Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Tonight brings a close to our Portsmouth season, with another performance in the company of our Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth and soloist @clarajumikang We can’t wait to join you at @portsmouthguildhall tonight… see you there! Link in Bio!

Tomorrow morning, our Teatime Trio performs at St. Nicholas Church in Corfe Mullen for another of our Cake Concerts where we’ll be filling the church with music, cake and conversation! These relaxed concerts are dementia-friendly and accessible. It’s a lovely way to spend a morning! https://bsolive.com/events/stnicholascakeconcertmay2025/

Our BSO Young Associate Musicians have been running music-making workshops in schools as the final project of their seven-month placement 🎶 🎵 It’s been wonderful to hear reactions: some of the words used to describe how students felt after the session included, ‘happy’, ‘inspired’, ‘joyful’ ,‘brilliant’, ‘proud’ and ‘creative’ #AnOrchestraInEverySchool #ABO

We’re looking forward to tonight’s concert at @lighthousepoole Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth conducts Brahms’ Fourth Symphony, and we’re joined by @clarajumikang for Britten’s Violin Concerto. It’s not too late to join us online from wherever you are… our livestreamed broadcast begins soon, with the music starting at 7.30pm Link in Bio!

We’re delighted to welcome a new player to the Orchestra, Melissa Doody🎉 Melissa joins us as Tutti Viola. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, Melissa was an LPO Foyle Future First, in 2024/25 – and we’re thrilled to have her on board!

Are you joining us in the hall - or online - this week? We’re at @lighthousepoole (tonight) and @portsmouthguildhall l (Thurs) with Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth and violinist @clarajumikang for a programme of Wagner, Britten, and Brahms. On Friday, we’re in Corfe Mullen for a dementia-friendly Cake Concert, before reuniting with @bsovoices_ for ‘ABBAdabbadoo!’ at @o2guildhalls , on Sunday. Plus… our friends from @nationalopenyouthorchestra perform at Lighthouse, Poole this weekend, as part of their UK tour. As ever, there’s lots to enjoy ➡️ What's On Link in Bio!