BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Programme William Byrd Christe qui lux es et dies Errollyn Wallen Photography Benjamin Britten Les Illuminations Edmund Finnis Hymn (after Byrd) Tom Coult Black Shuck Lament Michael Tippett Fantasia Concertante on a theme of Corelli Performers BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Zo? Beyers director Guy Cutting tenor About Untamed and uncompromising ?I alone hold the key to this savage parade.? ? Arthur Rimbaud Britten and Tippett shared many traits: both were pacifists; conscientious objectors during the war; homosexuals, at a time when it was publicly outlawed in Britain; and both shared a love of older forms of music. Drawing on one of Corelli?s concerti grossi, Tippett?s Fantasia views the Baroque through modern eyes in this passing from darkness into light. In Britten?s sparkling setting for voice and string orchestra (initially for soprano, later tenor) this phrase from French symbolist poet Arthur Rimbaud becomes an enigmatic throughline amid the poet?s eccentric scenes. Lose yourself in Britten?s crystalline textures, and Rimbaud?s magical imagery: of boats battered by whirlpools of light, of jugglers and rogues, cort?ges of russet and opaline. Elsewhere, we hear a trio of works by modern British mavericks ? Errollyn Wallen?s propulsive Photography, Edmund Finnis?s crystalline Hymn (after Byrd), and Black Shuck Lament by previous BBC Philharmonic Composer-in-Residence, Tom Coult. See all events in BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at the RNCM. Tickets Full Price ?27 (incl. ?2 booking fee) Students / Under 26s ?18 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Multibuy Offer Book more and save. Automatically save 20% off your tickets when you book two to three concerts in this series or save 30% when you book all four events. Bookings must be purchased in a single transaction, and this promotion cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts. Promoted by BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. The end time for this event is tbc. More details will be published nearer to the event. Book Now Friday 16 October 2026, 8.00pm ? Tickets from ?18.00