Performances of Matthew Higham at BBC Proms

Tue 8 Sept 2026

• 18:30

  Rachmaninov, Bartók and Varèse

  Royal 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

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  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

  • • • Edgard Varèse
      • Density 21.5(3 mins)
    • • Béla Bartók
      • Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta(28 mins)
    • • interval
    • • Sergey Rachmaninov
      • Symphony No. 3 in A minor(39 mins)

  Performers

  • Matthew Higham

    flute
    flute
  • BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  • Ryan Wigglesworth

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Edgard Varèse
  • Béla Bartók
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

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  Part of

  Proms 2026 BBC SSO at the Proms 2026