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BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Calendar

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Wed 6 Feb 2019
- 13:55
  Bennett, Cowie & Howard
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Clarinettist Julian Bliss s the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Andrew Gourlay for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast of Bennett, Cowie and Emily Howard.
  Clarinettist Julian Bliss s the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Andrew Gourlay for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast of Bennett, Cowie and Emily Howard.
  Programme
  Richard Rodney Bennett
  Partita(17 mins)
  Edward Cowie
  Ruskin’s Dreams – Coniston(25 mins)
  Emily Howard
  Magnetite(10 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Julian Bliss
  clarinettist
  clarinettist
  Andrew Gourlay
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Rodney Bennett
  Edward Cowie
  Emily Howard
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Thu 7 Feb 2019
- 19:30
  Mendelssohn, Cowie & Tchaikovsky
  Lancaster University
  Our new partnership with Lancaster University is the start of a close relationship between the musicians, our audiences and academics.
  Our new partnership with Lancaster University is the start of a close relationship between the musicians, our audiences and academics.
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture: Ruy Blas(8 mins)
  Edward Cowie
  Ruskin’s Dreams – Coniston(25 mins)
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’(45 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Andrew Gourlay
  conductor
  conductor
  Julian Bliss
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Edward Cowie
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fri 8 Feb 2019
- 19:30
  Mendelssohn, Mozart & Tchaikovsky
  Victoria Hall, Hanley
  Andrew Gourlay and pianist Martin James Bartlett the BBC Philharmonic for a concert of Mendelssohn, Mozart and Tchaikovsky
  Andrew Gourlay and pianist Martin James Bartlett the BBC Philharmonic for a concert of Mendelssohn, Mozart and Tchaikovsky
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture 'Ruy Blas'(8 mins)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major ‘Jeunehomme’(30 mins)
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’(45 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Andrew Gourlay
  conductor
  conductor
  Martin James Bartlett
  pianist
  pianist
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Wed 13 Feb 2019
- 13:55
  Chaminade, Ravel, Dukas & Saint-Saëns
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Pianist Louis Lortie s conductor Moritz Gnann for today’s afternoon concert.
  Pianist Louis Lortie s conductor Moritz Gnann for today’s afternoon concert.
  Programme
  Cécile Chaminade
  Callirhoe (suite)(17 mins)
  Maurice Ravel
  Oiseaux tristes (arr. C. Matthews)(4 mins)
  Mother Goose: complete ballet(27 mins)
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice(11 mins)
  interval
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Piano Concerto No. 3(26 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Louis Lortie
  pianist
  pianist
  Moritz Gnann
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Cécile Chaminade
  Maurice Ravel
  Paul Dukas
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Sat 16 Feb 2019
- 18:30
  Preview + 16 February
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  A free pre-concert event
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic: Preview+
- 19:30
  Berlioz - Béatrice et Bénédict
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Beatrice and Benedict(130 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Ludovic Morlot
  conductor
  conductor
  Rachele Gilmore
  Héro - soprano
  Héro - soprano
  Daniela Mack
  Béatrice - mezzo-soprano
  Béatrice - mezzo-soprano
  Toby Spence
  Bénédict - tenor
  Bénédict - tenor
  Elodie Méchain
  Ursule - mezzo-soprano
  Ursule - mezzo-soprano
  Darren Jeffery
  Somarone - bass
  Somarone - bass
  Gareth Brynmor John
  Claudio - baritone
  Claudio - baritone
  Duncan Rock
  Don Pedro - baritone
  Don Pedro - baritone
  Crouch End Festival Chorus
  choir
  choir
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2018-19 Season Berlioz – the Ultimate Romantic
Sat 23 Feb 2019
- 18:30
  Preview + 23 February
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  A free pre-concert event
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic: Preview+
- 19:30
  Schumann/Robin Holloway/Valentin Silvestrov
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Programme
  Robert Schumann
  Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op 52(17 mins)
  Robin Holloway
  Phaeton’s Journey: Son of the Sun(25 mins)Trumpet concerto - world premiere
  Valentin Silvestrov
  Symphony no. 5(47 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  John Storgårds
  conductor
  conductor
  Håkan Hardenberger
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Composers
  Robert Schumann
  Robin Holloway
  Valentin Silvestrov
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2018-19 Season