Series
Inside Classical
Documentary
The BBC's orchestras are joined by world-renowned singers and musicians at some of the UK's most beautiful concert halls, performing the best in contemporary and classical music.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 9 epS2 · 4 epS3 · 2 epS4 · 4 ep
1Women’s Words and Voices22 May 2022 · 89mBramwell Tovey conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in a programme of contemporary classical music, written and inspired by women composers and poets.
2Life, Love and Tchaikovsky19 Jun 2022 · 89mMarta Gardolinska conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Bacewicz's Overture and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony. Johan Dalene joins them to perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.
3A Birmingham Celebration with the BBC Symphony Orchestra23 Oct 2022 · 79mA special concert celebrating the music and spoken word of Birmingham, featuring the BBC Symphony Orchestra and performances by some of the most exciting vocal talent from the city.
41Xtra’s Afrobeats Concerto27 Nov 2022 · 89mSome of the hottest Afrobeats artists join forces with the BBC Philharmonic for a one-off concert celebrating the diverse sounds of Africa.
5Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring15 Jan 2023 · 85mThe BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform 20th-century works by Stravinsky and Rachmaninov in St David's Hall, Cardiff.
6Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé26 Feb 2023 · 95mThe BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé ballet score, and with soprano Jane Archibald, Olivier Messiaen’s Poèmes pour Mi.
7Sol Gabetta plays Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra19 Mar 2023 · 87mDalia Stasevska conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Elgar's Cello Concerto, with Sol Gabetta, Sibelius's First Symphony and Iain Farrington's musical celebration of the BBC, A Party with Auntie.
8The Lark Ascending4 Jun 2023 · 87mVaughan Williams’ pastoral masterpiece is stunningly performed by the BBC Philharmonic and soloist Zoë Beyers, alongside works by Elgar and Wagner.
9The Hound of the Baskervilles25 Dec 2023 · 78mThe BBC Symphony Orchestra perform a live soundtrack in this premier stage adaptation of Conan Doyle’s thriller, starring Mark Gatiss as Holmes and Sanjeev Bhaskar as Dr Watson.
Details
- First aired
- 22 May 2022
- Last aired
- 5 Jul 2026
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Four
- Episodes
- 19
