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BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Calendar

By Month

Fri 3 Jun 2016
- 18:00
  Family Orchestra & Chorus- BBC Music Day
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Family Orchestra & Chorus- BBC Music Day
  Part of
  Salford Family Orchestra & Chorus BBC Philharmonic Learning
Thu 9 Jun 2016
- 19:30
  BBC Radio 3's Sound of Cinema- Carl Davis at 80
  MediaCityUK Salford
  The BBC Philharmonic celebrates the 80th Birthday of composer and conductor Carl Davis, with a recording of Radio 3's Sound of Cinema, presented by Matthew Sweet.
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Sat 11 Jun 2016
- 15:00
  BBC Philharmonic Family Concert
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  A fun-filled family afternoon of music inspired by the first two years of the BBC Ten Pieces programme for schools.
  A fun-filled family afternoon of music inspired by the first two years of the BBC Ten Pieces programme for schools.
  Programme
  Gustav Holst
  The Planets (Mars)
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt (In the Hall of the Mountain King)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Horn Concerto No 4 in E flat major (3rd mvt)
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No 10 in E minor (2nd mvt)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No 5 in C minor (1st mvt)
  Gabriel Prokofiev
  Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra (5th mvt)
  Leonard Bernstein
  Mambo (from West Side Story)
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird Suite (Finale)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Richard Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Barney Harwood
  presenter
  presenter
  Katie Thistleton
  presenter
  presenter
  Hacker and Dodge
  presenter
  presenter
  Alberto Menéndez Escribano
  horn
  horn
  DJ Switch
  featured artist
  featured artist
  Composers
  Gustav Holst
  Edvard Grieg
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Gabriel Prokofiev
  Leonard Bernstein
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Learning BBC Philharmonic Seasonal Events
Wed 15 Jun 2016
- 19:30
  In Focus: Colin Matthews
  MediaCityUK Salford
  In Focus: Colin Matthews
  In Focus: Colin Matthews
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Préludes, Book 1Selected Préludes orchestrated by Colin Matthews
  Préludes Book 2 (orch. Colin Matthews)
  Colin Matthews
  Threnody
  Broken Symmetry
  Violin Concerto
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Clark Rundell
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Daniel Pioro
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Colin Matthews
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Fri 17 Jun 2016
- 14:00
  Henze, Chopin & Chabrier
  MediaCityUK Salford
  Henze, Chopin & Chabrier
  Henze, Chopin & Chabrier
  Programme
  Hans Werner Henze
  Fandango (1992 version)
  Frédéric Chopin
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor
  Emmanuel Chabrier
  España
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Johannes Debus
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Beatrice Rana
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Hans Werner Henze
  Frédéric Chopin
  Emmanuel Chabrier
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Fri 24 Jun 2016
- 22:30
  BBC Philharmonic at the Granada International Festival of Music and Dance in Spain
  Palacio de Carlos V, Granada, Spain
  BBC Philharmonic at the Granada International Festival of Music and Dance in Spain
  BBC Philharmonic at the Granada International Festival of Music and Dance in Spain
  Programme
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Ruslan and Lyudmila – overture
  Antonín Dvořák
  Cello Concerto in B minor
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Juanjo Mena
  conductor
  conductor
  Pablo Ferrández
  cellist
  cellist
  Composers
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Antonín Dvořák
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Wed 29 Jun 2016
- 14:00
  David Matthews & Prokofiev
  MediaCityUK Salford
  Jac van Steen conducts a captivating programme that includes David Matthews, Mahler & Prokofiev, with mezzo-soprano and BBC New Generation Artist Kathryn Rudge.
  Jac van Steen conducts a captivating programme that includes David Matthews, Mahler & Prokofiev, with mezzo-soprano and BBC New Generation Artist Kathryn Rudge.
  Programme
  David Matthews
  Symphony No.8
  interval
  David Matthews
  Towards Sunrise
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Symphony No 7 in C sharp minor
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Jac van Steen
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  David Matthews
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Fri 1 Jul 2016
- 19:30
  Thiepval Memorial Concert
  Maxwell Hall, Salford University
  Marking the centenary of the Battle of the Somme with music by composers that served in battle: Butterworth, Gurney and Coles. Featuring a world premiere by Stephen Davismoon dedicated to ing the Salford Pals