It's Sibelius week! 👏 Did you know that the BBC SSO has a strong connection to the music of Sibelius? Our founder and Principal Conductor (1946-60) Ian Whyte received a telegram of support from the Finnish composer during the Second World War, thanking the "BBC Scottish Orchestra" for broadcasting his symphonies on the BBC's Overseas Service. Our players continued to broadcast morale-boosting live performances during this time, as well as taking turns on Home Guard duty. Decades later in 1997,

Across The Stars, by Michel Tirabosco & Team Illumination 💖 Live at our Christmas concerts in Maastricht. You can enjoy the full performance now on YouTube.com/AndreRieu - Link in bio! ✨ Great news – Michel will be joining us on tour again this year! Born in Geneva with very short arms and no hands, Michel’s father gave him a panflute for his 7th birthday. He practiced all day and decided: “I’m going to be a panflute player!”. Today he’s a professor at the Geneva Conservatory and enchants audie

To all our worldwide listeners! Tune in to Classic FM on their Global player to hear one of our concerts from last season featured for their Live Music Month - Long Yu - 余隆 conducting Mahler's 5th Symphony & Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor with Ning Feng 🎻 📻 Broadcast at 8pm GMT 1, available for one week after ⏰ | Shanghai Symphony Orchestra - 上海交响乐团

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