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BBC Scottish Symphony orchestra

 

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, recipient of many awards, including the Royal Philharmonic Society's orchestral award, two Gramophone Awards and a Grammy nomination, is now enjoying the most successful period in its 68-year history. Internationally, the orchestra has appeared in most of the great musical centres of Europe, and has toured the United Statesand China.  At home it performs all over Scotland, and is in demand at leading festivals such as Edinburgh, Bath, Cheltenhamand Huddersfield, and it plays every summer at the BBC Proms.  It takes live music to several towns across Scotlandevery season, and has been a frequent visitor to the St. Magnus Festival in Orkney.  Most of its concerts and studio recordings are broadcast on BBC Radio 3, and it produces a number of CDs every year, notably with the respected British label Hyperion.   

Ilan Volkov took over from Osmo Vänskä as Chief Conductor at the beginning of last year.  During the current season, in addition to regular concerts throughout Scotland, he and the orchestra will tour to Estonia(next month) and Spain.  The orchestra looks forward to further exciting developments with the planned move next year to a permanent new home in the restored GlasgowCity Hallwhich is to be developed as a major centre for music performance and education. The BBC SSO is especially active in commissioning and promoting new music, having worked with many leading composers over the years from Britten and Shostakovich to Kurtág and Tan Dun, and it is especially proud of its support for Scottish composers. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sso


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