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Concert highlights

Beethoven 250

Beethoven 250

Beethoven & Stravinsky Wednesday 29 January
Lighthouse, Poole

On the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, this concert features two symphonies by arguably history's greatest composer, accompanied by one of Stravinsky's best-known works.

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Glorious Handel

Glorious Handel

Handel & Vivaldi Wednesday 4 March
Lighthouse, Poole

Accompanied by Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, we perform a series of pieces by George Frederic Handel. This concert also features one of Vivaldi's most well-known works, Gloria in Excelsis Deo

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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra win prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Award!
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra win prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Award!

5 December 2019

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A year at the BSO!
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A year at the BSO!

4 July 2018

James Rose, BSO Change Maker / Conductor, reflects on his first year with the BSO, and provides an update about the Change Makers programme and working with BSO Resound

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@carlosmiguelprieto_conductor + @ningfengviolin + #Elgar's Violin Concerto = 😍 We can't wait for some AMAZING performances in Poole, Exeter and Portsmouth this week! #classicalmusic #shostakovich #richardstrauss
Some intense rehearsal with Andrei Korobeinikov, in preparation for the awesome Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini tonight 🤩 It will be followed by Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, so this concert is not one to miss! (Don't worry, it's also being performed in Portsmouth Guildhall tomorrow👀) #classicalmusic #berlioz
Here is a beautiful image by @inspiredaub Illustration student, Louise Kruse. The piece is inspired by Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz, which is featuring in our Unrequited Love concerts this week ❤️ This illustration forms part of a whole exhibition based around the works in the concert, keep your eyes peeled for more art coming over the next couple of days. #art #berlioz #artsuniversitybournemouth #inspiredbymusic
Here is a sneaky snap of our Young Conductor in Association @martagardolinska and Pianist @alfovalles on BBC In Tune last night! If you missed them, go and here it on the BBC Radio 3 Website⭐️ #Beethoven #classicalmusic
As the year draws to a close, we want to say thank you to everyone who has supported the BSO this year! With your help this year we have: ⭐️ Put on 159 concerts- including Opera, Schools' Concerts and concerts from our smaller ensembles ⭐️ Sold 121,768 tickets to our events ⭐️ Delivered 576 BSO Participate events and reached out to 60,709 members of the community across the South West. ⭐️ Won 1 RPS Impact Award for the BSO Change Makers Programme and BSO Resound. ❤️ Happy New Year, see you in 2020!