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COVID-19: Concert status update

COVID-19: Concert status update

With the continuing government advice regarding the coronavirus outbreak, it is necessary for us cancel all BSO concerts and other activities to the end of our 2019/20 Concert Season

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Featured

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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Broadcasting the BSO
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Broadcasting the BSO

30 September 2019

If you've wondered how the magnificent sound of the concert hall transmits from stage to radio, then we've got the answers.

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Change Makers
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Change Makers

14 January 2019

With his Change Makers training placement now completed, James Rose reflects over the past 18 months and everything he has learnt

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Serving the South and South West of England, but with a national and international reputation, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra has been a cultural beacon since its foundation in 1893.

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Ending the weekend rehearsing for our Elektra performances this week! 🎼🎶 #elektra
@kirillkarabits is working alongside a few of our soloists for Elektra today!⚡️ To read more about Kirill's creative process and why we are bringing Strauss' opera to the concert hall, head over to Gramophone! #elektra #orchestra #opera @gramophonemagazine
BSO Participate are out and about in Somerset this week😁 Join them in Chard Guildhall Auditorium at 6pm Thursday, for a FREE Pyjama concert! Settle down with your beanbags and blankets and prepare for a relaxing evening to give you and your little ones a good night's sleep.😴
Here are Laurence Cummings and Karen Gomyo rehearsing for tomorrow's Glorious Handel concert 🎻❤️ Expect epic performances of Zadok the Priest and Spring and Summer by Vivaldi, we can't wait! 😍
An absolutely stunning recital last night from Gabriela Montero and our principals, Mark, Carol, Tom and Jesper❤️ What an incredible way to end a residency! #shostakovich #improvisations #rachmaninov