Seasons & episodes
4 seasons · 19 episodes
Episode 01
Women’s Words and Voices
Bramwell Tovey conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in a programme of contemporary classical music, written and inspired by women composers and poets.
Episode 02
Life, Love and Tchaikovsky
Marta Gardolinska conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Bacewicz's Overture and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony. Johan Dalene joins them to perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.
Episode 03
A Birmingham Celebration with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
A special concert celebrating the music and spoken word of Birmingham, featuring the BBC Symphony Orchestra and performances by some of the most exciting vocal talent from the city.
Episode 04
1Xtra’s Afrobeats Concerto
Some of the hottest Afrobeats artists join forces with the BBC Philharmonic for a one-off concert celebrating the diverse sounds of Africa.
Episode 05
Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform 20th-century works by Stravinsky and Rachmaninov in St David's Hall, Cardiff.
Episode 06
Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé ballet score, and with soprano Jane Archibald, Olivier Messiaen’s Poèmes pour Mi.
Episode 07
Sol Gabetta plays Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Elgar's Cello Concerto, with Sol Gabetta, Sibelius's First Symphony and Iain Farrington's musical celebration of the BBC, A Party with Auntie.
Episode 08
The Lark Ascending
Vaughan Williams’ pastoral masterpiece is stunningly performed by the BBC Philharmonic and soloist Zoë Beyers, alongside works by Elgar and Wagner.
Episode 09
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform a live soundtrack in this premier stage adaptation of Conan Doyle’s thriller, starring Mark Gatiss as Holmes and Sanjeev Bhaskar as Dr Watson.
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