Inside Classical: Season 1 (2022)

Episodes

1. 

   Episode 1 · May 22, 2022 · 1h 29m

   Women’s Words and Voices

   Bramwell Tovey conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in a programme of contemporary classical music, written and inspired by women composers and poets.

2. 

   Episode 2 · June 19, 2022 · 1h 29m

   Life, Love and Tchaikovsky

   Marta 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.

3. 

   Episode 3 · October 23, 2022 · 1h 19m

   A Birmingham Celebration with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

   A 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.

4. 

   Episode 4 · November 27, 2022 · 1h 29m

   1Xtra’s Afrobeats Concerto

   Some of the hottest Afrobeats artists join forces with the BBC Philharmonic for a one-off concert celebrating the diverse sounds of Africa.

5. 

   Episode 5 · January 15, 2023 · 1h 25m

   Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring

   The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform 20th-century works by Stravinsky and Rachmaninov in St David's Hall, Cardiff.

6. 

   Episode 6 · February 26, 2023 · 1h 35m

   Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé

   The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé ballet score, and with soprano Jane Archibald, Olivier Messiaen’s Poèmes pour Mi.

7. 

   Episode 7 · March 19, 2023 · 1h 27m

   Sol Gabetta plays Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

   Dalia 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.

8. 

   Episode 8 · June 4, 2023 · 1h 27m

   The Lark Ascending

   Vaughan Williams’ pastoral masterpiece is stunningly performed by the BBC Philharmonic and soloist Zoë Beyers, alongside works by Elgar and Wagner.

9. 

   Episode 9 · December 25, 2023 · 1h 18m

   The Hound of the Baskervilles

   The 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.