BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Formed in 1935, the BBC SSO has been based at Glasgows City Halls since 2006. The BBC SSO is Scotlands national broadcasting orchestra and performs throughout Scotland, the UK and abroad, and it maintains a busy schedule of broadcasts for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds, BBC Radio Scotland, iPlayer, and BBC Television. It is Scotlands leading champion of new music and has established strong links with local communities through its thriving learning and outreach programme. It is a partner in Big Noise, Scotlands project for social change through music; it plays a major role in the BBCs Ten Pieces initiative; and has a close association with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, working across a variety of disciplines with conductors, composers, soloists and orchestral players. The orchestra appears regularly at the BBC Proms and the Edinburgh International Festival and it is a recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society Award and of four Gramophone Award