Performances of Gemma New at BBC Orchestras and Choirs
Sat 11 Oct 2025
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
The rugged coastline of Northern California was the inspiration for this similarly jagged piece for singing cellist and orchestra by American composer Gabriella Smith.
The rugged coastline of Northern California was the inspiration for this similarly jagged piece for singing cellist and orchestra by American composer Gabriella Smith.
Programme
- Overture
- Lost Coast: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (UK premiere)
- Symphony No. 2
Performers
- Gemma NewConductor
- Gabriel Cabezascello
Sat 31 Jan 2026
- 15:00BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Conductor Gemma New returns to BBC NOW this January with a programme of Russian masterpieces, starting with a work which needs little introduction, Prokofiev’s exhilarating Classical Symphony.
Conductor Gemma New returns to BBC NOW this January with a programme of Russian masterpieces, starting with a work which needs little introduction, Prokofiev’s exhilarating Classical Symphony.
Programme
- Symphony No 1 in D major, 'Classical'
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor
- Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Performers
- Gemma NewConductor
- Vadym Kholodenkopiano
Thu 5 Feb 2026
- 19:30City Halls
“Goosebumps Galactica!” in the words of a BBC SSO audience member
“Goosebumps Galactica!” in the words of a BBC SSO audience member
Programme
- Short Ride in a Fast Machine(5 mins)
- Symphony No. 1, Op 9(21 mins)
- interval
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor(34 mins)
Performers
- Gemma NewConductor
- Alessio Baxpiano
Sun 8 Feb 2026
- 15:00Usher Hall, Edinburgh
“Goosebumps Galactica!” in the words of a BBC SSO audience member
“Goosebumps Galactica!” in the words of a BBC SSO audience member
Programme
- Short Ride in a Fast Machine(5 mins)
- Symphony No. 1, Op 9(21 mins)
- interval
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor(34 mins)
Performers
- Gemma NewConductor
- Alessio Baxpiano
