Performances of Hector Berlioz at BBC Orchestras and Choirs
(See all works in BBC Orchestras and Choirs by Hector Berlioz)Sat 25 Apr 2026
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wolfe was two blocks from the Twin Towers when the planes hit on September 11, 2001. *Big Beautiful Dark and Scary* is the sound of that aftermath: an ominous, awesome wall of sound.
Wolfe was two blocks from the Twin Towers when the planes hit on September 11, 2001. *Big Beautiful Dark and Scary* is the sound of that aftermath: an ominous, awesome wall of sound.
Programme
- Big Beautiful Dark and Scary
- Violin Concerto
- Symphonie fantastique
Performers
- Anja Bihlmaierconductor
- Bomsori Kimviolin
Fri 29 Jan 2027
- 19:30Barbican, London
To hell and back: Berlioz’s huge, flamboyant take on the Faust legend simply has to be heard to be believed.
To hell and back: Berlioz’s huge, flamboyant take on the Faust legend simply has to be heard to be believed.
Programme
- The Damnation of Faust
Performers
- Dinis Sousaconductor
- Julien Drantenor (Faust)
- Gaëlle Arquezmezzo-soprano (Marguerite)
- Alexandre Duhamelbaritone (Mephistopheles)
- Thibault de Damasbass (Brander)
Composers
Fri 5 Mar 2027
- 19:30Barbican, London
Swirling ball scene, grotesque witches dance, brutal execution and fatal attraction. Sakari Oramo pairs Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique with the equally decadent hedonism of Alban Berg.
Swirling ball scene, grotesque witches dance, brutal execution and fatal attraction. Sakari Oramo pairs Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique with the equally decadent hedonism of Alban Berg.
Programme
- Lulu Suite
- interval
- Symphonie fantastique
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Anu Komsisoprano
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