Performances of Ottorino Respighi at BBC Music
(See all works in BBC Music by Ottorino Respighi)Thu 27 Nov 2025
- 19:30BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Nil Venditti returns to BBC Hoddinott Hall this November with another programme featuring Respighi and Rossini, this time alongside the iconic Violin Concerto by Barber and the UK premiere of María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir’s Oceans.
Nil Venditti returns to BBC Hoddinott Hall this November with another programme featuring Respighi and Rossini, this time alongside the iconic Violin Concerto by Barber and the UK premiere of María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir’s Oceans.
Programme
- OceansUK premiere
- Violin Concerto
- Rossiniana
- William Tell – overture
Performers
- Nil VendittiConductor
- Stella Chenviolin
Fri 24 Jul 2026
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London return to the Proms for the first of two concerts, performing Respighi’s trilogy of Rome-inspired tone-poems alongside the Walton’s rhapsodic Cello Concerto. Norwegian cellist Jonathan Aasgaard makes his Proms debut
John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London return to the Proms for the first of two concerts, performing Respighi’s trilogy of Rome-inspired tone-poems alongside the Walton’s rhapsodic Cello Concerto. Norwegian cellist Jonathan Aasgaard makes his Proms debut
Programme
- The Force of Destiny – overture(8 mins)
- Cello Concerto(28 mins)
- interval
- Roman Festivals(25 mins)
- Fountains of Rome(15 mins)
- Pines of Rome(21 mins)
Performers
- Jonathan Aasgaardcello
- John Wilsonconductor
Seats from £28.52 to £89.72 (including booking fee)
Fri 7 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus join forces with the Epiphoni Consort and a quartet of star soloists for Rossini’s operatic Stabat mater. Nil Venditti also conducts the Proms premiere of Respighi’s Church Windows
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus join forces with the Epiphoni Consort and a quartet of star soloists for Rossini’s operatic Stabat mater. Nil Venditti also conducts the Proms premiere of Respighi’s Church Windows
Programme
- Church Windows(27 mins)
- interval
- Stabat mater(61 mins)
Performers
- Federica Lombardisoprano
- Chiara Amarùmezzo-soprano
- René Barberatenor
- Nicola Ulivieribass
- Nil Venditticonductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee)
Sun 23 May 2027
- 14:00Glasgow City Halls
Guest conductor Emilia Hoving joins the “warm, bright” British baritone (and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist) Andrew Hamilton on a guided tour for the ears: from Respighi’s glittering panoramas of Rome, to Grace Williams’s bracing Sea Sketches.
Guest conductor Emilia Hoving joins the “warm, bright” British baritone (and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist) Andrew Hamilton on a guided tour for the ears: from Respighi’s glittering panoramas of Rome, to Grace Williams’s bracing Sea Sketches.
Programme
- Fountains of Rome(17 mins)
- Poeme de l'amour et de la mer(30 mins)
- interval
- Sea Sketches for String Orchestra(19 mins)
- Pines of Rome(23 mins)
Performers
- Andrew Hamiltonbaritone
- Emilia HovingConductor
