Ben joins Andrew McGregor on Saturday 12th April to deep dive into new releases.
On Wednesday 9th April, Ben returns to the Ulster Orchestra to conduct a ‘Classical Colours’ concert featuring:
Bologne: Symphony no. 2
Mozart: Divertimento k. 136
Haydn: Oxford Symphony no. 92
It will be recorded for deferred broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Classical Live.
Ben heads to King’s College London to meet Prof. Elaine Chew, Professor of Engineering and concert pianist, to explore her latest research. Can music be used as a diagnostic tool and a therapeutic device for the Cardiovascular system?
Catch up on iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0029syj/morning-live-series-7-08042025
Ben joins Daisy McAndrew and Alex Chalk to review the Sunday papers with host Paddy O’Connell
Ben joins Qanunist Maya Youssef and hosts Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add five more tracks to the playlist!
Catch up on BBC Sounds:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0028l3c
Ben presents a film for Morning Live exploring the benefits of using music to improve your running. He meets Prof. Costas Karageorghis, an expert in Sport and Exercise psychology at Brunel University of London to drill down into his decades long research in this field.
There may also be some experiments involving treadmills, athletes and running tracks along the way!
15th March 2025 - Aviva Studios
The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Aviva Studios for an extraordinary immersive experience. From a brand new electro-acoustic work by Anna Clyne, PALETTE, to Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, John Adams to Tom Adès, conductor and BBC presenter Ben Gernon guides us through this eclectic setlist.
Ben conducts the combined forces of the Brighton Philharmonic and the Brighton Festival Chorus for a bombastic programme of Elgar’s Enigma Variations and Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast with soloist Cody Quattlebaum.
Jess and Ben share their favourite tracks, from Stevie Wonder to Mozart, Boulanger to Pärt.
This Classical Life on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds.
Ben conducts the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican on the 21st November in a programme of:
Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour
Beethoven: Symphony no.6
Cassie Kinoshi: HEART (premiere) with seed.ensemble
Tickets and more info here: https://www.lso.co.uk/whats-on/lso-x-cassie-kinoshis-seed-21-nov-24/
Ben conducts the final of BBC Young Musician 2024 in Bristol Beacon with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
You can see highlights on BBC Two and iPlayer on 20th October, and watch the grand final in full on BBC Four.
Ben conducts the BBC Philharmonic in three concerts this October. Featuring music by Schubert, Mozart, Elgar, Bruch and others. Performances will be in Hanley, Malvern and Media City.
Ben will be reviewing new releases with Andrew McGregor on BBC Radio 3’s Record Review, Saturday 19th October.
To mark Gerard Schurmann’s Centenary, Ben, the BBC Philharmonic and pianist Xiayin Wang have recorded a new disc of his orchestral works.
Hear Ben’s insights on Holst’s The Planets on BBC Radio 4’s How to Play
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0022t6x
Next season Ben returns to his favourite orchestras for a wide variety of concerts, CD and studio recordings and TV films. More info to come soon.
Ben will be joining Andrew McGregor live on BBC Radio 3, Saturday 24th February, to build a library of recordings of Ravel’s complete Mother Goose. 10.30am.
Ben presents and conducts the first episode of a new series of Inside Classical for BBC Four, airing on Sunday 25th February at 8pm
On 16th November 2023 Ben returns to Glyndebourne to conduct an evening of much loved arias and classic opera ensemble pieces in a celebration of leading international singers and stars of the future.
In November Ben is recording a CD of Gerard Schurmann for Chandos with the BBC Philharmonic and Xiayin Wang. They will also perform in a studio concert on Wednesday 8th November.
Looking ahead to December, Ben and the orchestra return to Victoria Hall, Hanley, for a programme of Haydn, Mozart with Martin Roscoe and Prokofiev’s Cinderella.