rewilding’ 🎶

📻 It will be broadcast on @BBCRadio3 on Wednesday 13 November.