BOURNEMOUTH Symphony Orchestra will perform its 100th digital concert next month.
The orchestra’s chief conductor, Mark Wigglesworth, conducts the musical milestone at Poole Lighthouse on December 4, alongside pianist Boris Giltburg.
The BSO was one of the first major British orchestras to return to the stage on broadcasting its first livestreamed concert from Lighthouse Poole in September 2020.
Today, nearly 2,500 people experience each of the events.
A core online audience of more than 1,000 people joins up to 1,500 more at Lighthouse, Poole.
Dougie Scarfe OBE, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s chief executive, said: “What has been achieved over the last four years has been completely extraordinary and an example of live music’s ability to connect and unite people – wherever they are in the world.
"The success of the broadcasts is testament to the special relationship between the BSO and its loyal audiences, without whom we would be nothing.”
The concerts are broadcast in real time unite online viewers with the in-hall audience and are available to watch for 30 days.
They have reached an estimated online audience of more than 150,000 since 2020, boasting regular viewers from throughout the UK and people in 118 countries, with the BSO’s most frequent international viewers based in the USA, Italy, France, Germany and South Korea.
Tickets for online access are £10.
For full details see bsolive.com
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