BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2026/27 Events
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
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
Sun 1 Nov 2026
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
The Classic Horror. The Iconic Score. Fear Performed Live.
Also part ofBBC SSO 2026-27 Season
Thu 5 Nov 2026
- 14:00Glasgow City Halls
“With desire and passion,” wrote Tchaikovsky on the score of his Fifth Symphony... and you’re about to hear why! Soprano Sophie Bevan also stars in this vibrant all-Russian programme launching the Afternoon Performance series.
“With desire and passion,” wrote Tchaikovsky on the score of his Fifth Symphony... and you’re about to hear why! Soprano Sophie Bevan also stars in this vibrant all-Russian programme launching the Afternoon Performance series.
Programme
- Baba Yaga and The Enchanted Lake(10 mins)
- Songs and Dances of Death(22 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in E minor(47 mins)
Performers
- Sophie Bevansoprano
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
Sun 15 Nov 2026
- 14:00Glasgow City Halls
Rimsky-Korsakov’s Spanish spectacular and the warm melodies of Mozart’s evergreen Clarinet Concerto bring sunshine to a likely chilly November in Glasgow, with Bartók adding a burst of colour!
Rimsky-Korsakov’s Spanish spectacular and the warm melodies of Mozart’s evergreen Clarinet Concerto bring sunshine to a likely chilly November in Glasgow, with Bartók adding a burst of colour!
Programme
- Capriccio espagnol, Op 34(16 mins)
- Clarinet Concerto in A major(28 mins)
- interval
- Concerto for Orchestra(35 mins)
Performers
- Oleg Shebeta-Draganclarinet
- Kalena BovellConductor
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
