Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
@bournemouthso.bsky.social
One of the UK’s best-loved orchestras, the BSO is known for championing the role of culture in people’s lives. Chief Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth. bsolive.com
“The heat of enthusiasm that emanated from the BSO’s first drawn note of the Fantasia and Fugue took me from what was a cold, rainy night” says University of Portsmouth journalism student Tom on our recent performance at Chichester Cathedral
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“The heat of enthusiasm that emanated from the BSO’s first drawn note of the Fantasia and Fugue took me from what was a cold, rainy night” says University of Portsmouth journalism student Tom on our recent performance at Chichester Cathedral
Primary teachers based in or near Exeter, listen up – there are only a few tickets left for our ‘Explore the Orchestra’ concerts at @@exeter.ac.uk Great Hall on Fri 30 January! The event is FREE, but booking is required – so get your tickets now! bsolive.com/events/eto-f...
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Primary teachers based in or near Exeter, listen up – there are only a few tickets left for our ‘Explore the Orchestra’ concerts at @@exeter.ac.uk Great Hall on Fri 30 January! The event is FREE, but booking is required – so get your tickets now! bsolive.com/events/eto-f...
Can awe-inspiring experiences help us to combat the distractions of modern life?
In the latest issue of @pierjournal.bsky.social we touch on how this relates to concert-going, from the feeling that comes from experiencing live music nestled among hundreds (or thousands) of other people...
In the latest issue of @pierjournal.bsky.social we touch on how this relates to concert-going, from the feeling that comes from experiencing live music nestled among hundreds (or thousands) of other people...
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Can awe-inspiring experiences help us to combat the distractions of modern life?
In the latest issue of @pierjournal.bsky.social we touch on how this relates to concert-going, from the feeling that comes from experiencing live music nestled among hundreds (or thousands) of other people...
In the latest issue of @pierjournal.bsky.social we touch on how this relates to concert-going, from the feeling that comes from experiencing live music nestled among hundreds (or thousands) of other people...
Did you know, our ‘Symphony from Scratch’ event is an inclusive music-making weekend in which the BSO’s musicians unite with local amateur players and brilliant young disabled and non-disabled musicians, including those from the National Open Youth Orchestra?
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Did you know, our ‘Symphony from Scratch’ event is an inclusive music-making weekend in which the BSO’s musicians unite with local amateur players and brilliant young disabled and non-disabled musicians, including those from the National Open Youth Orchestra?
Was your teen in the audience at Yeovil’s Westlands Centre last Wednesday, when BSO Associate Musician Patrick Bailey introduced another of our #GCSEMusic concerts? We really enjoyed taking these performances on the road across the South West over the last few weeks.
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Was your teen in the audience at Yeovil’s Westlands Centre last Wednesday, when BSO Associate Musician Patrick Bailey introduced another of our #GCSEMusic concerts? We really enjoyed taking these performances on the road across the South West over the last few weeks.
Are you coming to hear cellist Hugo Svedberg this week at the @exeter.ac.uk ? Still just in his teens, Hugo has delighted audiences across Europe with his performances and competition success in recent years (including the last BBC Young Musician competition). We can’t wait to perform...
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Are you coming to hear cellist Hugo Svedberg this week at the @exeter.ac.uk ? Still just in his teens, Hugo has delighted audiences across Europe with his performances and competition success in recent years (including the last BBC Young Musician competition). We can’t wait to perform...
Has your teenager been part of the audience in our recent ‘Set Works Live’ concerts? We visited pupils in Southampton, Gloucester, Plymouth, and Cullompton, last week – and we’re off to south Somerset (to Yeovil, Langport and Stoke-sub-Hamdon) over the coming days.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Has your teenager been part of the audience in our recent ‘Set Works Live’ concerts? We visited pupils in Southampton, Gloucester, Plymouth, and Cullompton, last week – and we’re off to south Somerset (to Yeovil, Langport and Stoke-sub-Hamdon) over the coming days.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “…this performance was infused with [Gillam’s] irresistible energy and expressive warmth” says @@thetimes.com in a 4-star review for last Thursday’s @bristolbeacon.bsky.social performance with Jess Gillam. Dani Howard’s Saxophone Concerto was described as “irresistible” paying homage to...
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “…this performance was infused with [Gillam’s] irresistible energy and expressive warmth” says @@thetimes.com in a 4-star review for last Thursday’s @bristolbeacon.bsky.social performance with Jess Gillam. Dani Howard’s Saxophone Concerto was described as “irresistible” paying homage to...
We were thrilled to welcome not just one – but three – BBC Radio 3 presenters (and brilliant lead producer, Ellie) to Lighthouse, Poole, this week! Tom Service introduced our Digital Concert viewers to the live broadcast (avail for 30 days at bsolive.com), Martin Handley was...
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We were thrilled to welcome not just one – but three – BBC Radio 3 presenters (and brilliant lead producer, Ellie) to Lighthouse, Poole, this week! Tom Service introduced our Digital Concert viewers to the live broadcast (avail for 30 days at bsolive.com), Martin Handley was...
Did you know it's National Saxophone Day today? 🎷 Aptly, this evening at @@bristolbeacon.bsky.social Jess Gillam will be playing Dani Howard's new Saxophone Concerto! Alongside a programme of Wagner and Berlioz.
November 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Did you know it's National Saxophone Day today? 🎷 Aptly, this evening at @@bristolbeacon.bsky.social Jess Gillam will be playing Dani Howard's new Saxophone Concerto! Alongside a programme of Wagner and Berlioz.
Our Chief Executive, Dougie Scarfe OBE, had a breezy start yesterday as he joined the brilliant BBC Radio Solent Breakfast team – quite literally, walking three-legged with presenter Steve Harris – from Bournemouth to Boscombe, chatting live on-air to Alun Newman and Chris Jarvis...
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Our Chief Executive, Dougie Scarfe OBE, had a breezy start yesterday as he joined the brilliant BBC Radio Solent Breakfast team – quite literally, walking three-legged with presenter Steve Harris – from Bournemouth to Boscombe, chatting live on-air to Alun Newman and Chris Jarvis...
“Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) welcomes today’s publication of the Government’s Curriculum Review, which promises to unlock not only the potential of the next generation of musicians and creatives, but of each and every child growing up in the UK.
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) welcomes today’s publication of the Government’s Curriculum Review, which promises to unlock not only the potential of the next generation of musicians and creatives, but of each and every child growing up in the UK.
What a brilliant morning it’s been at Poole High School, where star saxophonist Jess Gillam has shared her music-making with hundreds of young musicians.
Everyone was impressed with the thoughtful questions asked by pupils from local primary and secondary schools...
Everyone was impressed with the thoughtful questions asked by pupils from local primary and secondary schools...
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
What a brilliant morning it’s been at Poole High School, where star saxophonist Jess Gillam has shared her music-making with hundreds of young musicians.
Everyone was impressed with the thoughtful questions asked by pupils from local primary and secondary schools...
Everyone was impressed with the thoughtful questions asked by pupils from local primary and secondary schools...
“…the richness and intensity of the strings in particular will stay with me for a long time” said Seen and Heard International on last week’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony with conductor Thierry Fischer: seenandheard-international.com/2025/11/fine...
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
“…the richness and intensity of the strings in particular will stay with me for a long time” said Seen and Heard International on last week’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony with conductor Thierry Fischer: seenandheard-international.com/2025/11/fine...
Saxophonist Jess Gillam joins us and our Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth to give the UK PREMIERE of Dani Howard’s Saxophone Concerto this week 💯🎷 – at Lighthouse, Poole (Wed) and Bristol Beacon (Thurs).
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Saxophonist Jess Gillam joins us and our Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth to give the UK PREMIERE of Dani Howard’s Saxophone Concerto this week 💯🎷 – at Lighthouse, Poole (Wed) and Bristol Beacon (Thurs).
“One of the most extraordinary gifts that you can give to the BSO.” 🙏
Hear Chief Executive Dougie Scarfe talk about the incredible impact of gifts in Wills and how you can play a part in the Orchestra’s future. bsolive.com/gifts-in-wills
#LegacyAwarenessMonth
Hear Chief Executive Dougie Scarfe talk about the incredible impact of gifts in Wills and how you can play a part in the Orchestra’s future. bsolive.com/gifts-in-wills
#LegacyAwarenessMonth
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“One of the most extraordinary gifts that you can give to the BSO.” 🙏
Hear Chief Executive Dougie Scarfe talk about the incredible impact of gifts in Wills and how you can play a part in the Orchestra’s future. bsolive.com/gifts-in-wills
#LegacyAwarenessMonth
Hear Chief Executive Dougie Scarfe talk about the incredible impact of gifts in Wills and how you can play a part in the Orchestra’s future. bsolive.com/gifts-in-wills
#LegacyAwarenessMonth
On Saturday, we join @lottie2.bsky.social and two fantastic soloists – soprano Sophie Bevan and baritone Gareth Brynmor John – for a concert that captures the spirt of the sea with a captivating mix of orchestral sound, depth and poetic beauty...
October 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
On Saturday, we join @lottie2.bsky.social and two fantastic soloists – soprano Sophie Bevan and baritone Gareth Brynmor John – for a concert that captures the spirt of the sea with a captivating mix of orchestral sound, depth and poetic beauty...
Did you catch us on @@classicfm.com last week? We had a blast at Classic FM Live… here are a few photo highlights if you’ve not already seen!
[📸: Matt Crossick/Classic FM]
www.classicfm.com/events/class...
[📸: Matt Crossick/Classic FM]
www.classicfm.com/events/class...
October 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Did you catch us on @@classicfm.com last week? We had a blast at Classic FM Live… here are a few photo highlights if you’ve not already seen!
[📸: Matt Crossick/Classic FM]
www.classicfm.com/events/class...
[📸: Matt Crossick/Classic FM]
www.classicfm.com/events/class...
📢After a wonderful evening spent with the people of West Sussex last week, we’re excited to announce that we have just gone on sale with another concert at Chichester Cathedral!
October 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
📢After a wonderful evening spent with the people of West Sussex last week, we’re excited to announce that we have just gone on sale with another concert at Chichester Cathedral!
We are thrilled to be joined by Thierry Fischer this Wednesday for Lewis Plays Mozart at Lighthouse, Poole! This unmissable concert features soloist Paul Lewis who will be performing Mozart’s twenty-fifth piano concerto.🎹 We cannot wait to see you all in the concert hall… bsolive.com/events/lewis...
October 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
We are thrilled to be joined by Thierry Fischer this Wednesday for Lewis Plays Mozart at Lighthouse, Poole! This unmissable concert features soloist Paul Lewis who will be performing Mozart’s twenty-fifth piano concerto.🎹 We cannot wait to see you all in the concert hall… bsolive.com/events/lewis...
🥁 Calling all #Portsmouth schools… we’ll be coming to a hall near you very soon! (the historic Portsmouth Guildhall no less).
Our musicians would love to inspire you and your Key Stage 2 pupils with the power of live symphonic music – for FREE - this January 💯
Our musicians would love to inspire you and your Key Stage 2 pupils with the power of live symphonic music – for FREE - this January 💯
October 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🥁 Calling all #Portsmouth schools… we’ll be coming to a hall near you very soon! (the historic Portsmouth Guildhall no less).
Our musicians would love to inspire you and your Key Stage 2 pupils with the power of live symphonic music – for FREE - this January 💯
Our musicians would love to inspire you and your Key Stage 2 pupils with the power of live symphonic music – for FREE - this January 💯
We’re off to help our friends at @classicfm.com to celebrate the 25th edition of Classic FM Live! 🥳🫨
Playing in none other than the @royalalberthall.bsky.social yalalberthall.bsky.social, the brilliant Bournemouth Symphony Chorus joins us, as well as some very starry names! ✨
Playing in none other than the @royalalberthall.bsky.social yalalberthall.bsky.social, the brilliant Bournemouth Symphony Chorus joins us, as well as some very starry names! ✨
October 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We’re off to help our friends at @classicfm.com to celebrate the 25th edition of Classic FM Live! 🥳🫨
Playing in none other than the @royalalberthall.bsky.social yalalberthall.bsky.social, the brilliant Bournemouth Symphony Chorus joins us, as well as some very starry names! ✨
Playing in none other than the @royalalberthall.bsky.social yalalberthall.bsky.social, the brilliant Bournemouth Symphony Chorus joins us, as well as some very starry names! ✨
We have a HUGE week of brilliant symphonic music ahead! 🎆
We’re kicking off in style tonight with ‘@classicfm.com Live at 25’ to a packed audience at the @royalalberthall.bsky.social before we reunite with Gergely Madaras [pictured] and Kristīne Balanas at Chichester Cathedral...
We’re kicking off in style tonight with ‘@classicfm.com Live at 25’ to a packed audience at the @royalalberthall.bsky.social before we reunite with Gergely Madaras [pictured] and Kristīne Balanas at Chichester Cathedral...
October 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We have a HUGE week of brilliant symphonic music ahead! 🎆
We’re kicking off in style tonight with ‘@classicfm.com Live at 25’ to a packed audience at the @royalalberthall.bsky.social before we reunite with Gergely Madaras [pictured] and Kristīne Balanas at Chichester Cathedral...
We’re kicking off in style tonight with ‘@classicfm.com Live at 25’ to a packed audience at the @royalalberthall.bsky.social before we reunite with Gergely Madaras [pictured] and Kristīne Balanas at Chichester Cathedral...
🎻We’ve been travelling all around the South West this week bringing GCSE set works to life for older pupils… and what a great time we’ve had!
We’ve travelled from Bournemouth to Winchester, Poole, Cornwall and Swindon ✨
We’ve travelled from Bournemouth to Winchester, Poole, Cornwall and Swindon ✨
October 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🎻We’ve been travelling all around the South West this week bringing GCSE set works to life for older pupils… and what a great time we’ve had!
We’ve travelled from Bournemouth to Winchester, Poole, Cornwall and Swindon ✨
We’ve travelled from Bournemouth to Winchester, Poole, Cornwall and Swindon ✨
Just announced! Summer Concerts return to Portsmouth’s Guildhall Square next July – with Super Early Bird (£20) tickets now on sale. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience TWO nights of live symphonic music (17-18 July) right in the heart of the city: bsolive.com/press-releas...
October 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Just announced! Summer Concerts return to Portsmouth’s Guildhall Square next July – with Super Early Bird (£20) tickets now on sale. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience TWO nights of live symphonic music (17-18 July) right in the heart of the city: bsolive.com/press-releas...