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BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Calendar

By Month

Fri 7 Oct 2022
- 19:30
  Glinka, Brahms and Elgar at Victoria Hall, Hanley
  Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
  The BBC Philharmonic opens Stoke-on-Trent Festival's orchestral concert season at Victoria Hall, Hanley, with a programme of transporting music
  The BBC Philharmonic opens Stoke-on-Trent Festival's orchestral concert season at Victoria Hall, Hanley, with a programme of transporting music
  Programme
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Ruslan and Lyudmila – overture(5 mins)
  Johannes Brahms
  Violin Concerto in D major(39 mins)
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations(29 mins)
  Performers
  Kristiina Poska
  conductor
  conductor
  Alina Pogostkina
  violin
  violin
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Johannes Brahms
  Edward Elgar
Sat 8 Oct 2022
- 19:30
  Glinka, Brahms and Elgar at Westmorland Hall, Kendal
  Westmorland Hall, Kendal
  The BBC Philharmonic opens Lakeland Sinfonia Concert Society's 2022-23 season at Westmorland Hall, Kendal
  The BBC Philharmonic opens Lakeland Sinfonia Concert Society's 2022-23 season at Westmorland Hall, Kendal
  Programme
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Ruslan and Lyudmila – overture(5 mins)
  Johannes Brahms
  Violin Concerto in D major(39 mins)
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations(29 mins)
  Performers
  Kristiina Poska
  conductor
  conductor
  Alina Pogostkina
  violin
  violin
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Johannes Brahms
  Edward Elgar
Wed 12 Oct 2022
- 14:00
  The music of Beethoven, Mahler and Strauss
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  A chance to catch a return visit from Finnish conductor Eva Ollikainen to the BBC Philharmonic following her hugely successful debut with them this summer at the BBC Proms
  A chance to catch a return visit from Finnish conductor Eva Ollikainen to the BBC Philharmonic following her hugely successful debut with them this summer at the BBC Proms
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Fidelio – overture
  Gustav Mahler
  Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
  Richard Strauss
  Der Rosenkavalier – suite
  Performers
  Eva Ollikainen
  conductor
  conductor
  Helen Charlston
  mezzo soprano
  mezzo soprano
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Gustav Mahler
  Richard Strauss
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Sat 15 Oct 2022
- 19:30
  BBC Philharmonic | 15 October
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  conductor Eva Ollikainen for the world premiere of a new work by Erland Cooper, Gipps’s Overture ‘Chanticleer’ and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
  conductor Eva Ollikainen for the world premiere of a new work by Erland Cooper, Gipps’s Overture ‘Chanticleer’ and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
  Programme
  Ruth Gipps
  Overture ‘Chanticleer’
  Erland Cooper
  Window over Rackwick
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Héloïse Werner
  soprano
  soprano
  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus
  Tuuli Takala
  soprano
  soprano
  Kitty Whately
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Steve Davislim
  tenor
  tenor
  Simon Shibambu
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Eva Ollikainen
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ruth Gipps
  Erland Cooper
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2022-23 Season
Thu 20 Oct 2022
- 19:30
  Dukas, Elgar and Walton at Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
  Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
  A stirring programme this evening in Nottingham, conducted by Ben Gernon with cellist Zlatomir Fung
  A stirring programme this evening in Nottingham, conducted by Ben Gernon with cellist Zlatomir Fung
  Programme
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice(11 mins)
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor(27 mins)
  interval
  William Walton
  Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor(43 mins)
  Performers
  Ben Gernon
  conductor
  conductor
  Zlatomir Fung
  cello
  cello
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Paul Dukas
  Edward Elgar
  William Walton
Wed 26 Oct 2022
- 19:00
  Drought, a new one-act opera by composer Anna Appleby and poet Niall Campbell
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  us for the world premiere of Drought, a new one-act opera by composer Anna Appleby and poet Niall Campbell that has been developed over the past three years
  us for the world premiere of Drought, a new one-act opera by composer Anna Appleby and poet Niall Campbell that has been developed over the past three years
  Programme
  Anna Appleby
  Drought(45 mins)
  Performers
  Jack Sheen
  conductor
  conductor
  Lila Chrisp
  mezzo soprano
  mezzo soprano
  Sally Pitts
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Anna Appleby
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts
Fri 28 Oct 2022
- 19:30
  Radio 3 In Concert - BBC Philharmonic Centenary
  MediaCityUK, Salford
  Beethoven's epic Ninth Symphony, a brand new work from Scottish composer Erland Cooper, and Ruth Gipps’s Chanticleer overture, recorded at the Bridgewater Hall on 15 October 2022
  Beethoven's epic Ninth Symphony, a brand new work from Scottish composer Erland Cooper, and Ruth Gipps’s Chanticleer overture, recorded at the Bridgewater Hall on 15 October 2022
  Programme
  Ruth Gipps
  Overture ‘Chanticleer’
  Erland Cooper
  Window over Rackwick
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  Eva Ollikainen
  conductor
  conductor
  Héloïse Werner
  soprano
  soprano
  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus
  Tuuli Takala
  soprano
  soprano
  Kitty Whately
  mezzo soprano
  mezzo soprano
  Steve Davislim
  tenor
  tenor
  Simon Shibambu
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  BBC Philharmonic
  Composers
  Ruth Gipps
  Erland Cooper
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 29 Oct 2022
- 19:30
  BBC Philharmonic | 29 October
  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  Part of the RNCM’s Future Music festival, conductor Vimbayi Kaziboni presents two world premieres: Robert Laidlow’s Silicon and Manchester-based composer Emily Howard’s Elliptics. Also on the menu is another work from Emily Howard: Antisphere
  Part of the RNCM’s Future Music festival, conductor Vimbayi Kaziboni presents two world premieres: Robert Laidlow’s Silicon and Manchester-based composer Emily Howard’s Elliptics. Also on the menu is another work from Emily Howard: Antisphere
  Programme
  Robert Laidlow
  Siliconworld premiere
  Emily Howard
  Ellipticsworld premiere
  Antisphere
  Performers
  BBC Philharmonic
  Claire Booth
  soprano
  soprano
  Hugh Cutting
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Vimbayi Kaziboni
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Robert Laidlow
  Emily Howard
  Part of
  BBC Philharmonic 2022-23 Season