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BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Calendar

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Wed 2 Feb 2022
- 14:00
  Celebrating Diversity in Music - live in Salford
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  A live concert from the BBC Philharmonic's home in Salford as part of a BBC Radio 3 and and UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) project collaboration
  A live concert from the BBC Philharmonic's home in Salford as part of a BBC Radio 3 and and UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) project collaboration
  Programme
  Margaret Bonds
  Montgomery Variations(24 mins)
  Ali Osman
  The Shepherd's Song(9 mins)
  Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
  Symphonie concertante in E-flat major, op. 13 no. 1(14 mins)
  Performers
  Ben Gernon
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Margaret Bonds
  Ali Osman
  Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Sat 5 Feb 2022
- 19:30
  BBC Philharmonic | 5 February
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Ustvolskaya, Shostakovich and Dvořák with cellist Leonard Elschenbroich and conductor Anja Bihlmaier
  Ustvolskaya, Shostakovich and Dvořák with cellist Leonard Elschenbroich and conductor Anja Bihlmaier
  Programme
  Galina Ustvolskaya
  Suite(12 mins)
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No 9 in E flat major(25 mins)
  interval
  Antonín Dvořák
  Cello Concerto in B minor(39 mins)
  Performers
  Anja Bihlmaier
  conductor
  conductor
  Leonard Elschenbroich
  cello
  cello
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Galina Ustvolskaya
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2021-22 Season
Sat 12 Feb 2022
- 19:30
  BBC Philharmonic | 12 February
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  As part of a weekend of music from the BBC Orchestras celebrating BBC 100, enjoy music from Hindemith, Schumann, Aziza Sadikova (UK premiere, BBC commission) and Tippett with pianist Giulia Contaldo and BBC Philharmonic Chief Conductor Omer Meir Wellber
  As part of a weekend of music from the BBC Orchestras celebrating BBC 100, enjoy music from Hindemith, Schumann, Aziza Sadikova (UK premiere, BBC commission) and Tippett with pianist Giulia Contaldo and BBC Philharmonic Chief Conductor Omer Meir Wellber
  Programme
  Paul Hindemith
  Kammermusik No. 1(15 mins)
  Aziza Sadikova
  Marionettes(19 mins)UK Premiere, BBC commission
  interval
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor(31 mins)
  Michael Tippett
  The Midsummer Marriage – Ritual Dances(24 mins)
  Performers
  Omer Meir Wellber
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic
  Giulia Contaldo
  pianist
  pianist
  Composers
  Paul Hindemith
  Aziza Sadikova
  Robert Schumann
  Michael Tippett
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2021-22 Season BBC 100 – Celebrating our Orchestras & Choirs
Fri 18 Feb 2022
- 19:30
  Victoria Hall, Hanley - Romantic Rachmaninov
  Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
  The BBC Philharmonic take to the stage at Victoria Hall, Hanley for a programme of Rachmaninov, Bizet and Beethoven
  The BBC Philharmonic take to the stage at Victoria Hall, Hanley for a programme of Rachmaninov, Bizet and Beethoven
  Programme
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor(34 mins)
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major(32 mins)
  Georges Bizet
  Carmen(19 mins)Suite [ed Hoffman]
  Performers
  Ben Gernon
  conductor
  conductor
  Juan Pérez Floristán
  piano
  piano
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Georges Bizet
Tue 22 Feb 2022
- 19:30
  Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham - Discovering Elgar
  Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
  The BBC Philharmonic take to the stage at Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham for Elgar's Symphony No.1
  The BBC Philharmonic take to the stage at Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham for Elgar's Symphony No.1
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat majorExcerpts & discussion with Stephen Johnson
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat major(49 mins)Full work
  Performers
  Mark Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Stephen Johnson
  presenter
  presenter
  Emily Hodkinson
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
Sat 26 Feb 2022
- 19:30
  BBC Philharmonic | 26 February
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  A triple helping of Vaughan Williams as part of a special concert series with the Hallé, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth – featuring tenor Alessandro Fisher and conductor Mark Wigglesworth
  A triple helping of Vaughan Williams as part of a special concert series with the Hallé, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth – featuring tenor Alessandro Fisher and conductor Mark Wigglesworth
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3)(34 mins)
  interval
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  On Wenlock Edge(21 mins)
  Symphony No. 5 in D major(38 mins)
  Performers
  Mark Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Alessandro Fisher
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2021-22 Season