BBC SSO 2026-27 Season Events
Sun 4 Oct 2026
- 18:00Sage Gateshead
Colin Currie is at the helm of this celebration of Steve Reich's 90th birthday. He’s joined by 'The National' guitarist Bryce Dessner (a long-time Reich champion) in a programme that includes 'Electric Counterpoint' and 'Four Sections'.
Colin Currie is at the helm of this celebration of Steve Reich's 90th birthday. He’s joined by 'The National' guitarist Bryce Dessner (a long-time Reich champion) in a programme that includes 'Electric Counterpoint' and 'Four Sections'.
Programme
- Three Movements
- Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards
- Electric Counterpoint
- Four Sections
Performers
- Colin CurrieConductor
- Bryce Dessnerelectric guitar
Composers
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
Fri 9 Oct 2026
- 19:00Perth Concert Hall
Guest conductor Antony Hermus guides us to the heart of Mahler’s final musical testament, Symphony No.10.
Guest conductor Antony Hermus guides us to the heart of Mahler’s final musical testament, Symphony No.10.
Programme
- Mors Aeterna(9 mins)
- Symphony No. 10 in F sharp minor (compl. Deryck Cooke)(80 mins)
Performers
- Antony HermusConductor
Composers
Also part ofBBC SSO Perth Concert Series 2026/27
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
Fri 30 Oct 2026
- 19:30Music Hall, Aberdeen
Musical fireworks ignite a new season as British violinist Chloë Hanslip performs Tchaikovsky’s thrilling Violin Concerto, and Mihhail Gerts explores the raw emotional power of Arvo Pärt (the world's most performed living composer at age 90!).
Musical fireworks ignite a new season as British violinist Chloë Hanslip performs Tchaikovsky’s thrilling Violin Concerto, and Mihhail Gerts explores the raw emotional power of Arvo Pärt (the world's most performed living composer at age 90!).
Programme
- Swansong(8 mins)
- Violin Concerto in D major(34 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No 4, ‘Lyrical’(36 mins)
Performers
- Chloë Hanslipviolin
- Mihhail GertsConductor
Composers
Also part ofBBC SSO Aberdeen Series 2026/27
Fri 2 Oct 2026
- 19:30Barony Hall, Barony Campus
"One of Britain’s most virtuosic instrumentalists” (The Times), performs Sir James MacMillan's Saxophone Concerto. And there's a sonorous, song-like love letter to the composer's Ayrshire hometown, written for euphonium and strings.
"One of Britain’s most virtuosic instrumentalists” (The Times), performs Sir James MacMillan's Saxophone Concerto. And there's a sonorous, song-like love letter to the composer's Ayrshire hometown, written for euphonium and strings.
Programme
- Eine kleine Nachtmusik(17 mins)
- Saxophone concerto(15 mins)
- Where the lugar meets the glaisnock(25 mins)
Performers
- Jess Gillamsaxophone
- David Childseuphonium
- Sir James MacMillanConductor
Tue 29 Sep 2026
- 19:00The Corran Halls, Oban
Following a sold-out concert in 2024, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra returns to the Corran Halls for a programme rooted in folk tradition that crackles with colour and energy.
Following a sold-out concert in 2024, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra returns to the Corran Halls for a programme rooted in folk tradition that crackles with colour and energy.
Programme
- Suite on English Folk Tunes 'A time there was...', Op 90
- Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major
- interval
- Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'
- Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Performers
- Stefano Boccacciconductor
- Chris Goughhorn
Also part ofBBC SSO Mozart Horn Concerto No.4
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 D major
- interval
- Lyric Symphony(50 mins)
Performers
- Bomsoriviolin
- Miah Perssonsoprano
- James Atkinsonbaritone
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
