Performances of Franz Liszt at BBC Music
(See all works in BBC Music by Franz Liszt)Tue 28 Apr 2026
- 14:30Maida Vale Studios
Passions run high as countertenor Hugh Cutting sings Jonathan Dove’s dramatic Hojoki – plus orchestral showstoppers by Liszt and Dorothy Howell.
Passions run high as countertenor Hugh Cutting sings Jonathan Dove’s dramatic Hojoki – plus orchestral showstoppers by Liszt and Dorothy Howell.
Programme
- Hojoki
- Lamia
- Symphonic Poem No. 3 'Les Préludes', S 97
Performers
- Martijn Dendievelconductor
- Hugh Cuttingcountertenor
Composers
Part ofBBC Symphony Orchestra 2025/26
Wed 29 Apr 2026
- 19:30Southbank Centre, London
Mat Collishaw’s video installation reimagines Liszt’s Dante Symphony, performed live by the BBC Concert Orchestra, with modern-day visions of collapse.
Mat Collishaw’s video installation reimagines Liszt’s Dante Symphony, performed live by the BBC Concert Orchestra, with modern-day visions of collapse.
Programme
- Dante Symphony
Performers
- Jérôme Kuhnconductor
- TaliaBlerapper and spoken word artist
Composers
Sat 8 Aug 2026
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Thomas Adès conducts the National Youth Orchestra in a thrilling musical journey to Hell and back, featuring Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and Purgatorio, the central panel of Adès’s own Dante-inspired ballet
Thomas Adès conducts the National Youth Orchestra in a thrilling musical journey to Hell and back, featuring Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and Purgatorio, the central panel of Adès’s own Dante-inspired ballet
Programme
- Mephisto Waltz No. 1(11 mins)
- Dante – Part 2: Purgatorio(24 mins)
- interval
- Symphonie fantastique(49 mins)
Performers
- Thomas Adèsconductor
Composers
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Fri 28 May 2027
- 19:30Barbican, London
Lelia Josefowicz and Sakari Oramo premiere a new violin concerto by Charlotte Bray; a wonderful upbeat to Liszt’s heaven-storming 'Faust Symphony'.
Lelia Josefowicz and Sakari Oramo premiere a new violin concerto by Charlotte Bray; a wonderful upbeat to Liszt’s heaven-storming 'Faust Symphony'.
Programme
- Violin ConcertoBBC Co-commission & World Premiere
- interval
- A Faust Symphony
Performers
- Sakari Oramocondc
- Leila Josefowiczviolin
- David Butt Philiptenor
- BBC Symphony Chorus(lower voices)
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