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Shostakovich Five

Bartók, Prokofiev, Shostakovich Wednesday 15 May, 7.30pm

Lighthouse, Poole

Kirill Karabits conducts his final concert as Chief Conductor of the BSO in powerful style with Shostakovich's rousing Fifth Symphony.

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We strive to be the model of a 21st century orchestra, enhancing lives through the power of music.

Tom Fetherstonhaugh

Assistant Conductor

Find our more about Tom Fetherstonhaugh who joined the BSO as our Assistant Conductor in 2022.

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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: Sea Stories

KS2 Schools Concerts 2024 21 & 22 May

Lighthouse, Poole

BSO's free KS2 Schools Concerts are back with a concert inspired by timeless stories of the majestic seas.

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20 March

Mark Wigglesworth and Chloé van Soeterstède become Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s new ChiefConductor and Principal Guest Conductor

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Bedřich Smetana 1824-1884

Bedřich Smetana was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style that became closely identified with his people's aspirations to a cultural and political "revival".

He was a composer of operas and symphonic poems, founder of the Czech national school of music. Internationally he is best known for his 1866 opera The Bartered Bride and for the symphonic cycle Má vlast (“My Fatherland”).