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Faber Composers at the BBC Proms

Royal Albert Hall sees performances of Thomas Adès, Danny Elfman, Jessica Curry, and Simon Parkin

Elfman and Curry at the BBC Proms

Critical praise for Wunderkammer and video game Prom

World Premiere of 'Speakings' at BBC Proms 2008

A new work for orchestra and live electronics completes the triptych together with previous orchestral works, …towards a pure land and Body Mandala.

Anderson wins BBC Music Magazine Award

Anderson has been announced winner of this year’s BBC Music Magazine Premiere Award for the recent portrait disc of his music from the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Harvey Appointed to BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of Jonathan Harvey as Composer in Association.

Colin Matthews at the 2016 BBC Proms

Performances of Berceuse for Dresden and Pluto, the renewer to mark Matthews's 70th birthday

Faber Composers at the 2017 BBC Proms

A Tom Coult premiere opens the festival, with works by Hillborg, Adès and Coll also featured.

BBC Mounts Major Anders Hillborg Festival

The day culminated in the UK premiere of a striking new orchestral work

Carl Davis Theme for BBC World Cup Coverage

Carl Davis has created an arrangement of Handel's "See the Conquering Hero Comes", recorded with the BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Singers, which will be used as the theme tune for the BBC's World Cup coverage this summer. The arrangement can be heard on http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4932268.stm

Dan Jones Scores BBCTV Dramas

The SS-GB title theme, by Dan Jones, is now available to purchase from the Faber Music Store.

Faber Music at the 2025 BBC Proms

World premiere from Tom Coult complemented by music from Thomas Adès, Cassandra Miller, and Vaughan Williams

Neil Brand’s South from the BBC Concert Orchestra and Hugh Brunt

1919 documentary about Shackleton's expedition screened in Nottingham

Tansy Davies debuts at the BBC Proms

Davies took audiences on a journey through the Tarot pack with her latest BBC commission. Taking inspiration from this game-like form of psychoanalysis, 'Wild Card' journeys through life’s challenges, exploring the qualities and characters of each card.

Tansy Davies debuts at the BBC Proms

Davies took audiences on a journey through the Tarot pack with her latest BBC commission. Taking inspiration from this game-like form of psychoanalysis, Wild Card journeys through life’s challenges, exploring the qualities and characters of each card.

‘Four Cornish Dances’ at the BBC Proms

On 30 August, the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Keith Lockhart performed Sir Malcolm Arnold’s classic 'Four Cornish Dances' at this year’s Proms in a programme listed as ‘English classics and US pizzazz’.

BBC Philharmonic commission for Martin Suckling

A substantial new 20-minute work to be premiered in 2020

Maw celebrated in BBC Radio 3's British Music Focus

During his lifetime, Maw was regarded as one of Britain's foremost composers and his music was frequently performed on BBC Radio 3.

BBC mount major Hillborg festival at Barbican

the Total Immersion Day will feature three concerts, a documentary screening, and talks

Blair Mowat scores BBC3 hit, "Class"

New Doctor Who spin-off "Class" is airing on BBC iPlayer, scored by Blair Mowat

George Benjamin featured as BBC Radio 3 Composer of the Week

Benjamin was the subject of the week long showcase in December, with interviews by Donald MacLeod.

David Matthews receives BBC Music Magazine Award

The critically acclaimed recordings of David Matthews’s symphonies recently received the prestigious BBC Music Magazine award!

Julian Anderson at 50: BBC mount Total Immersion

The largest retrospective of Anderson’s music to date featured over ten works across three concerts

Adès, Coll, Harvey and Miller at the 2024 BBC Proms

Two UK premieres, Proms debut of Miller's viola concerto, and Harvey classic announced in festival lineup

Francisco Coll recording wins BBC Music Magazine Award

2021 concerto disc wins prize