BSO Voices and The Snowman
A Christmas Cracker for the whole family Saturday 14 December, 7pmThe Snowman is the soundtrack to everyone’s Christmas, plus a hamper full of musical Christmas crackers for all the family.
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Explore What’s on >The Snowman is the soundtrack to everyone’s Christmas, plus a hamper full of musical Christmas crackers for all the family.
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Explore About us >BSO Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth
Find out moreThe BSO Participate team work with the youngest and oldest members of communities across the South West, bringing music into the heart of everyday life.
Explore Snowman Auditions >Cake Concerts are relaxed chamber performances in informal environments.
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Explore News & blog >Mark Wigglesworth and Chloé van Soeterstède become Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s new ChiefConductor and Principal Guest Conductor
Find out moreMark Wigglesworth and Chloé van Soeterstède become Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s new ChiefConductor and Principal Guest Conductor
Find out moreThe BSO, as a registered charity, aims to bring the thrill of live music to audiences and communities.
Explore Support us >Bringing musical magic and sparkle to Christmas and New Year, the BSO has a hamperful of cracking concerts guaranteed to fill you with festive cheer and seasonal warmth. From Handel’s choral masterpiece Messiah, a jazzy evening of Christmas hits in the company of Joe Stilgoe, to the nostalgic screening of The Snowman and the celebrations of a New Year Viennese Gala, there really is something for everyone.
Find out moreThe Nutcracker has charmed audiences with it's gorgeous music and romantic imagery. Rachmaninov's Third Piano concerto is filled with impassioned lyricism.
Find out moreA concert of symphonic favourites - Vaughan Willaims' Thomas Tallis Fantasia, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.
Find out moreSenegalese composer Seckou Keita is proud to present African Rhapsodies: an epic project and enchanting work for kora and orchestra celebrating Africa’s magical 22-stringed harp.
Find out moreEnjoy an evening under the stars and a galaxy of symphonic masterpieces with fireworks finale.
Find out moreClassic tracks feature some of the biggest hits of the decade by Madonna, Toto, Ultravox, Elton John, Bonnie Tyler, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, A-Ha, George Michael and many more
Find out moreThis Christmas, we’re excited to fundraise for our BSO Young Associates Programme through the Big Give Christmas Challenge.
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Find out moreBook now for our 2024/25 Season of varied and exciting concerts as the BSO is joined by artists from all over the world. Enjoy the full power of a live symphony orchestra.
This season marks the beginning of a new artistic team with Mark Wigglesworth and Chloé Van Soeterstède joining the BSO as Chief Conductor and Principal Guest Conductor respectively, and we are delighted to announce violinist Alena Baeva as our Artist-in-Residence.
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