Performances of BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at BBC Proms
Wed 29 Jul 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra pair Elgar’s sweeping First Symphony with two contemporary works: Judith Weir’s Moon and Star and the world premiere of Brett Dean’s The World’s Wife, setting words by Carol Ann Duffy
Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra pair Elgar’s sweeping First Symphony with two contemporary works: Judith Weir’s Moon and Star and the world premiere of Brett Dean’s The World’s Wife, setting words by Carol Ann Duffy
Programme
- Moon and Star(15 mins)
- The World’s Wife(20 mins)BBC co-commission: world premiere
- interval
- Symphony No. 1 in A flat major(50 mins)
Performers
- Claire Boothsoprano
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Composers
Thu 30 Jul 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Alena Baeva joins Delyana Lazarova and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as the soloist in Korngold’s filmic Violin Concerto. Bookending the concert are Dobrinka Tabakova’s exhilarating fanfare Orpheus’ Comet and Prokofiev’s lyrical Symphony No. 5
Alena Baeva joins Delyana Lazarova and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as the soloist in Korngold’s filmic Violin Concerto. Bookending the concert are Dobrinka Tabakova’s exhilarating fanfare Orpheus’ Comet and Prokofiev’s lyrical Symphony No. 5
Programme
- Orpheus’ Comet(5 mins)
- Violin Concerto in D major(24 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in B flat major(46 mins)
Performers
- Alena Baevaviolin
- Delyana Lazarovaconductor
Tue 8 Sept 2026
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ryan Wigglesworth celebrate the orchestra’s 90th anniversary with a snapshot of a golden year in musical history, performing works written in 1936 by Bartók, Rachmaninov and Varèse
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ryan Wigglesworth celebrate the orchestra’s 90th anniversary with a snapshot of a golden year in musical history, performing works written in 1936 by Bartók, Rachmaninov and Varèse
Programme
- Density 21.5(3 mins)
- Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta(28 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 3 in A minor(39 mins)
Performers
- Matthew Highamflute
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Wed 9 Sept 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Paweł Kapuła conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for its final Prom of the season. They perform works by Hans Werner Henze, Schubert and Mahler before soprano Natalya Romaniw takes to the stage for Richard Strauss’s famous musical farewell
Paweł Kapuła conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for its final Prom of the season. They perform works by Hans Werner Henze, Schubert and Mahler before soprano Natalya Romaniw takes to the stage for Richard Strauss’s famous musical farewell
Programme
- Erlkönig – orchestral fantasy(6 mins)
- Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’(25 mins)
- interval
- What the Wild Flowers Tell Me (arr. Benjamin Britten)(10 mins)
- Four Last Songs(24 mins)
Performers
- Natalya Romaniwsoprano
- Paweł Kapułaconductor
