BBC SSO 2026/27: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

Sun 8 Nov

Usher Hall

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The programme features music from various performers at Usher Hall on November 8, 2026. The performance includes Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, alongside other pieces such as Mussorgsky and Lyadov. Ticket prices are available for checking online.

Antoly Lyadov Baba Yaga and The Enchanted Lake (c.10 mins) Mussorgsky Songs of Dances and Death (c.22 mins) interval Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 (c.47 mins) Sophie Bevan soprano Ryan Wigglesworth conductor Once upon a time… Russia was always a land of storytellers. Why would its composers be any different? Today Ryan Wigglesworth opens that storybook and shares what comes out. There’s a witch in a hut with hen’s legs, and a lake that might harbour supernatural beings, or a whole lost city (anything’s possible in the magical sound-world of Prokofiev’s teacher Anatoly Lyadov). Things take a turn for the macabre and Death rides a general’s horse, as soprano Sophie Bevan sings Mussorgsky’s blackly comic songs. And then it’s over to Tchaikovsky, and a symphony of sorrow, joy and simply glorious melodies. “With desire and passion” wrote Tchaikovsky on the score of his Fifth Symphony, and you’re about to hear why.

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Frequently asked questions

BBC SSO 2026/27: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony takes place on Sunday, 8 November 2026.

BBC SSO 2026/27: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony is held at Usher Hall in Edinburgh (Lothian Road, Edinburgh West EH1 2EA).

BBC SSO 2026/27 is performing at BBC SSO 2026/27: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

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