BBC Philharmonic - Concerts
BBC Philharmonic
Concerts
BBC Philharmonic & Steven Osborne - Britten's Piano Concerto
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 17 June 2023
British conductor Ben Glassberg closes the BBC Philharmonic's 2022-23 Bridgewater Hall season with a dazzling programme of twentieth century treasures. Starting with a whisper from one of Britain's lesser-known composers, Ethel Smyth's On t...BBC Philharmonic - Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 24 June 2023
Anja Bihlmaier conducts three favourite Hungarian Dances by Brahms, brimming with memorable tunes and catchy rhythms. A further dash of spice is added to the mix with the colourful Concerto for Orchestra by Bartok, a perfectly paprika-infus...BBC Philharmonic - Egmont
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 25 June - Saturday 2 December 2023
The BBC Philharmonic return, conducted by Joshua Weilerstein, beginning with Beethoven's Overture for Egmont, encapsulating the story of the Dutch Count who defied a Spanish attack, securing freedom for his country. We then take a visit to ...BBC Philharmonic - On the Town
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 25 June 2023
Anja Bihlmaier returns to the theme of dance with Bernstein's music from On the Town, its jazzy melodies accompanying sailors on leave in 1940s New York. The upbeat mood is continued with Lili Boulanger's D'un matin de printemps, a playful ...BBC Philharmonic & Ralph Van Raat - Sonic Geography (World Premiere)
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 7 July 2023
New music as part of Manchester International Festival, inspired by the climate crisis. Lose yourself in a world premiere by John Luther Adams, played by Dutch classical pianist Ralph Van Raat alongside new commissions by Ailis Ni Riain and...
BBC Philharmonic - Anna Thorvalsdottir's ARCHORA
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 14 October 2023
Re-emerging after its hugely successful world premiere at the 2022 BBC Proms with Eva Ollikainen, Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir?s ARCHORA portrays abstractions ? musical spectra and clashing extremes drawn out through her focus on...BBC Philharmonic - An Evening of Finnish Wonder
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 28 October 2023
From dusk till dawn, John Storg?rds draws us through a programme of spirits and mystic realms. We start amongst the shadowy landscapes of Northern Europe in Sibelius?s tone poem, Pohjola?s Daughter ? its rich orchestration and charming cast...BBC Philharmonic - Wagner Strauss and Mozart
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 4 November 2023
Kerem Hasan runs the gamut of emotions as we delve into the heart?s highs and lows in this rich Romantic programme. Opening with the overture to Wagner?s?The Flying Dutchman, the work he claimed lifted him from a ?mere concoctor of opera-te...
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