Yeol Eum Son plays Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto - the opening chapter in a musical journey through the dark heart of the 20th century.

Johanna Soller directs from the harpsichord this collaboration with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at the RNCM, featuring J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto’s Nos. 1 and 2, alongside music from Zelenka, Heinichen and W.F. Bach.

From hushed contemplation to radiant choral power, this programme unfolds under Alpesh Chauhan. Music by María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir and Strauss leads to Bruckner’s monumental Mass No. 2, performed with the BBC National Chorus of Wales.

International phenomenon and Grammy Award‑winning composer Eric Whitacre leads an evening of choral splendour with the world-class BBC Singers and BBC SSO, conducting his own radiant music before Mozart’s powerful Requiem.

International phenomenon and Grammy Award‑winning composer Eric Whitacre leads a Sunday afternoon of choral splendour with the world-class BBC Singers and BBC SSO, conducting his own radiant music before Mozart’s powerful Requiem.

Fate and fantasy unfold under Otto Tausk. Anna Clyne’s Masquerade sparkles with colour, Stephen Hough tackles Rachmaninov’s virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 3, and Janáček’s Taras Bulba leads to Strauss’s dazzling Don Juan.

Fate and fantasy unfold under Otto Tausk. Anna Clyne’s Masquerade sparkles with colour, Stephen Hough tackles Rachmaninov’s virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 3, and Janáček’s Taras Bulba leads to Strauss’s dazzling Don Juan.

Tales from a dark century: Isabelle Faust plays Berg’s Violin Concerto, in a concert that embraces nature myths, songs of loss, and the splitting of the atom.

Sound is never still in this immersive performance, conceived by Daniel Pioro. From Reich’s shifting patterns to Daphne Oram’s exploratory sound world and Riley’s ever changing In C, listeners move freely through music that is felt as much as heard.

Music by Janáček and Mozart to thrill and delights, and Ben Goldscheider premieres a brand-new horn concerto from one of Sweden’s most enchanting musical minds.

Ceremony, mystery and vision meet under Martin Yeates. Parry’s I Was Glad opens in jubilant splendour, Elgar’s Enigma Variations explore affection and introspection, and Vaughan Williams’s The Future crowns the evening with Lucy Crowe as soloist.

Guest conductor Emilia Hoving joins the “warm, bright” British baritone (and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist) Andrew Hamilton on a guided tour for the ears: from Respighi’s glittering panoramas of Rome, to Grace Williams’s bracing Sea Sketches.

A SEASON CLOSES... A WORLD OPENS: Illicit passion meets cosmic consequence as three of the 21st century’s finest Wagnerian singers join forces with the BBC SSO.

Lelia Josefowicz and Sakari Oramo premiere a new violin concerto by Charlotte Bray; a wonderful upbeat to Liszt’s heaven-storming 'Faust Symphony'.