Inside Classical - Season 1
1 - Women’s Words and Voices
Air Date: May 22, 2022
Bramwell Tovey conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in a programme of contemporary classical music, written and inspired by women composers and poets.
2 - Life, Love and Tchaikovsky
Air Date: June 19, 2022
Marta Gardolinska conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Bacewicz's Overture and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony. Johan Dalene joins them to perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.
3 - A Birmingham Celebration with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Air Date: October 23, 2022
A special concert celebrating the music and spoken word of Birmingham, featuring the BBC Symphony Orchestra and performances by some of the most exciting vocal talent from the city.
4 - 1Xtra’s Afrobeats Concerto
Air Date: November 27, 2022
Some of the hottest Afrobeats artists join forces with the BBC Philharmonic for a one-off concert celebrating the diverse sounds of Africa.
5 - Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring
Air Date: January 15, 2023
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform 20th-century works by Stravinsky and Rachmaninov in St David's Hall, Cardiff.
6 - Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé
Air Date: February 26, 2023
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé ballet score, and with soprano Jane Archibald, Olivier Messiaen’s Poèmes pour Mi.
7 - Sol Gabetta plays Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Air Date: March 19, 2023
Dalia Stasevska conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Elgar's Cello Concerto, with Sol Gabetta, Sibelius's First Symphony and Iain Farrington's musical celebration of the BBC, A Party with Auntie.
8 - The Lark Ascending
Air Date: June 4, 2023
Vaughan Williams’ pastoral masterpiece is stunningly performed by the BBC Philharmonic and soloist Zoë Beyers, alongside works by Elgar and Wagner.
9 - The Hound of the Baskervilles
Air Date: December 25, 2023
The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform a live soundtrack in this premier stage adaptation of Conan Doyle’s thriller, starring Mark Gatiss as Holmes and Sanjeev Bhaskar as Dr Watson.