BBC Philharmonic - Concerts
BBC Philharmonic
Concerts
BBC Philharmonic - Four Last Songs
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 14 March 2026
Nicholas Carter, one of the leading opera conductors of his generation, makes his Bridgewater Hall debut. Wagner's Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde explores love and death through unresolved dissonance and ecstatic bliss, showc...BBC Philharmonic - Anthracite Fields
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 21 March 2026
Grit courses through Julia Wolfe's Anthracite Fields, her Pulitzer Prize-winning oratorio for choir and ensemble that serves as a musical memorial to American miners and their struggle. Wolfe grew up in coal-rich Pennsylvania - with vast d...BBC Philharmonic - New World Symphony
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 18 April 2026
Firebrand pianist Frank Dupree makes his BBC Philharmonic Orchestra debut in Kapustin?s breakneck Piano Concerto No. 4 ? a dazzling whirlwind of a piece that marries jazz improvisation with relentless classical virtuosity. To open: Duke Ell...BBC Philharmonic - Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 25 April 2026
Personal suffering is distant in Tchaikovsky?s concerto, but front-and-centre of Hector Berlioz?s Symphonie fantastique. Originally titled ?Episodes in the Life of an Artist?, this ?fantastic symphony in five parts? follows the tribulations...BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 1 May 2026
ProgrammeB?la Bart?k DivertimentoPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Serenade for StringsPerformersZo? Beyers directorBBC Philharmonic OrchestraAboutTonight, the string section takes centre stage. Written in 1939 as Europe teetered on the brink of war...Angel's Bone
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Tuesday 12 - Saturday 16 May 2026
An English National Opera production in collaboration with Factory International and BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, this UK premiere of the Pulitzer-prize winning opera will be staged at Aviva Studios, Manchester in May 2026. The chorus will b...BBC Philharmonic - Northern Lights
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 16 May 2026
Nielsen?s Symphony No. 5 is a gripping musical battle between chaos and order. Pulsing rhythms, fierce percussion, and surging orchestral lines create an intense drama, with a defiant energy that combines beauty, struggle, and exhilarating ...BBC Philharmonic - Mahler's Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection'
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 13 June 2026
130 years after its first performance, Mahler?s Resurrection remains one of the most profound and life-affirming works of art ever created....
