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25/26 season

23 September 2025

Studio Recordings

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

The Studios, MediaCityUK, Broadway, Salford, M50 2BH

26 September 2025

Schools’ Concert

Respighi - Gli uccelli, Prelude
Mozart - Der Vogelganger bin ich ja from Die Zauberflöte
Mozart - Pa-pa-pa-pageno from Die Zauberflöte
Rossini - Overture from La gazza ladra
Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Swans from Swan Lake
Respighi - Gli uccelli, The Hen
Respighi - Gli uccelli, The Cuckoo
Dilys Elwyn-Edwards - Mae Hiraeth yn y Mor
Trad. - Y Deryn Pur
Stravinsky - Finale from The Firebird (1919 suite)

Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Eiry Price, soprano
Owain Rowlands, baritone

Donald Gordon Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Pl, Cardiff CF10 5AL

1 October 2025

Respighi - Gli uccelli, Prelude
Mozart - Der Vogelganger bin ich ja from Die Zauberflöte
Mozart - Pa-pa-pa-pageno from Die Zauberflöte
Rossini - Overture from La gazza ladra
Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Swans from Swan Lake
Respighi - Gli uccelli, The Hen
Respighi - Gli uccelli, The Cuckoo
Dilys Elwyn-Edwards - Mae Hiraeth yn y Mor
Trad. - Y Deryn Pur
Stravinsky - Finale from The Firebird (1919 suite)

Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Eiry Price, soprano
Owain Rowlands, baritone

Mayflower Theatre, 22-26 Commercial Rd, Southampton SO15 1GE

9 October 2025

Respighi - Gli uccelli, Prelude
Mozart - Der Vogelganger bin ich ja from Die Zauberflöte
Mozart - Pa-pa-pa-pageno from Die Zauberflöte
Rossini - Overture from La gazza ladra
Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Swans from Swan Lake
Respighi - Gli uccelli, The Hen
Respighi - Gli uccelli, The Cuckoo
Dilys Elwyn-Edwards - Mae Hiraeth yn y Mor
Trad. - Y Deryn Pur
Stravinsky - Finale from The Firebird (1919 suite)

Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Eiry Price, soprano
Owain Rowlands, baritone

Venue Cymru, The Promenade, Penrhyn Cres, Llandudno LL30 1BB

16 October 2025

Respighi - Gli uccelli, Prelude
Mozart - Der Vogelganger bin ich ja from Die Zauberflöte
Mozart - Pa-pa-pa-pageno from Die Zauberflöte
Rossini - Overture from La gazza ladra
Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Swans from Swan Lake
Respighi - Gli uccelli, The Hen
Respighi - Gli uccelli, The Cuckoo
Dilys Elwyn-Edwards - Mae Hiraeth yn y Mor
Trad. - Y Deryn Pur
Stravinsky - Finale from The Firebird (1919 suite)

Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Eiry Price
, soprano
Owain Rowlands, baritone

Bristol Hippodrome, St Augustine's Parade, Bristol BS1 4UZ

15 November 2025

Opus Horizons

George Stevenson, New work world premiere
Leoni King, New work world premiere
Michael Betteridge, New work world premiere

Britten Sinfonia
Clare Hammond, piano
Patricia Auchterlonie, soprano
Collin Shay, countertenor

King’s Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG

21 November 2025

Orchestral Composition Workshop at the Faculty of Music, University of Oxford - six student premieres

Fantasia Orchestra

Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG

23 November 2025, 19:00

‘Birdsong’ with Lucy Crowe

Vivaldi - Spring from The Four Seasons: Allegro
Handel - As When the Dove Laments Her Love
Price - Little Pastorale
Trad. - She’s Like the Swallow
Mozart - Dove Sono from The Marriage of Figaro
Kavuma - I am the sea London premiere
Messiaen - The Lovebird of the Star from Harawi
Strauss - Spring from Four Last Songs
Interval
Haydn - Symphony no. 83 ‘The Hen’
Berg - The Nightingale from Seven Early Songs
Sherwin - A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Gershwin - Little Jazz Bird
Kosma - Autumn Leaves

arrangements by Harry Baker & James Ledger

Fantasia Orchestra
Lucy Crowe
, soprano

Smith Square Hall, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA

1 January 2026

Johann Strauss II - Overture from Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II - Klänge der Heimat from Die Fledermaus
Hellmesberger, Jr. - Kleiner Anzeiger Galopp
Lehár - Gold and Silver Waltz
Lehár - Vilja-Lied from The Merry Widow
Johann Strauss II - Wiener Blut
Korngold - Straussiana
Interval
Josef Strauss - Sphärenklänge Waltz
Johann Strauss II - Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Heuberger - Im Chambre Séparée from Der Opernball 
Johann Strauss II - Thunder and Lightning Polka
Arditi - Il Bacio
Johann Strauss II - Emperor Waltz
Johann Strauss I - Radetzky March

National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
Ava Dodd
, soprano

National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin D02 N527

12-13 January 2026

Studio recording sessions for BBC Radio 3

Bruckner - Symphony no. 5 (ii. Adagio)
Cherubini - Overture to Les deux journées
Da Falla - El amor brujo: Ritual Fire Dance
Fauré - Pavane
Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 4 ‘Italian’ (iv. Presto and Finale)
Schumann - Konzertstück for Four Horns (iii. Sehr lebhaft)
Smetana - Vltava
Wagner - Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Weber (orch. Berlioz) - Invitation to the Dance

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5AL

3 February 2026, 19:30

Private concert with Jess Gillam and Fantasia Orchestra

Fantasia Orchestra
Jess Gillam
, saxophone

6 February 2026

Bach - Prelude from Cello Suite No.5 in C Minor
Pärt - Adam's Lament
Pärt - Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Mozart - Symphony No.40

Manchester Camerata
Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus
Hannah Roberts
, Cello

Sheffield City Hall, Barkers Pool, Sheffield, S1 2JA

16 February 2026, 19:00

JS Bach - Prelude from Partita no. 3 in E major
CPE Bach - Allegro Assai from Concerto in A minor
Bartók - Dances from Transylvannia
MacMillan - Saxophone Concerto
Kate Bush - Jig of Life
Sidney Bechet - Petite Fleur
Reich - Electric Counterpoint (movt. III, Fast)
Gershwin - Lullaby
Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now
Donald Grant - Bha la eile ann
Trad. - Swallowtail Jig
Harle - RANT!
after Benny Goodman - Sing, Sing, Sing

Fantasia Orchestra
Jess Gillam
, saxophone

Royal Concert Hall, Theatre Square, Nottingham NG1 5ND

5 March 2026

Rossini - Overture to The Barber of Seville
Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez
Chabrier - España
Interval
Mussorgsky - Night on a Bare Mountain
Borodin - In the Steppes of Central Asia
Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Plínio Fernandes
, guitar

Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth PO1 2AB

6 March 2026

Rossini - Overture to The Barber of Seville
Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez
Chabrier - España
Interval
Mussorgsky - Night on a Bare Mountain
Borodin - In the Steppes of Central Asia
Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Plínio Fernandes
, guitar

Hall for Cornwall, Back Quay, Truro TR1 2LL

7 March 2026

Rossini - Overture to The Barber of Seville
Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez
Chabrier - España
Interval
Mussorgsky - Night on a Bare Mountain
Borodin - In the Steppes of Central Asia
Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Plínio Fernandes
, guitar

Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, 21 Kingland Road, Poole BH15 1UF

10 March 2026

Side-by-side project

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
University of Reading Orchestra

The Great Hall, The University of Reading, London Road, Reading RG1 5AG

26 March 2026

‘New Connections’: celebrating 60 years of Leeds Conservatoire and Orchestras Live

Manchester Camerata

Leeds Conservatoire, 3 Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PD

8 April 2026, 19:30

Postponed until April 2027

Mvula - Green Garden
Traditional - Lochnagar
Martyn - May You Never
Finzi - Fear no more the heat o’ the sun
Baker - Fare The Well
Kanneh-Mason - Melody
Coleridge-Taylor - Solemn Prelude
Purcell - Music for a While
Mvula - Sing to the Moon
La Havas - Sour Flower
Trad. Welsh - Myfanwy
The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
The Beatles - Come Together

Philharmonia Orchestra
Sheku Kanneh-Mason
, cello
Harry Baker, piano

Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, London NW1 8EH

10 April 2026, 19:00

Jasdeep Singh Degun - In Search of Redemption
Terry Riley - In C
interval
Rameau - Thunderstorm from Platée
Jasdeep Singh Degun - Rageshri
Rameau - Tristes Apprêts from Castor et Pollux
Glass - Echorus
Jasdeep Singh Degun - Arya (Sitar Concerto): movement II

Fantasia Orchestra
Jasdeep Singh Degun
, sitar
Gurdain Rayatt, tabla

Smith Square Hall, Smith Square, London SW1P 2HA

17 April 2026

Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 3
Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra

Ulster Orchestra
Barry Douglas
, piano

Ulster Hall, 34 Bedford Street, Belfast BT2 7FF

18 April 2026

Play Opera LIVE!

Orchestra, Chorus & Soloists of Welsh National Opera

Donald Gordon Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Pl, Cardiff CF10 5AL

25 April 2026

Play Opera LIVE!

Orchestra, Chorus & Soloists of Welsh National Opera

Theatre Royal Plymouth, Royal Parade, Plymouth PL1 2TR

9 May 2026

Play Opera LIVE!

Orchestra, Chorus & Soloists of Welsh National Opera

Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Birmingham B5 4TB

13 May 2026

Live on BBC Radio 3

Mayer - Overture no. 4 in D minor
Brahms - Symphony no. 2 in D major

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

The Studios, MediaCityUK, Broadway, Salford, M50 2BH

23 May 2026

Britten - Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Strauss - Four Last Songs
Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 6

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth Watts
, soprano

Newbury Spring Festival

29 May 2026, 19:00

Bartók - Divertimento
Shostakovich - Waltz 2 from Jazz Suite no. 2
Porter - I’ve Got You Under My Skin
Gershwin - I Loves You Porgy
Gershwin - But Not For Me
Rodgers and Hart - My Funny Valentine
Shostakovich - Lyric Waltz from Jazz Suite no. 2
Shostakovich - Piano Concerto no. 1

Fantasia Orchestra
Steven Osborne
, piano
Aaron Akugbo, trumpet

Smith Square Hall, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA

27 June 2026

Mozart - Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Beethoven - Piano Concerto no. 1
Beethoven - Symphony no. 7

Fantasia Orchestra
Junyan Chen
, piano

St Jude-on-the-Hill, Central Square, London NW11 7AH

3 July 2026, 19:00

Ellington - Take the ‘A’ Train
Kern - The Way You Look Tonight from Swing Time
Kern - Can’t help lovin dat man from Show Boat

Strauss - Serenade op. 7
Alma Mahler - Mild Summer Night from Five Songs 1910
Alma Mahler - Harvest Song from Four Songs 1915
Gustav Mahler - Adagietto from Symphony no. 5

Gershwin - Someone to watch over me from Oh, Kay!

Elgar - Chanson de Matin
Strauss - Die Nacht from Songs op. 10
Elgar - Chanson de Matin
Strauss - Morgen from Four Songs op. 27

Sondheim - Send in the Clowns from A Little Night Music
Porter - I Get a Kick Out of You
Gershwin - Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off from Shall We Dance

Fantasia Orchestra
Niamh O’Sullivan
, mezzo-soprano

Smith Square Hall, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA

7 July 2026, 19:00

Jasdeep Singh Degun - In Search of Redemption
Terry Riley - In C
interval
Rameau - Thunderstorm from Platée
Jasdeep Singh Degun - Rageshri
Rameau - Tristes Apprêts from Castor et Pollux
Glass - Echorus
Jasdeep Singh Degun - Arya (Sitar Concerto): movement II

Fantasia Orchestra
Jasdeep Singh Degun
, sitar
Gurdain Rayatt, tabla

Cheltenham Festival, Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 3JE

21 July 2026

SEND Schools Concerts

BSO Resound
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Newport, Isle of Wight

27 July 2026

Private Concert

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, 21 Kingland Road, Poole BH15 1UF

30 July 2026

Relaxed Concert

BSO Resound
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1DZ

1 August 2026, 18:30

Ellington - Take the ‘A’ Train
Kern - The Way You Look Tonight from Swing Time
Kern - Can’t help lovin dat man from Show Boat

Strauss - Serenade op. 7
Alma Mahler - Mild Summer Night from Five Songs 1910
Alma Mahler - Harvest Song from Four Songs 1915
Gustav Mahler - Adagietto from Symphony no. 5

Gershwin - Someone to watch over me from Oh, Kay!

Elgar - Chanson de Matin
Strauss - Die Nacht from Songs op. 10
Elgar - Chanson de Matin
Strauss - Morgen from Four Songs op. 27

Sondheim - Send in the Clowns from A Little Night Music
Porter - I Get a Kick Out of You
Gershwin - Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off from Shall We Dance

Fantasia Orchestra
Anita Monserrat
, mezzo-soprano

Guiting Music Festival, Guiting Power, nr. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 5TX

9 August 2026, 11:00

BBC Proms: Relaxed Prom

Louis Prima (arr. Baker) - Sing, Sing, Sing
Radiohead (arr. Hale) - Pyramid Song
Caroline Shaw - Partita for 8 Voices (ii. Sarabande)
Dvořák - Czech Suite op. 39 (v. Finale, Furiant - Presto)
Vaughan Williams (arr. Douglas) - Serenade to Music
Meredith Monk - Panda Chant II BBC Proms Premiere
Duke Ellington (arr. Baker) - It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)

BBC Singers
Fantasia Orchestra

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP

11 August 2026, 22:15

BBC Proms: Late Night Prom

John Coltrane (arr. Baker) - Welcome
Duke Ellington (arr. Baker) - It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
Heloise Werner - The Wood Pigeon World Premiere
Vincent Ho - Sandman’s Castle
Morton Feldman - Rothko Chapel (excerpt)
Caroline Shaw - Partita for 8 Voices (ii. Sarabande)
Dvořák - Czech Suite op. 39 (v. Finale, Furiant - Presto)
Vaughan Williams (arr. Douglas) - Serenade to Music
Evelyn Glennie / Philip Sheppard - Orollogeria Aureola
Radiohead (arr. Hale) - Pyramid Song
Meredith Monk - Panda Chant II

BBC Singers
Fantasia Orchestra
Dame Evelyn Glennie
, percussion

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP

26/27 season

30 September 2026

WNO Schools’ & Family Concerts (2 performances)

Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Eiry Price
, soprano
Andrew Henley
, tenor

Donald Gordon Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Pl, Cardiff CF10 5AL

18 October 2026

Glinka - Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla
Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Ning Feng, violin

Congress Theatre, Carlisle Road, Eastbourne BN21 4BP

23 October 2026

WNO Schools’ & Family Concerts (2 performances)

Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Eiry Price, soprano
Sam Furness
, tenor

Venue Cymru, The Promenade, Penrhyn Cres, Llandudno LL30 1BB

6 November 2026

Nitin Sawhney - Orbiting Orbital world premiere

Fantasia Orchestra
Nitin Sawhney, piano & guitar
Aref Durvesh, tabla & dholak
Eos Counsell, violin
Shapla Shalique, vocals

Samantha Harvey, author
Anthony Gormley, painter
Mary McCartney, photographer

Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG

7 November 2026

Composition workshop with student composers from the Faculty of Music, University of Oxford

Fantasia Orchestra

Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG

7 November 2026

Nitin Sawhney - Orbiting Orbital

Fantasia Orchestra
Nitin Sawhney, piano & guitar
Aref Durvesh, tabla & dholak
Eos Counsell, violin
Shapla Shalique, vocals

Samantha Harvey, author
Anthony Gormley, painter
Mary McCartney, photographer

Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG

11 November 2026

WNO Schools’ & Family Concerts (2 performances)

Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Eiry Price
, soprano
Sam Furness
, tenor

Mayflower Theatre, 22-26 Commercial Rd, Southampton SO15 1GE

14 November 2026

Magnum Opus: three world premieres

Britten Sinfonia

King’s Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG

20 November 2026

WNO Schools’ & Family Concerts (2 performances)

Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Eiry Price, soprano
Sam Furness, tenor

New Theatre, 24-26 George Street, Oxford OX1 2AG

27 November 2026

WNO Schools’ & Family Concerts (2 performances)

Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Eiry Price, soprano
Sam Furness, tenor

Theatre Royal, Royal Parade, Plymouth PL1 2TR

29 November 2026

Vivaldi (transc. Glennie) - Concerto in C major
Schnelzer - Apollonian Dances
Reich - Different Trains
interval
Smadbeck - Rhythm Song
Glennie - A Little Prayer
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
Gerassimez - Piazonore

Fantasia Orchestra
Dame Evelyn Glennie
, percussion

Smith Square Hall, Smith Square, London SW1P 2HA

10-13 December 2026

BSO Resound project

BSO Resound
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

1 January 2027

von Suppé - Light Cavalry Overture
Arditi - Il Bacio
Johann Strauss II - Annen-Polka
Josef Strauss - Friedenspalmen Walzer
Johann Strauss II - Mein Herr Marquis from Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II - Kaiser-Walzer
interval
Josef Strauss - Dorfschwalben aus Österreich Walzer
Lehár - Vilja-Lied from Die lustige Witwe
Johann Strauss II - Wiener Blut
Offenbach - Can-Can from Orphée aux enfers
Johann Strauss II - Tik-Tak Polka
Josef Strauss - Ohne Sorgen! Polka Schnell
Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Claudia Boyle
, soprano

Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, 21 Kingland Road, Poole BH15 1UF

2 January 2027

von Suppé - Light Cavalry Overture
Arditi - Il Bacio
Johann Strauss II - Annen-Polka
Josef Strauss - Friedenspalmen Walzer
Johann Strauss II - Mein Herr Marquis from Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II - Kaiser-Walzer
interval
Josef Strauss - Dorfschwalben aus Österreich Walzer
Lehár - Vilja-Lied from Die lustige Witwe
Johann Strauss II - Wiener Blut
Offenbach - Can-Can from Orphée aux enfers
Johann Strauss II - Tik-Tak Polka
Josef Strauss - Ohne Sorgen! Polka Schnell
Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Claudia Boyle, soprano

Taunton Brewhouse, Coal Orchard, Taunton TA1 1JL

3 January 2027

von Suppé - Light Cavalry Overture
Arditi - Il Bacio
Johann Strauss II - Annen-Polka
Josef Strauss - Friedenspalmen Walzer
Johann Strauss II - Mein Herr Marquis from Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II - Kaiser-Walzer
interval
Josef Strauss - Dorfschwalben aus Österreich Walzer
Lehár - Vilja-Lied from Die lustige Witwe
Johann Strauss II - Wiener Blut
Offenbach - Can-Can from Orphée aux enfers
Johann Strauss II - Tik-Tak Polka
Josef Strauss - Ohne Sorgen! Polka Schnell
Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Claudia Boyle
, soprano

Bristol Beacon, Trenchard Street, Bristol, BS1 5AR

7 January 2027

von Suppé - Light Cavalry Overture
Arditi - Il Bacio
Johann Strauss II - Annen-Polka
Josef Strauss - Friedenspalmen Walzer
Johann Strauss II - Mein Herr Marquis from Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II - Kaiser-Walzer
interval
Josef Strauss - Dorfschwalben aus Österreich Walzer
Lehár - Vilja-Lied from Die lustige Witwe
Johann Strauss II - Wiener Blut
Offenbach - Can-Can from Orphée aux enfers
Johann Strauss II - Tik-Tak Polka
Josef Strauss - Ohne Sorgen! Polka Schnell
Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Claudia Boyle
, soprano

Fareham Live, Osborn Road, Fareham PO16 7DB

8 January 2027

von Suppé - Light Cavalry Overture
Arditi - Il Bacio
Johann Strauss II - Annen-Polka
Josef Strauss - Friedenspalmen Walzer
Johann Strauss II - Mein Herr Marquis from Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II - Kaiser-Walzer
interval
Josef Strauss - Dorfschwalben aus Österreich Walzer
Lehár - Vilja-Lied from Die lustige Witwe
Johann Strauss II - Wiener Blut
Offenbach - Can-Can from Orphée aux enfers
Johann Strauss II - Tik-Tak Polka
Josef Strauss - Ohne Sorgen! Polka Schnell
Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Claudia Boyle
, soprano

Theatre Royal, Royal Parade, Plymouth PL1 2TR

9 January 2027

von Suppé - Light Cavalry Overture
Arditi - Il Bacio
Johann Strauss II - Annen-Polka
Josef Strauss - Friedenspalmen Walzer
Johann Strauss II - Mein Herr Marquis from Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II - Kaiser-Walzer
interval
Josef Strauss - Dorfschwalben aus Österreich Walzer
Lehár - Vilja-Lied from Die lustige Witwe
Johann Strauss II - Wiener Blut
Offenbach - Can-Can from Orphée aux enfers
Johann Strauss II - Tik-Tak Polka
Josef Strauss - Ohne Sorgen! Polka Schnell
Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Claudia Boyle
, soprano

Weymouth Pavilion Theatre, The Esplanade, Weymouth DT4 8ED

29-31 January 2027

Recording Sessions

Fantasia Orchestra

Henry Wood Hall, Trinity Church Square, London SE1 4HU

19 February 2027

A British Isles Fantasia

Sandy Denny/Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where the Time Goes
John Dowland - Lacrimae Tristes
George Harrison - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto: Adagio
Yusuf/Cat Stevens - Father and Son
James Oswald - A Curious Collection of Scots Tunes (selection)
James MacMillan - Kiss on Wood
Scottish Trad. - Dumfries Place Jig
interval
Trad. - Folk & Fair Medley (She moved through the Fair, Scarborough Fair, Llangollen Market, Lads o’ the Fair)
Karl Jenkins - Palladio: I. Allegretto
Huw Watkins - Three Welsh Songs
Donnacha Dennehy - Thread (world premiere, Fantasia Orchestra commission)
Enya - Only Time
Irish Trad. - The Kesh Jig (set)

Fantasia Orchestra
Guy Johnston
, cello
Dame Sheila Hancock, speaker

Smith Square Hall, Smith Square, London SW1P 2HA

24 February 2027

A British Isles Fantasia

Sandy Denny/Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where the Time Goes
John Dowland - Lacrimae Tristes
George Harrison - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto: Adagio
Yusuf/Cat Stevens - Father and Son
James Oswald - A Curious Collection of Scots Tunes (selection)
James MacMillan - Kiss on Wood
Scottish Trad. - Dumfries Place Jig
interval
Trad. - Folk & Fair Medley (She moved through the Fair, Scarborough Fair, Llangollen Market, Lads o’ the Fair)
Karl Jenkins - Palladio: I. Allegretto
Huw Watkins - Three Welsh Songs
Donnacha Dennehy - Thread (world premiere, Fantasia Orchestra commission)
Enya - Only Time
Irish Trad. - The Kesh Jig (set)

Fantasia Orchestra
Guy Johnston
, cello
Dame Sheila Hancock, speaker

Barber Institute, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TS

22 March 2027

Stravinsky - Firebird Suite (1919): Infernal Dance, Berceuse and Finale
Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto
Shostakovich - Symphony no. 5

Orchestra of The Purcell School
Shlomi Shahaf
, violin

The Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT

2 April 2027

French Connections

Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
Aretha Franklin - Spirit in the Dark
Margaret Bonds - Troubled Water
Aretha Franklin - Think
Debussy - Petite Suite
interval
Debussy - Clair de Lune
Satie - Gymnopédie no. 1
Ravel - Piano Concerto in G major

Fantasia Orchestra
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
, piano

Smith Square Hall, Smith Square, London SW1P 2HA

7 April 2027

Mvula - Green Garden
Traditional - Lochnagar
Martyn - May You Never
Finzi - Fear no more the heat o’ the sun
Baker - Fare The Well
Kanneh-Mason - Melody
Coleridge-Taylor - Solemn Prelude
Purcell - Music for a While
Mvula - Sing to the Moon
La Havas - Sour Flower
Trad. Welsh - Myfanwy
The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
The Beatles - Come Together

Philharmonia Orchestra
Sheku Kanneh-Mason
, cello
Harry Baker, piano

Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, London NW1 8EH

16 April 2027

Bernstein - Candide Overture
Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F
interval
Bernstein - On the Town: Times Square, 1944
Piazzolla - Libertango
Márquez - Danzón no. 2
Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Isata Kanneh-Mason
, piano

Hall for Cornwall, Back Quay, Truro TR1 2LL

22 April 2027

Bernstein - Candide Overture
Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F
interval
Bernstein - Three Dance Episodes from On The Town
Copland - Variations on a Shaker Melody
Piazzolla - Libertango
Márquez - Danzón no. 2

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Isata Kanneh-Mason
, piano

Fareham Live, Osborn Road, Fareham PO16 7DB

23 April 2027

Bernstein - Candide Overture
Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F
interval
Bernstein - On the Town: Times Square, 1944
Piazzolla - Libertango
Márquez - Danzón no. 2
Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Isata Kanneh-Mason
, piano

Guildford Live, London Rd, Guildford GU1 2AA

24 April 2027

Bernstein - Candide Overture
Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F
interval
Bernstein - On the Town: Times Square, 1944
Piazzolla - Libertango
Márquez - Danzón no. 2
Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Isata Kanneh-Mason
, piano

Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, 21 Kingland Road, Poole BH15 1UF

30 April 2027

BSO Orchestral Benevolent Fund

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Christchurch Priory, Quay Road, Christchurch BH23 1BU

18 June 2027

Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

Fantasia Orchestra
Elena Urioste
, violin

Smith Square Hall, Smith Square, London SW1P 2HA