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Road to Joy

Road to Joy

Beethoven changed music more than any other composer. And in doing so, he profoundly changed what our relationship to it can be.

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Championing the role of culture in people’s lives

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Mark Wigglesworth

Mark Wigglesworth

Chief Conductor

“With an outstanding Mahlerian such as Mark Wigglesworth, the symphony was bound to be memorable.”

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The BSO Participate team work with the youngest and oldest members of communities across the South West, bringing music into the heart of everyday life.

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Explore the Orchestra: Sing Out!

Explore the Orchestra: Sing Out!

KS2 Schools' Concert
Lighthouse, Poole

BSO's free KS2 Schools Concerts are back with a concert inspired by singing and using our voices.

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Six highlights this September

Six highlights this September

Each year, the month of September provides a welcome chance to reconnect with audiences in concert halls across the region as we come back inside from a summer of live outdoor music.

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Concert highlights

Come out of the cold and into the concert hall this Christmas!

The holidays are coming! The BSO are back this festive season with a selection of live concerts which celebrate the very best of Christmas music! Enjoy the soundtracks to your favourite Christmas films, traditional nativity celebrations with Handel’s jubilant oratorio, pizzazz on the piano with Joe Stilgoe, screenings of the beloved The Snowman with orchestral backing and a chance to join the singing yourself in our final, heart-warming concert before the big day!

All this before a glamourous welcome to the New Year with a concert that features a selection of waltzes, polkas and marches by the Viennese waltz-king, Johann Strauss II!

Join us for musical memories that keep the magic of Christmas alive!

 

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