Live
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 OBE
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
Haydn - Symphony No.45 ‘Farewell Symphony’ (iv. Finale)
Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 4 ‘Italian’ (iv. Presto and Finale)
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
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 - Espagña
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 - Espagña
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 - Espagña
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
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
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
Smith Square Hall, Smith Square, London SW1P 2HA
17 April 2026
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 3
Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra
Ulster Orchestra
Alim Beisembayev, piano
Ulster Hall, 34 Bedford Street, Belfast BT2 7FF
18 April 2026
Play Opera LIVE!
Orchestra & Ensemble of Welsh National Opera
Donald Gordon Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Pl, Cardiff CF10 5AL
25 April 2026
Play Opera LIVE!
Orchestra & Ensemble of Welsh National Opera
Theatre Royal Plymouth, Royal Parade, Plymouth PL1 2TR
9 May 2026
Play Opera LIVE!
Orchestra & Ensemble of Welsh National Opera
Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Birmingham B5 4TB
13 May 2026
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