What’s on

Sun 4 Oct 2020, 20:00

Operatic superstar Sir Bryn Terfel offers comfort and familiarity amid the chaos of the year, with a personal selection of pieces that lie at the heart of his musical life.

Thu 22 Oct 2020, 20:00

A heart-warming family affair as all seven siblings of 'Britain’s most musical family’ (The Times) show their talents as both soloists and chamber musicians in works spanning Mozart to Eric Whitacre.

Sun 1 Nov 2020, 20:00

Sir Antonio Pappano is joined by long-term collaborators Ian Bostridge and Dame Sarah Connolly for an evening of intimate chamber versions of song cycles on love, loss, nature and nostalgia.

Fri 6 Nov 2020, 20:00

Power and passion take a hold as the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo perform works by Joseph Haydn and Anna Clyne before a new chamber arrangement of Magnus Lindberg's Accused.

Wed 18 Nov 2020, 20:00

Explore the chameleon-like nature of the clarinet with Shabaka Hutchings and revel in Aaron Copland’s joyful slice of Americana, Appalachian Spring.

Sun 13 Dec 2020, 20:00

Join one of the world’s pre-eminent physicists for a mind-bending musical voyage through space and time, set to a soundtrack inspired by the great unknowns of the Universe.

Tue 15 Dec 2020, 19:30

Kings of Christmas John Rutter and Bob Chilcott join the BBC Singers for a perfect concert for singing-in the festive season.

Fri 18 Dec 2020, 19:30

Revel in a jubilant seasonal classic, Handel’s Messiah, presented here in complete, uncut form by Richard Egarr and the Academy of Ancient Music.

Fri 22 Jan 2021, 18:00

The BBC Singers perform Parry’s wartime laments for a lost age and reimagined hymns and antiphons from the Icelandic composer who has captured her country in music, Anna Thorvaldsdottir.

Fri 22 Jan 2021, 19:30

From shadows to light, experience a concert that explores the miraculous power of orchestration from the 1920s to the 2010s.