Thea’s Commission for the bbc’s ‘25 for 25: sounds of the century’ project

BBC Radio 3’s 25 for 25: Sounds of the Century features 25 new commissions, written by some of the most influential composers of our time, inspired by 25 significant events which have defined the first quarter of the 2000s.

Thea’s In memoriam 2022 commemorates the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra led by Nil Venditti, with oboist Nicholas Daniel and violinist Johan Dalene, the work will receive its premiere broadcast on June 28.

Recorded by BBC Performing Groups and Radio 3 New Generation Artists, the new commissions all have their first broadcast on Saturday Mornings with Tom Service each week and are then presented across the Radio 3 schedule throughout the week following their premiere, including plays on Breakfast, Essential Classics and In Tune. Find out more about the project and the other amazing new commissions here.

Sir Antonio Pappano & London Symphony Orchestra programme musgrave in their 2025/26 Season

April 16, 2025

The London Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2025/26 season, the second with Sir Antonio Pappano as Chief Conductor. Amongst a dazzling season full of programming they will perform Musgrave’s 1997 work Phoenix Rising on December 11th in a concert featuring two other British works: Walton’s Viola Concerto with soloist Antoine Tamestit, and Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No 2, ‘London’.

Find out more about the LSO’s upcoming season here.

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