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BBC Philharmonic 2014-15 Season

BBC Philharmonic 2014-15 Season Calendar

By Year

2014
2015

Sat 17 Jan 2015
- 19:30
  Guitar Weekend
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Dream of Spain in this colourful concert with guitarist Craig Ogden.
  Dream of Spain in this colourful concert with guitarist Craig Ogden.
  Programme
  Roberto Gerhard
  Dances from Don Quixote (1947 suite)
  Toru Takemitsu
  To the edge of dream
  Claude Debussy
  Ibéria
  Joaquín Rodrigo
  Fantasía para un gentilhombre
  Maurice Ravel
  Rapsodie espagnole
  Manuel de Falla
  La vida breve – Interlude and Dance
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Craig Ogden
  Guitar
  Guitar
  Composers
  Roberto Gerhard
  Toru Takemitsu
  Claude Debussy
  Joaquín Rodrigo
  Maurice Ravel
  Manuel de Falla
Fri 23 Jan 2015
- 19:30
  Beethoven’s Egmont
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  A rare chance to hear Beethoven’s Egmont with Juanjo Mena.
  A rare chance to hear Beethoven’s Egmont with Juanjo Mena.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Egmont
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 44 in E minor 'Trauersinfonie'
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Javier Perianes
  Piano
  Piano
  Eleanor Dennis
  Soprano
  Soprano
  Malcolm Raeburn
  Narrator
  Narrator
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Joseph Haydn
Sat 31 Jan 2015
- 19:30
  Saint-Saëns’s Organ Symphony
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  A roof-raising concert featuring Saint-Saëns’s ‘Organ’ Symphony with Gianandrea Noseda.
  A roof-raising concert featuring Saint-Saëns’s ‘Organ’ Symphony with Gianandrea Noseda.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Symphony No. 3 in C minor, ‘Organ’
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Gianandrea Noseda
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  Piano
  Piano
  Jonathan Scott
  Organ
  Organ
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Franz Liszt
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Also part of
  Journey Through Music
Sat 7 Feb 2015
- 19:30
  Schoenberg and Beethoven
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Pianist Hannes Minnaar performs Beethoven’s majestic ‘Emperor’ Concerto.
  Pianist Hannes Minnaar performs Beethoven’s majestic ‘Emperor’ Concerto.
  Programme
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Pelleas and Melisande
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Hannes Minnaar
  Piano
  Piano
  Composers
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 21 Feb 2015
- 19:30
  The Lark Ascending
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  John Storgårds conducts Vaughan Williams’s much-loved work ‘The Lark Ascending’.
  John Storgårds conducts Vaughan Williams’s much-loved work ‘The Lark Ascending’.
  Programme
  Edvard Grieg
  Lyric Suite, Op 54
  Frederick Delius
  Violin Concerto
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The Lark Ascending
  Symphony No. 6 in E minor
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  John Storgårds
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Guy Braunstein
  Violin
  Violin
  Composers
  Edvard Grieg
  Frederick Delius
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sat 7 Mar 2015
- 19:30
  Elgar, Dvořák and Tchaikovsky
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  The BBC Philharmonic perform Tchaikovsky’s deliriously romantic Sixth Symphony.
  The BBC Philharmonic perform Tchaikovsky’s deliriously romantic Sixth Symphony.
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op 20
  Antonín Dvořák
  Cello Concerto in B minor
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Johannes Moser
  Cello
  Cello
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Antonín Dvořák
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Also part of
  Journey Through Music
Fri 20 Mar 2015
- 19:30
  Vaughan Williams’s Job
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Vassily Sinaisky conducts this thrilling concert featuring Vaughan Williams’s ‘Job’.
  Vassily Sinaisky conducts this thrilling concert featuring Vaughan Williams’s ‘Job’.
  Programme
  Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
  Eight Russian Folk Songs
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Symphony-Concerto in E minor
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Job: A Masque for Dancing
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Vassily Sinaisky
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Leonard Elschenbroich
  Cello
  Cello
  Composers
  Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fri 17 Apr 2015
- 19:30
  HK Gruber Presents…
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  HK Gruber presents an exciting programme of new music.
  HK Gruber presents an exciting programme of new music.
  Programme
  David Matthews
  Symphony No.8World Premiere: BBC Commission
  HK Gruber
  Cello Concerto
  Kurt Weill
  Symphony No.1
  Kurt Schwertsik
  Baumgesänge
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  HK Gruber
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Matthew Barley
  Cello
  Cello
  Composers
  David Matthews
  HK Gruber
  Kurt Weill
  Kurt Schwertsik
Fri 24 Apr 2015
- 19:30
  Ravel and Rachmaninov
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Celebrate Ravel and Rachmaninov with the BBC Philharmonic and four pianists!
  Celebrate Ravel and Rachmaninov with the BBC Philharmonic and four pianists!
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Piano Concerto in G major
  Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Andrew Gourlay
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Noriko Ogawa
  Piano
  Piano
  Martin Roscoe
  Piano
  Piano
  Kathryn Stott
  Piano
  Piano
  Peter Donohoe
  Piano
  Piano
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Sergey Rachmaninov
Fri 8 May 2015
- 19:30
  Beethoven’s Fidelio
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  us for a concert performance of Beethoven’s only opera, ‘Fidelio’
  us for a concert performance of Beethoven’s only opera, ‘Fidelio’
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Fidelio
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Stuart Skelton
  Florestan
  Florestan
  Rebecca Von Lipinski
  Leonore
  Leonore
  Andrew Greenan
  Don Fernando
  Don Fernando
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Fri 15 May 2015
- 19:30
  Yan Pascal Tortelier and Olivier Charlier
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Yan Pascal Tortelier returns to Manchester for this exuberant concert.
  Yan Pascal Tortelier returns to Manchester for this exuberant concert.
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Mother Goose (ballet)
  Henri Dutilleux
  Sur la même accord
  Maurice Ravel
  Tzigane
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Yan Pascal Tortelier
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Olivier Charlier
  Violin
  Violin
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Henri Dutilleux
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Also part of
  Journey Through Music
Tue 9 Jun 2015
- 19:30
  Nielsen Symphony Cycle I
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  John Storgårds launches our Nielsen Symphony Cycle on the composer’s birthday
  John Storgårds launches our Nielsen Symphony Cycle on the composer’s birthday
  Programme
  Carl Nielsen
  Symphony No 1 in G minor
  Gustav Mahler
  Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht? Verlor'ne Müh, Lied des Verfolgten in Turm, Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen
  interval
  Carl Nielsen
  Symphony No. 4, ‘The Inextinguishable’
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  John Storgårds
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Roderick Williams
  Baritone
  Baritone
  Composers
  Carl Nielsen
  Gustav Mahler
  Also part of
  Nielsen Symphonies: A Celebration of Life
Sat 13 Jun 2015
- 19:30
  Nielsen Symphony Cycle II
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  The orchestra performs Nielsen’s Second and Fifth symphonies alongside Mahler’s songs.
  The orchestra performs Nielsen’s Second and Fifth symphonies alongside Mahler’s songs.
  Programme
  Carl Nielsen
  Symphony No 2 'The Four Temperaments'
  Gustav Mahler
  Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt, Trost im Unglück, Der Schildwache Nachtlied, Der Tambourg'sell
  interval
  Carl Nielsen
  Symphony No 5
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  John Storgårds
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Florian Boesch
  Baritone
  Baritone
  Composers
  Carl Nielsen
  Gustav Mahler
  Also part of
  Nielsen Symphonies: A Celebration of Life
Thu 18 Jun 2015
- 19:30
  Nielsen Symphony Cycle III
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  The orchestra performs Nielsen’s Sixth and Third symphonies alongside Mahler.
  The orchestra performs Nielsen’s Sixth and Third symphonies alongside Mahler.
  Programme
  Carl Nielsen
  Symphony No 6 'Sinfonia semplice'
  Gustav Mahler
  Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'Rheinlegendchen, Das irdische Leben, Revelge, Lob des hohen Verstandes
  interval
  Carl Nielsen
  Symphony No. 3, ‘Sinfonia espansiva’
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  John Storgårds
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Gillian Keith
  Soprano
  Soprano
  Hanno Müller-Brachmann
  Baritone
  Baritone
  Composers
  Carl Nielsen
  Gustav Mahler
  Also part of
  Nielsen Symphonies: A Celebration of Life