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BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Calendar

By Month

Thu 2 May 2019
- 18:30
  Preview + 2 May
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  A free pre-concert event
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic: Preview+
- 19:30
  James MacMillan/Britten/Tippett
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Programme
  Sir James MacMillan
  Symphony No 4(38 mins)
  Benjamin Britten
  Les illuminations(21 mins)
  Michael Tippett
  Symphony No. 4(32 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  Sophie Bevan
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Sir James MacMillan
  Benjamin Britten
  Michael Tippett
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2018-19 Season
Sun 5 May 2019
- 15:00
  Sounds From the Other City
  Islington Mill, Salford
  An ensemble from the BBC Philharmonic forces with spoken word artists Young Identity for SFTOC Quindecennial
Fri 10 May 2019
- 19:30
  Elgar, Grieg & Dvořák
  Victoria Hall, Hanley
  Conductor Vassily Sinaisky and pianist Sunwook Kim the orchestra for an evening at Victoria Hall, Hanley
  Conductor Vassily Sinaisky and pianist Sunwook Kim the orchestra for an evening at Victoria Hall, Hanley
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  In the South (Alassio)(22 mins)
  Edvard Grieg
  Piano Concerto in A minor(29 mins)
  Antonín Dvořák
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46(41 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Vassily Sinaisky
  conductor
  conductor
  Sunwook Kim
  pianist
  pianist
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Edvard Grieg
  Antonín Dvořák
Sat 11 May 2019
- 15:00
  Swashbuckle Musical Adventure
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  the CBeebies Swashbuckle crew and the BBC Philharmonic’s band of merry musicians for a rip-roaring, musical adventure at sea!
  the CBeebies Swashbuckle crew and the BBC Philharmonic’s band of merry musicians for a rip-roaring, musical adventure at sea!
  Programme
  Anna Clyne
  Masquerade
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  The Carnival of the Animals – Aquarium
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  ScheherazadeThe Sea and Sinbad's Ship
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt (In the Hall of the Mountain King)
  Klaus Badelt
  Curse of the Black Pearl suite (Pirates of the Caribbean)
  Percy Grainger
  Irish Tune from County Derry
  Leroy Anderson
  Pirate Dance
  Malcolm Arnold
  The Padstow Lifeboat
  John Powell
  How to Train Your Dragon
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Ben Gernon
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Anna Clyne
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Edvard Grieg
  Klaus Badelt
  Percy Grainger
  Leroy Anderson
  Malcolm Arnold
  John Powell
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Learning
Wed 15 May 2019
- 13:55
  An afternoon of Weinberg
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with BBC Philharmonic Chief Guest Conductor, John Storgårds
  A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with BBC Philharmonic Chief Guest Conductor, John Storgårds
  Programme
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Khovanshchina (Prelude 'Dawn on the Moscow River', orch Shostakovich)
  Mieczysław Weinberg
  Morning-Red (Dawn), op. 60(15 mins)World Premiere
  Concerto no. 1 for flute and string orchestra, op. 75(15 mins)
  Symphony no. 4, op. 61(29 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Alex Jakeman
  flute
  flute
  John Storgårds
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Mieczysław Weinberg
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Sat 18 May 2019
- 19:30
  Elgar/Rachmaninov
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Violin Concerto in B minor(46 mins)
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 3 in A minor(41 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  John Storgårds
  conductor
  conductor
  Christian Tetzlaff
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2018-19 Season
Wed 22 May 2019
- 13:55
  MacMillan and Wagner
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with conductor Martyn Brabbins and soloist Lawrence Power
  A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with conductor Martyn Brabbins and soloist Lawrence Power
  Programme
  Sir James MacMillan
  Viola Concerto
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and Isolde – Prelude and Liebestod
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  Lawrence Power
  viola
  viola
  Composers
  Sir James MacMillan
  Richard Wagner
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Sat 1 Jun 2019
- 18:30
  Preview + 1 June
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  A free pre-concert event
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic: Preview+
- 19:30
  Mahler/Shostakovich
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Programme
  Gustav Mahler
  Rückert-Lieder(20 mins)
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 4 in C minor(60 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Mark Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Roderick Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Composers
  Gustav Mahler
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2018-19 Season