1antimuzak
Monday 17th November 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Charles Mackerras at 100.
To celebrate Charles Mackerras's centenary today, Martin Handley presents a chance to hear two great Czech works conducted by the Australian. Janácek's colossal Glagolitic Mass, a setting of Old Church Slavonic text and including an epic organ solo, is from the closing concert of the 2004 Janacek Festival in Brno, while Mackerras conducted Smetana's rich and dramatic set of six symphonic poems Má vlast at the 1999 Prague Spring Festivall. Janácek; Glagolitic Mass. Helena Kaupová (soprano), Eva Garajová (contralto), Peter Straka (tenor), Richard Novák (bass), Ales Bárta (organ), Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras (conductor). Smetana: Má vlast. Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras (conductor).
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Charles Mackerras at 100.
To celebrate Charles Mackerras's centenary today, Martin Handley presents a chance to hear two great Czech works conducted by the Australian. Janácek's colossal Glagolitic Mass, a setting of Old Church Slavonic text and including an epic organ solo, is from the closing concert of the 2004 Janacek Festival in Brno, while Mackerras conducted Smetana's rich and dramatic set of six symphonic poems Má vlast at the 1999 Prague Spring Festivall. Janácek; Glagolitic Mass. Helena Kaupová (soprano), Eva Garajová (contralto), Peter Straka (tenor), Richard Novák (bass), Ales Bárta (organ), Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras (conductor). Smetana: Má vlast. Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras (conductor).
2antimuzak
Tuesday 18th November 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Mahler's First Symphony.
The BBC Philharmonic and Elena Schwarz in Mahler and Debussy. They are joined by star trombonist Peter Moore for Dani Howard's Trombone Concerto. Recorded at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall and presented by Linton Stephens. Debussy: La Mer. Dani Howard: Trombone Concerto. Music Interval. Mahler: Symphony No 1. Peter Moore (trombone), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Elena Schwarz.
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Mahler's First Symphony.
The BBC Philharmonic and Elena Schwarz in Mahler and Debussy. They are joined by star trombonist Peter Moore for Dani Howard's Trombone Concerto. Recorded at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall and presented by Linton Stephens. Debussy: La Mer. Dani Howard: Trombone Concerto. Music Interval. Mahler: Symphony No 1. Peter Moore (trombone), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Elena Schwarz.
3antimuzak
Wednesday 26th November 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Rachmaninov's Second Symphony.
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Martyn Brabbins perform the ultimate romantic symphony. Also, Sir James MacMillan's searing The Confession of Isobel Gowdie. Presented by Jamie McDougall at Glasgow's City Halls. Sir James MacMillan: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie. Whyte: Violin Concerto. 8.30 Interval. 8.50 Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 in E minor. Stephanie Gonley (violin), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins.
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Rachmaninov's Second Symphony.
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Martyn Brabbins perform the ultimate romantic symphony. Also, Sir James MacMillan's searing The Confession of Isobel Gowdie. Presented by Jamie McDougall at Glasgow's City Halls. Sir James MacMillan: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie. Whyte: Violin Concerto. 8.30 Interval. 8.50 Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 in E minor. Stephanie Gonley (violin), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins.
4antimuzak
Monday 1st December 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
John Wilson Conducts Sinfonia of London.
Penny Gore presents from London's Barbican Centre, with John Wilson conducting the Sinfonia of London in Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis as well as works by Elgar and Britten. The Serenade programme opens with Vaughan Williams' heavenly Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis and ends with Elgar's virtuosic Introduction and Allegro. Along with these classics is music by Bliss and Delius, while the Sinfonia is joined by young British tenor Laurence Kilsby and horn player Christopher Parkes for Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horns and Strings. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings. Interval. Bliss: Music for Strings. Delius: Late Swallows. Elgar: Introduction and Allegro. Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Christopher Parkes (horn), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson (conductor).
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
John Wilson Conducts Sinfonia of London.
Penny Gore presents from London's Barbican Centre, with John Wilson conducting the Sinfonia of London in Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis as well as works by Elgar and Britten. The Serenade programme opens with Vaughan Williams' heavenly Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis and ends with Elgar's virtuosic Introduction and Allegro. Along with these classics is music by Bliss and Delius, while the Sinfonia is joined by young British tenor Laurence Kilsby and horn player Christopher Parkes for Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horns and Strings. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings. Interval. Bliss: Music for Strings. Delius: Late Swallows. Elgar: Introduction and Allegro. Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Christopher Parkes (horn), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson (conductor).
5antimuzak
Thursday 4th December 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 22:00 (2 hours and 30 minutes long)
Stephen Hough plays Grieg's Piano Concerto.
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 90th anniversary with a world premiere, and a piece which originates from the time the orchestra was founded. 'The world turns on its dark side. It is winter...' Music speaks to us most directly when it engages with its times - and 90 years ago, few young composers understood that better than Michael Tippett. Composed during the Second World War but provoked by decades of intolerance, A Child of Our Time feels as urgent now as it did then, and with Ryan Wigglesworth conducting the National Youth Choir of Scotland and a line-up of solo singers, it brings a climax to the BBC SSO's 90th anniversary concert. To start the programme, something new from the imagination of Ayanna Witter-Johnson, and pianist Stephen Hough brings all his heart and soul to a piano concerto that never grows old. Live from City Halls in Glasgow, presented by Tom Service. Ayanna Witter-Johnson: Bacchanale (World Premiere, BBC Commission). Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor. 8.25pm: Interval. 8.45pm: Tippett: A Child of Our Time. Pumeza Matshikiza (soprano), Beth Taylor (alto), John Findon (tenor), Ashley Riches, (bass). National Youth Choir of Scotland. Stephen Hough (piano), conductor Ryan Wigglesworth, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
(Live).
Time: 19:30 to 22:00 (2 hours and 30 minutes long)
Stephen Hough plays Grieg's Piano Concerto.
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 90th anniversary with a world premiere, and a piece which originates from the time the orchestra was founded. 'The world turns on its dark side. It is winter...' Music speaks to us most directly when it engages with its times - and 90 years ago, few young composers understood that better than Michael Tippett. Composed during the Second World War but provoked by decades of intolerance, A Child of Our Time feels as urgent now as it did then, and with Ryan Wigglesworth conducting the National Youth Choir of Scotland and a line-up of solo singers, it brings a climax to the BBC SSO's 90th anniversary concert. To start the programme, something new from the imagination of Ayanna Witter-Johnson, and pianist Stephen Hough brings all his heart and soul to a piano concerto that never grows old. Live from City Halls in Glasgow, presented by Tom Service. Ayanna Witter-Johnson: Bacchanale (World Premiere, BBC Commission). Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor. 8.25pm: Interval. 8.45pm: Tippett: A Child of Our Time. Pumeza Matshikiza (soprano), Beth Taylor (alto), John Findon (tenor), Ashley Riches, (bass). National Youth Choir of Scotland. Stephen Hough (piano), conductor Ryan Wigglesworth, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
(Live).
6antimuzak
Tuesday 9th December 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Stephen Kovacevich and Martha Argerich Play Brahms and Debussy.
In a special concert marking his 85th birthday, American pianist Stephen Kovacevich is joined by Martha Argerich and the violinist Irène Duval. Ian Skelly presents, recorded at Wigmore Hall in London. Brahms: 7 Fantasien, Op 116 - Intermezzo in E. Brahms: Intermezzo in F minor, Op 118 No 4. Brahms: 7 Fantasien, Op. 116 - Capriccio in D minor. Brahms: Intermezzo in A, Op 118 No 2. Brahms: Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op 118 No 6. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 31 in A flat, Op 110. Interval. Brahms: Violin Sonata No 1 in G, Op. 78 Debussy: En blanc et noir. Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune. Irène Duval (violin), Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Martha Argerich (piano).
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Stephen Kovacevich and Martha Argerich Play Brahms and Debussy.
In a special concert marking his 85th birthday, American pianist Stephen Kovacevich is joined by Martha Argerich and the violinist Irène Duval. Ian Skelly presents, recorded at Wigmore Hall in London. Brahms: 7 Fantasien, Op 116 - Intermezzo in E. Brahms: Intermezzo in F minor, Op 118 No 4. Brahms: 7 Fantasien, Op. 116 - Capriccio in D minor. Brahms: Intermezzo in A, Op 118 No 2. Brahms: Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op 118 No 6. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 31 in A flat, Op 110. Interval. Brahms: Violin Sonata No 1 in G, Op. 78 Debussy: En blanc et noir. Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune. Irène Duval (violin), Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Martha Argerich (piano).
7antimuzak
Monday 15th December 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
The London Symphony Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky and Vaughan Williams.
Martin Handley presents Antonio Pappano conducting the London Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 4, and Vaughan Williams' Flos Campi and Dona nobis pacem. Tchaikovsky soars out of the depths towards a glorious resolution in his Fourth Symphony, while his Russian intensity is tempered after the interval by Vaughan Williams' complex and radical brand of English pastoralism. Viola soloist Antoine Tamestit joins the orchestra and its chorus for his Flos Campi and the intriguing programme ends with one of Vaughan Williams' most powerful works, the 40-minute cantata Dona nobis pacem. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op 36. Interval. Vaughan Williams: Flos Campi for Viola and Chorus; Cantata Dona nobis pacem. Antoine Tamestit (viola), Julia Sitkovetsky (soprano), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano (conductor).
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
The London Symphony Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky and Vaughan Williams.
Martin Handley presents Antonio Pappano conducting the London Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 4, and Vaughan Williams' Flos Campi and Dona nobis pacem. Tchaikovsky soars out of the depths towards a glorious resolution in his Fourth Symphony, while his Russian intensity is tempered after the interval by Vaughan Williams' complex and radical brand of English pastoralism. Viola soloist Antoine Tamestit joins the orchestra and its chorus for his Flos Campi and the intriguing programme ends with one of Vaughan Williams' most powerful works, the 40-minute cantata Dona nobis pacem. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op 36. Interval. Vaughan Williams: Flos Campi for Viola and Chorus; Cantata Dona nobis pacem. Antoine Tamestit (viola), Julia Sitkovetsky (soprano), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano (conductor).
8antimuzak
Wednesday 24th December 2025 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
A Christmas Odyssey.
The BBC Singers join forces with actor Adrian Scarborough for an evening of the nation's favourite Christmas carols and festive readings. Introduced by Ian Skelly and recorded at Milton Court, London. Paul Williams; Ryan O'Connell (arranger); Jonathan Wikeley: A Muppet Christmas Carol Medley. Sir John Rutter: The Holly and the Ivy. Iain Farrington: Nova, Nova Adrian Peacock; Owain Park (orchestra): Venite, Gaudete! Leontovych; Peter J Wilhousky (arranger): Carol of the Bells. Iain Farrington: A Carvery of Carols. Traditional; Geoffrey Keating (arranger): The Twelve Days of Christmas. Traditional; Stuart Nicholson (arranger); Jonathan Wikeley (arranger): Ding! Dong! Merrily on High. 10.22 Interval. Thomas Hewitt Jones: Destination Christmas. E Poston; Jonathan Wikeley (arranger): Balulalow. Rodgers; Traditional; Sarah Latto (arranger): Little Girl Blue / Emmanuel. Traditional; Jonathan Miller (arranger): God rest ye merry gentlemen. Iain Farrington: We wish you a merry Christmas. Bob Chilcott: Somehow not only for Christmas. J Marks; Bob Chilcott (arranger): Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Traditional; Martin; Blane; Bob Chilcott (arranger): Deck the Hall /Have yourself a merry little Christmas. BBC Singers, Musicians from Aurora Orchestra, Iain Farrington (piano), Adrian Scarborough (narrator), conductor Owain Park.
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
A Christmas Odyssey.
The BBC Singers join forces with actor Adrian Scarborough for an evening of the nation's favourite Christmas carols and festive readings. Introduced by Ian Skelly and recorded at Milton Court, London. Paul Williams; Ryan O'Connell (arranger); Jonathan Wikeley: A Muppet Christmas Carol Medley. Sir John Rutter: The Holly and the Ivy. Iain Farrington: Nova, Nova Adrian Peacock; Owain Park (orchestra): Venite, Gaudete! Leontovych; Peter J Wilhousky (arranger): Carol of the Bells. Iain Farrington: A Carvery of Carols. Traditional; Geoffrey Keating (arranger): The Twelve Days of Christmas. Traditional; Stuart Nicholson (arranger); Jonathan Wikeley (arranger): Ding! Dong! Merrily on High. 10.22 Interval. Thomas Hewitt Jones: Destination Christmas. E Poston; Jonathan Wikeley (arranger): Balulalow. Rodgers; Traditional; Sarah Latto (arranger): Little Girl Blue / Emmanuel. Traditional; Jonathan Miller (arranger): God rest ye merry gentlemen. Iain Farrington: We wish you a merry Christmas. Bob Chilcott: Somehow not only for Christmas. J Marks; Bob Chilcott (arranger): Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Traditional; Martin; Blane; Bob Chilcott (arranger): Deck the Hall /Have yourself a merry little Christmas. BBC Singers, Musicians from Aurora Orchestra, Iain Farrington (piano), Adrian Scarborough (narrator), conductor Owain Park.
9antimuzak
Monday 5th January 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Mozart's Requiem.
Al Ryan presents a concert recorded at London's Barbican last October, with Sakari Oramo conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Mozart's Requiem, with Martin Helmchen the soloist for the same composer's Piano Concerto No. 24. The concert begins with French composer Camille Pepin's Inlandsis, a shimmering 'resco for orchestra inspired by the alarming melting of ice masses and rising sea levels due to global warming. Camille Pépin: Inlandsis. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor. Interval. Mozart: Requiem in D minor (compl. Süssmayr-Dutron). Martin Helmchen (piano), Francesca Chiejina (soprano), Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo), Caspar Singh (tenor), Frazer Scott (bass), BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, Sakari Oramo (conductor).
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Mozart's Requiem.
Al Ryan presents a concert recorded at London's Barbican last October, with Sakari Oramo conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Mozart's Requiem, with Martin Helmchen the soloist for the same composer's Piano Concerto No. 24. The concert begins with French composer Camille Pepin's Inlandsis, a shimmering 'resco for orchestra inspired by the alarming melting of ice masses and rising sea levels due to global warming. Camille Pépin: Inlandsis. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor. Interval. Mozart: Requiem in D minor (compl. Süssmayr-Dutron). Martin Helmchen (piano), Francesca Chiejina (soprano), Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo), Caspar Singh (tenor), Frazer Scott (bass), BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, Sakari Oramo (conductor).
10antimuzak
Tuesday 6th January 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
The Dream of Gerontius.
The BBC Singers, King's College Choir and BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Daniel Hyde perform The Dream of Gerontius in Cambridge. Presented by Ian Skelly and recorded in November 2025 at King's College, Cambridge. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius. Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo soprano), Stuart Jackson (tenor: Gerontius), James Platt (bass), Choir of King's College, BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Daniel Hyde.
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
The Dream of Gerontius.
The BBC Singers, King's College Choir and BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Daniel Hyde perform The Dream of Gerontius in Cambridge. Presented by Ian Skelly and recorded in November 2025 at King's College, Cambridge. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius. Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo soprano), Stuart Jackson (tenor: Gerontius), James Platt (bass), Choir of King's College, BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Daniel Hyde.
11antimuzak
Monday 12th January 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
America 250: The Minnesota Orchestra and Pianist Bruce Liu.
Ian Skelly presents a concert from Lindahl Auditorium at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, with Thomas Søndergård conducting the Minnesota Orchestra and soloist Bruce Liu in Prokofiev's dazzling Piano Concerto No 3, as well as Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances. Founded in 1903, the orchestra was one of the first to embrace radio broadcasts under conductors such as Bruno Walter and former music directors Eugene Ormandy and Dimitri Mitropoulos, before finding an international following with its benchmark state-of-the-art recordings with Antal Dorati. More recent principal conductors have included Neville Marriner and Osmo Vänskä and the post has been filled since 2023 by Søndergård. Carlos Simon: Four Black American Dances. Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3 in C, Op 26. Interval. Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op 45. Bruce Liu (piano), Minnesota Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård (conductor).
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
America 250: The Minnesota Orchestra and Pianist Bruce Liu.
Ian Skelly presents a concert from Lindahl Auditorium at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, with Thomas Søndergård conducting the Minnesota Orchestra and soloist Bruce Liu in Prokofiev's dazzling Piano Concerto No 3, as well as Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances. Founded in 1903, the orchestra was one of the first to embrace radio broadcasts under conductors such as Bruno Walter and former music directors Eugene Ormandy and Dimitri Mitropoulos, before finding an international following with its benchmark state-of-the-art recordings with Antal Dorati. More recent principal conductors have included Neville Marriner and Osmo Vänskä and the post has been filled since 2023 by Søndergård. Carlos Simon: Four Black American Dances. Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3 in C, Op 26. Interval. Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op 45. Bruce Liu (piano), Minnesota Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård (conductor).
12antimuzak
Wednesday 14th January 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Radio 3's American Roadtrip: The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Dalia Stasevska conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No 4, with soprano Joélle Harvey, while Augustin Hadelich is the soloist in Barber's violin concerto. Presented by Ian Skelly, recorded at the Marian Anderson Hall in Philadelphia. John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine. Barber: Violin Concerto. Interval. Mahler: Symphony No 4 in G. Augustin Hadelich (violin), Joélle Harvey (soprano), Philadelphia Orchestra, conductor Dalia Stasevska.
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Radio 3's American Roadtrip: The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Dalia Stasevska conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No 4, with soprano Joélle Harvey, while Augustin Hadelich is the soloist in Barber's violin concerto. Presented by Ian Skelly, recorded at the Marian Anderson Hall in Philadelphia. John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine. Barber: Violin Concerto. Interval. Mahler: Symphony No 4 in G. Augustin Hadelich (violin), Joélle Harvey (soprano), Philadelphia Orchestra, conductor Dalia Stasevska.
13antimuzak
Monday 19th January 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Liszt's Piano Concerto No 2.
Penny Gore presents as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and its music director Domingo Hindoyan give a concert in their home city that brims with the colour and flamboyance of Hindemith, Liszt and Richard Strauss. The programme begins with the big-band swagger of Hindemith's Concert Music, followed by soloist Mariam Batsashvili joining for Liszt's Piano Concerto No 2. After the interval, the iconic opening of Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra) blasts out in Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, but the expansive Nietzsche-inspired symphonic tone poem is far more than its celebrated beginning. Joys and passions, dances and dirges - the music responds to and encapsulates some of life's highs and lows before melting into the dark of a peaceful night. Hindemith: Concert Music for Strings and Brass. Liszt: Piano Concerto No 2. Interval. Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Mariam Batsashvili (piano), Domingo Hindoyan (conductor).
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Liszt's Piano Concerto No 2.
Penny Gore presents as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and its music director Domingo Hindoyan give a concert in their home city that brims with the colour and flamboyance of Hindemith, Liszt and Richard Strauss. The programme begins with the big-band swagger of Hindemith's Concert Music, followed by soloist Mariam Batsashvili joining for Liszt's Piano Concerto No 2. After the interval, the iconic opening of Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra) blasts out in Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, but the expansive Nietzsche-inspired symphonic tone poem is far more than its celebrated beginning. Joys and passions, dances and dirges - the music responds to and encapsulates some of life's highs and lows before melting into the dark of a peaceful night. Hindemith: Concert Music for Strings and Brass. Liszt: Piano Concerto No 2. Interval. Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Mariam Batsashvili (piano), Domingo Hindoyan (conductor).
14antimuzak
Wednesday 28th January 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Patricia Kopatchinskaja Plays Bartok.
The London Symphony Orchestra perform Bartok with Patricia Kopatchinskaja and the mezzo-soprano Rinat Shaham, and the ballet music from Manuel de Falla's Three Cornered Hat. Recorded at the Barbican in London, and presented by Ian Skelly. Bartok: Violin Concerto No 2. 8.15 Interval. Bartok: Five Hungarian Folksongs for Voice and Orchestra. Manuel De Falla: The Three Cornered Hat - Ballet. Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Rinat Shaham (mezzo-soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sir Simon Rattle.
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Patricia Kopatchinskaja Plays Bartok.
The London Symphony Orchestra perform Bartok with Patricia Kopatchinskaja and the mezzo-soprano Rinat Shaham, and the ballet music from Manuel de Falla's Three Cornered Hat. Recorded at the Barbican in London, and presented by Ian Skelly. Bartok: Violin Concerto No 2. 8.15 Interval. Bartok: Five Hungarian Folksongs for Voice and Orchestra. Manuel De Falla: The Three Cornered Hat - Ballet. Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Rinat Shaham (mezzo-soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sir Simon Rattle.
15antimuzak
Wednesday 4th February 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Janacek's Taras Bulba.
Live from the Royal Festival Hall, the London Philharmonic Orchestra in music ranging from Janacek's Taras Bulba to Lutoslawski's Fourth Symphony, plus a violin concerto by Martinu. Presented by Ian Skelly. Bacewicz: overture for orchestra. Martinu: concerto No 2 for violin and orchestra. Josef Spacek (violin). Interval. Lutoslawski: Symphony No 4. Janácek: Taras Bulba - rhapsody for orchestra. Josef Spacek (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Edward Gardner.
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Janacek's Taras Bulba.
Live from the Royal Festival Hall, the London Philharmonic Orchestra in music ranging from Janacek's Taras Bulba to Lutoslawski's Fourth Symphony, plus a violin concerto by Martinu. Presented by Ian Skelly. Bacewicz: overture for orchestra. Martinu: concerto No 2 for violin and orchestra. Josef Spacek (violin). Interval. Lutoslawski: Symphony No 4. Janácek: Taras Bulba - rhapsody for orchestra. Josef Spacek (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Edward Gardner.
16antimuzak
Monday 9th February 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Mahler's First Symphony.
Verity Sharp presents a concert recorded at Swansea's Brangwyn Hall, with Ryan Bancroft conducting the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a programme of music inspired by nature. The concert opens with the gloriously lyrical Violin Concerto by Brahms, inspired by the Italian sun and the dances he played with a Hungarian violinist friend in his youth, with acclaimed young Swedish violinist Johan Dalene the soloist in this epic work. After the interval, there is Mahler's youthful Symphony No 1, inspired by the beauty and folklore of the Alps and Austrian forests. Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op 77. Interval music. Mahler: Piano Quartet movement. Mahler: Symphony No 1, Titan. Johan Dalene (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Ryan Bancroft (conductor).
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Mahler's First Symphony.
Verity Sharp presents a concert recorded at Swansea's Brangwyn Hall, with Ryan Bancroft conducting the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a programme of music inspired by nature. The concert opens with the gloriously lyrical Violin Concerto by Brahms, inspired by the Italian sun and the dances he played with a Hungarian violinist friend in his youth, with acclaimed young Swedish violinist Johan Dalene the soloist in this epic work. After the interval, there is Mahler's youthful Symphony No 1, inspired by the beauty and folklore of the Alps and Austrian forests. Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op 77. Interval music. Mahler: Piano Quartet movement. Mahler: Symphony No 1, Titan. Johan Dalene (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Ryan Bancroft (conductor).
17antimuzak
Wednesday 11th February 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Bluebeard's Castle.
The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra's Principal guest conductor, Anja Bihlmaier, is joined by Jennifer Johnston and Christopher Purves to unlock the secrets of Duke Bluebeard's Castle. Linton Stephens presents. Boulanger: D'un soir triste. Kodály: Dances of Galánta. 8.15 Music Interval. Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's Castle (sung in English). Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Christopher Purves (baritone), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Anja Bihlmaier.
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Bluebeard's Castle.
The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra's Principal guest conductor, Anja Bihlmaier, is joined by Jennifer Johnston and Christopher Purves to unlock the secrets of Duke Bluebeard's Castle. Linton Stephens presents. Boulanger: D'un soir triste. Kodály: Dances of Galánta. 8.15 Music Interval. Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's Castle (sung in English). Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Christopher Purves (baritone), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Anja Bihlmaier.
18antimuzak
Thursday 19th February 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Dvorak's Symphony No. 8.
The centrepiece of this evening's concert is Dvorák's Symphony No. 8 in G, an uplifting work that invites listeners in from its first notes. Bursting with memorable melodies inspired by nature and Czech folk music, the symphony moves effortlessly between gentle lyricism and exuberant dance-like energy. This is music with a huge heart and a limitless supply of melodies, but it's brimming over with poetry too, and conductor Ryan Wigglesworth will savour every moment of this most life-affirming of Romantic symphonies. This evening's concert opens with a new commission from a young British composer of Czech heritage. Philip Dutton, a former Royal Philharmonic Society Young Composer, finds inspiration in Janá?ek, Lutos?awski and Messiaen. Mozart's poetic final piano concerto is played by Imogen Cooper - a pianist for whom Mozart's music has been a lifelong love story. Presented by Kate Molleson, live from City Halls in Glasgow. Philip Dutton: There, where I call home (World Premiere, BBC commission). Mozart: Piano Concerto No.27 K595. 8.20pm Interval. 8.40pm Dvorák: Symphony No. 8 in G. Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor), Imogen Cooper (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
(Live)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Dvorak's Symphony No. 8.
The centrepiece of this evening's concert is Dvorák's Symphony No. 8 in G, an uplifting work that invites listeners in from its first notes. Bursting with memorable melodies inspired by nature and Czech folk music, the symphony moves effortlessly between gentle lyricism and exuberant dance-like energy. This is music with a huge heart and a limitless supply of melodies, but it's brimming over with poetry too, and conductor Ryan Wigglesworth will savour every moment of this most life-affirming of Romantic symphonies. This evening's concert opens with a new commission from a young British composer of Czech heritage. Philip Dutton, a former Royal Philharmonic Society Young Composer, finds inspiration in Janá?ek, Lutos?awski and Messiaen. Mozart's poetic final piano concerto is played by Imogen Cooper - a pianist for whom Mozart's music has been a lifelong love story. Presented by Kate Molleson, live from City Halls in Glasgow. Philip Dutton: There, where I call home (World Premiere, BBC commission). Mozart: Piano Concerto No.27 K595. 8.20pm Interval. 8.40pm Dvorák: Symphony No. 8 in G. Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor), Imogen Cooper (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
(Live)
19antimuzak
Wednesday 25th February 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Adams and Ravel.
The Philharmonia is joined by Víkingur Ólafsson to perform John Adams's new Piano Concerto, before taking centre stage with Ravel's complete ballet score Daphnis and Chloé. Presented by Andrew McGregor, live from the Royal Festival Hall. Adams: Piano Concert 'After the Fall' (London premiere). Interval. Ravel: Daphnis and Chloé (complete ballet score). Víkingur Ólafsson (piano), Philharmonia Chorus, The Philharmonia, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen.
(Live)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Adams and Ravel.
The Philharmonia is joined by Víkingur Ólafsson to perform John Adams's new Piano Concerto, before taking centre stage with Ravel's complete ballet score Daphnis and Chloé. Presented by Andrew McGregor, live from the Royal Festival Hall. Adams: Piano Concert 'After the Fall' (London premiere). Interval. Ravel: Daphnis and Chloé (complete ballet score). Víkingur Ólafsson (piano), Philharmonia Chorus, The Philharmonia, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen.
(Live)
20antimuzak
Thursday 26th February 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Howells Hymnus Paradisi.
The BBC Singers under the baton of their Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin are joined by musicians from the BBC Concert Orchestra and organist Iain Farrington for a programme of music. The concert opens with delicate flight of angels in works by James MacMillan and Judith Weir, and Caroline Shaw's haunting To the Hands. The first half closes with Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara's choral masterpiece Die erste Elegie (The First Elegy) which sets text by Rainer Maria Rilke. In contrast to more benevolent depictions of angels, Rautavaara conceives them to be terrible to behold because they treat the living and the dead in the same way, which the living cannot bear. The second half features the work at the heart of the concert - Herbert Howells' powerful and intimate letter to grief, his soul-stirring Hymnus Paradisi, performed here in an arrangement by Iain Farrington. The piece was written between 1936-1938 as a response to the death of his nine-year-old son Michael and premiered at the Three Choirs Festival in 1950, following encouragement from Vaughan Williams and with Howells himself conducting. Four of the movements are settings of Latin and English texts drawn from the Book of Common Prayer and are immemorial reflections upon the transient griefs and indestructible hopes of mankind. The sixth and last movement is a gradual oncoming of 'the true light' and 'radiance' that will issue in the 'unfailing splendour' of those who have 'endured in the heat of the conflict'. It is as if personal grief, itself spent, is merged and lost in a general pervasive light and warmth of consolation. Presented by Martin Handley. James MacMillan: Who Are These Angels? Caroline Shaw: To the Hands. Judith Weir: My Guardian Angel. Rautavaara: Die erste Elegie. 8.10pm Interval. Howells arr. Iain Farrington: Hymnus Paradisi, conductor Sofi Jeannin. Emma Tring (soprano), Ben Durrant (tenor), BBC Singers, Musicians of the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Howells Hymnus Paradisi.
The BBC Singers under the baton of their Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin are joined by musicians from the BBC Concert Orchestra and organist Iain Farrington for a programme of music. The concert opens with delicate flight of angels in works by James MacMillan and Judith Weir, and Caroline Shaw's haunting To the Hands. The first half closes with Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara's choral masterpiece Die erste Elegie (The First Elegy) which sets text by Rainer Maria Rilke. In contrast to more benevolent depictions of angels, Rautavaara conceives them to be terrible to behold because they treat the living and the dead in the same way, which the living cannot bear. The second half features the work at the heart of the concert - Herbert Howells' powerful and intimate letter to grief, his soul-stirring Hymnus Paradisi, performed here in an arrangement by Iain Farrington. The piece was written between 1936-1938 as a response to the death of his nine-year-old son Michael and premiered at the Three Choirs Festival in 1950, following encouragement from Vaughan Williams and with Howells himself conducting. Four of the movements are settings of Latin and English texts drawn from the Book of Common Prayer and are immemorial reflections upon the transient griefs and indestructible hopes of mankind. The sixth and last movement is a gradual oncoming of 'the true light' and 'radiance' that will issue in the 'unfailing splendour' of those who have 'endured in the heat of the conflict'. It is as if personal grief, itself spent, is merged and lost in a general pervasive light and warmth of consolation. Presented by Martin Handley. James MacMillan: Who Are These Angels? Caroline Shaw: To the Hands. Judith Weir: My Guardian Angel. Rautavaara: Die erste Elegie. 8.10pm Interval. Howells arr. Iain Farrington: Hymnus Paradisi, conductor Sofi Jeannin. Emma Tring (soprano), Ben Durrant (tenor), BBC Singers, Musicians of the BBC Concert Orchestra.
21antimuzak
Tuesday 10th March 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Songs of the Auvergne.
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under its Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan present an all-French programme of music from the Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool. Introduced by Linton Stephens. Ravel: Suite: Ma mere l'Oye (Mother Goose). Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne: 1. Malurous qu'o uno fenno (Series 3 No. 5) 2. Oï ayaï (Series 4 No. 2) 3. Bailero (Series 1 No. 2) 4. Lou boussu (Series 3 No. 3) 5. Brezairola (Series 3 No. 4) 6. Là-haut, sur le rocher (Series 5 No. 3) 7. Lou coucut (Le coucou) (Series 4 No. 6). Interval. Dukas: Symphony in C major. Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Domingo Hindoyan.
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Songs of the Auvergne.
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under its Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan present an all-French programme of music from the Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool. Introduced by Linton Stephens. Ravel: Suite: Ma mere l'Oye (Mother Goose). Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne: 1. Malurous qu'o uno fenno (Series 3 No. 5) 2. Oï ayaï (Series 4 No. 2) 3. Bailero (Series 1 No. 2) 4. Lou boussu (Series 3 No. 3) 5. Brezairola (Series 3 No. 4) 6. Là-haut, sur le rocher (Series 5 No. 3) 7. Lou coucut (Le coucou) (Series 4 No. 6). Interval. Dukas: Symphony in C major. Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Domingo Hindoyan.
22antimuzak
Wednesday 11th March 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra with Thomas Søndergård and Felix Klieser play Mozart, Strauss and the mighty Bruckner 8 in Glasgow. Presented by Ian Skelly. Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro. R Strauss: Horn Concerto No 1. Interval. Bruckner: Symphony No 8. Felix Klieser (horn), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Thomas Søndergård.
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra with Thomas Søndergård and Felix Klieser play Mozart, Strauss and the mighty Bruckner 8 in Glasgow. Presented by Ian Skelly. Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro. R Strauss: Horn Concerto No 1. Interval. Bruckner: Symphony No 8. Felix Klieser (horn), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Thomas Søndergård.
23antimuzak
Wednesday 18th March 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Sinfonia Cymru.
BBC Young Musician winner, cellist Laura van der Heijden, leads Sinfonia Cymru in concert in Cardiff. Dobrinka Tabakova: Concerto for Cello and Strings. Bartók: Divertimento for Strings. Ravel (arr. Martelli): Mother Goose, III. Princess of the Pagodas. De La Guerre: Céphale et Procris, Act IV Scene 6: Les démons. Grace Williams: The Dark Island, II Barcarolle. Caroline Shaw: Plan & Elevation, II. The Cutting Garden. Von Bingen: Antiphons. Casals: Song of the Birds. Ravel (arr. Martelli): Mother Goose, V. The Enchanted Garden. Anderson: Plink, Plank, Plunk! John Rutter: Suite for Strings, I. A-Roving II. I Have a Bonnet Trimmed with Blue. Trad (arr. Patrick Rimes): Ar Lan y Môr. Patrick Rimes: Waltz-Slow Jig, Galliard-Bourree. Trad (arr. Danish String Quartet): Nordic Suite, II. Scherzo: Staedelil.
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Sinfonia Cymru.
BBC Young Musician winner, cellist Laura van der Heijden, leads Sinfonia Cymru in concert in Cardiff. Dobrinka Tabakova: Concerto for Cello and Strings. Bartók: Divertimento for Strings. Ravel (arr. Martelli): Mother Goose, III. Princess of the Pagodas. De La Guerre: Céphale et Procris, Act IV Scene 6: Les démons. Grace Williams: The Dark Island, II Barcarolle. Caroline Shaw: Plan & Elevation, II. The Cutting Garden. Von Bingen: Antiphons. Casals: Song of the Birds. Ravel (arr. Martelli): Mother Goose, V. The Enchanted Garden. Anderson: Plink, Plank, Plunk! John Rutter: Suite for Strings, I. A-Roving II. I Have a Bonnet Trimmed with Blue. Trad (arr. Patrick Rimes): Ar Lan y Môr. Patrick Rimes: Waltz-Slow Jig, Galliard-Bourree. Trad (arr. Danish String Quartet): Nordic Suite, II. Scherzo: Staedelil.
24antimuzak
Monday 23rd March 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Sinfonia of London.
John Wilson conducts the Sinfonia of London in concert from the Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead. Presented by Mark Forrest. Sinfonia of London, conductor John Wilson. Strauss: Don Juan, Op 20. Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3 in C, Op 26 (Alexandre Kantarow, piano). Interval. Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op 36 ('Enigma').
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Sinfonia of London.
John Wilson conducts the Sinfonia of London in concert from the Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead. Presented by Mark Forrest. Sinfonia of London, conductor John Wilson. Strauss: Don Juan, Op 20. Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3 in C, Op 26 (Alexandre Kantarow, piano). Interval. Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op 36 ('Enigma').
25antimuzak
Tuesday 24th March 2026 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Berg Violin Concerto and Rachmaninoff 1st Symphony.
The London Symphony Orchestra with conductor Gianandrea Noseda perform two great masterpieces, joined by violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Presented by Ian Skelly from the Barbican Hall in London. Debussy: 'Nuages' and 'Fêtes' (From 'Three Nocturnes'). Berg: Violin Concerto. Rachmaninoff: Symphony No 1. Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gianandrea Noseda.
Time: 19:30 to 21:45 (2 hours and 15 minutes long)
Berg Violin Concerto and Rachmaninoff 1st Symphony.
The London Symphony Orchestra with conductor Gianandrea Noseda perform two great masterpieces, joined by violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Presented by Ian Skelly from the Barbican Hall in London. Debussy: 'Nuages' and 'Fêtes' (From 'Three Nocturnes'). Berg: Violin Concerto. Rachmaninoff: Symphony No 1. Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gianandrea Noseda.
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