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BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Calendar

By Month

Fri 4 Dec 2015
- 19:30
  Brahms’s Third Symphony
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Juanjo Mena conducts Brahms, Dvořák, Adès and Britten
  Juanjo Mena conducts Brahms, Dvořák, Adès and Britten
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Overture 'Carnival'(10 mins)
  Thomas Adès
  America, Op 19(15 mins)
  Benjamin Britten
  Violin Concerto(31 mins)
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 3 in F major(35 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  Conductor
  Conductor
  James Ehnes
  Violin
  Violin
  Susan Bickley
  Mezzo-Soprano
  Mezzo-Soprano
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Thomas Adès
  Benjamin Britten
  Johannes Brahms
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2015-16 Season
Tue 8 Dec 2015
- 18:00
  The BBC Philharmonic Christmas Concert
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  The BBC Philharmonic celebrates Christmas at MediaCityUK in Salford.
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts BBC Philharmonic Seasonal Events
Wed 9 Dec 2015
- 13:55
  The BBC Philharmonic performs Sibelius, Saariaho and Rautavaara
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  An Afternoon of music from Finland.
  An Afternoon of music from Finland.
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Saari(15 mins)
  Lemminkäinen's return(7 mins)
  Kaija Saariaho
  L'aile du songe(19 mins)
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Symphony No 7(35 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Carlos Miguel Prieto
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Adam Walker
  Flute
  Flute
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Kaija Saariaho
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Fri 11 Dec 2015
- 14:00
  An afternoon of new music
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  The BBC Philharmonic perform MacMillan and Capperauld
  The BBC Philharmonic perform MacMillan and Capperauld
  Programme
  Sir James MacMillan
  Symphony No 4
  Unknown
  Inertia of a Bona Fide Psychopath
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  James MacMillan
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Sir James MacMillan
  Unknown
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Tue 15 Dec 2015
- 10:00
  Open rehearsal - Sibelius, Nielsen, Gade & Maxwell Davies
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Michael Francis conducts and open rehearsal
  Michael Francis conducts and open rehearsal
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  The Oceanides(10 mins)
  Carl Nielsen
  Rhapsodic Overture 'A Imaginary Journey to the Faroes', FS123(9 mins)
  interval
  Niels Wilhelm Gade
  Concert Overture 'Hamlet', Op 37(12 mins)
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Ebb of Winter(18 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Michael Francis
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Carl Nielsen
  Niels Wilhelm Gade
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Wed 16 Dec 2015
- 15:00
  Christmas Chamber Concert with the BBC Philharmonic
  Royal Northern College of Music
  A Christmas Chamber Concert at RNCM
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Seasonal Events
- 19:25
  The BBC Philharmonic performs Gade, Norgard, Nielsen, Maxwell Davies and Sibelius.
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Enjoy a range of works from Romantic literature and Mythology.
  Enjoy a range of works from Romantic literature and Mythology.
  Programme
  Niels Wilhelm Gade
  Concert Overture 'Hamlet', Op 37(12 mins)
  Per Nørgård
  Between(30 mins)
  interval
  Carl Nielsen
  Rhapsodic Overture 'A Imaginary Journey to the Faroes', FS123(9 mins)
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Ebb of Winter(18 mins)
  Jean Sibelius
  The Oceanides(10 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Michael Francis
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Jakob Kullberg
  Cello
  Cello
  Composers
  Niels Wilhelm Gade
  Per Nørgård
  Carl Nielsen
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Jean Sibelius
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts