@BBCPhilharmonic

International broadcasting orchestra, transmitting from the beating heart of the North. Find us on Instagram, Facebook, BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds.

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Joined October 2009
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Sending you all our love @maestromena from everyone at the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and here's to many more brilliant concerts in the future.
Juanjo Mena@maestromena24 Jan 2025
Good morning. In this video I would like to share an update with you about my health. The news is difficult to digest, but I want to reassure you that I feel well. I will continue to work, and I look forward to seeing you in concert halls soon. Take care of yourselves!
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Last month we performed @ErlandCooper's Carve the Runes at @AerialFestival in Cumbria. 🎶 You can listen to the concert on @BBCSounds until the end of December. 📻 bbc.in/3ZDLpzs
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Tickets available for our concert this Thursday’s at @BridgewaterHall. 🌟 🎶 Messiaen: Des canyons aux étoiles … Come and join us! bbc.in/3D2ALJI

From the Canyons to the Stars

Pianist Steven Osborne is a huge champion of Messiaen’s music. Tonight, he joins Associate Artist Ludovic Morlot and horn player Martin Owen for a rare chance to hear, ‘From the Canyons to the...

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Have you listened to our Sound of Gaming concert on @BBCSounds? 🎮 @ElleOsiliWood presents some of the gaming's greatest soundtracks performed live from the BBC Philharmonic Studio with world-renowned conductor and gaming composer @eimearnoone . 🎶 bbc.in/4ilFHJL
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Come and join us next weekend for our last concert of 2024 at @BridgewaterHall. We’ll be performing Messiaen's shimmering 'Des canyons aux étoiles...’ Get your tickets now. 📅 bbc.in/3De0EGj

From the Canyons to the Stars

Pianist Steven Osborne is a huge champion of Messiaen’s music. Tonight, he joins Associate Artist Ludovic Morlot and horn player Martin Owen for a rare chance to hear, ‘From the Canyons to the...

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Just a few days left to listen to our concert from 2 November at @BridgewaterHall with our Chief Conductor @johnstorgards. 🎶 Listen now on @BBCSounds. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0024m… 📸 Chris Payne
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Tomorrow we’re off to Victoria Hall in Hanley with our Chief Conductor @johnstorgards for an evening of Sibelius and Elgar. Christian Tetzlaff is soloist in Elgar’s Violin Concerto. 🎻 Come and join us! 🎫 bbc.co.uk/events/e4p4mb

Sibelius and Elgar at Victoria Hall, Hanley

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra's Chief Conductor John Storgårds takes to the podium at Victoria Hall, Hanley, with Christian Tetzlaff as soloist in Elgar’s nostalgic Violin Concerto.

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A Young(ish) Perspective@YoungishPers2 Dec 2024
REVIEW: 4 stars to Cracking Elgar's Enigma Code @BridgewaterHall @BBCPhilharmonic 'A striking rendition of Elgar’s ‘Enigma Variations’ from a world class orchestra.' #music #manchester #review #orchestra #whatson wp.me/pdXz8Y-3BH

REVIEW: Cracking Elgar’s Enigma Code

The concert at Bridgewater Hall featured the BBC Philharmonic performing Elgar’s ‘Enigma Variations.’ It marked a first for the author, who was impressed by the orchestra's vibrancy. Highlights...

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Ballot closes tomorrow! 🗳️ Don’t miss your chance to apply for tickets to join us in the BBC Philharmonic Studio with our Chief Conductor @johnstorgards and violinist Christian Tetzlaff. 🎻 bbc.co.uk/events/enr5q9

Elgar's Violin Concerto

Join us in the BBC Philharmonic Studio for Elgar’s deeply expressive Violin Concerto with Christian Tetzlaff.

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Listen now on @BBCSounds 🤩📻 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0025d…
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@BBCRadio31 Dec 2024
Hear the incredible work that was buried in the earth for four years... On Unclassified Live tonight, @ElizabethAlker presents a concert from composer @ErlandCooper with the @BBCPhilharmonic at the @AerialFestival in Ambleside.
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Join us on Saturday 7 December in the BBC Philharmonic Studio with our Chief Conductor @johnstorgards for Elgar’s Violin Concerto with Christian Tetzlaff. 🎻 Apply for tickets now! 🎫 bbc.co.uk/events/enr5q9
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Join us at online at 4pm today for our virtual concert! 🌐 The Sound of Gaming celebrates the best loved video games conducted by @eimearnoone. bbc.in/4fETtpa
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We're delighted to have won the #RTSNW award for Best Pre-School Children's Programme for Musical Storyland 🎉
Royal Television Society North West@RTSNW22 Nov 2024
🏆 The Kay Benbow Award for Best Pre-School Children’s Programme  🏆 And the winner is Musical Storyland: The Enormous Turnip! 🤩✨#RTSNWAwards24 👏 @BBCPhilharmonic @SustainVideo @BBC @CBeebiesHQ 📸 Don’t forget to tag us in your celebratory snaps!
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Tom Coult@tomcoult22 Nov 2024
OUT NOW: Pieces that Disappear, my new portrait disc, all beautifully performed by @BBCPhilharmonic and various friends! Available to stream in all the normal places, or get it on CD/FLAC/MP3 from @nmcrecordings. Links – nmcrecs.lnk.to/PTD Happy disappearing comrades…
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Ballot closing tomorrow at midday! 🗳️ Don’t miss your chance to apply for tickets to join us in @MediaCityUK for a celebration of the work of Haydn and Mozart with @GernonBen at the helm. 🎫 Apply now: bbc.in/4eAkLLT
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Tonight on @BBCRadio3, you can listen to our concert from Saturday at @BridgewaterHall with Alpesh Chauhan OBE. 🎶Anna Clyne: This Moment 🎶Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major with Alban Gerhardt 🎶 Strauss: Ein Heldenleben 📸Chris Payne bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024xc…
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Sam Jackson@classicjacko20 Nov 2024
Great to see this piece in @DJmag about the @BBCPhilharmonic's ambitious virtual concert of video game music this Saturday, hosted by @ElleOsiliWood and broadcast live on @BBCRadio3: djmag.com/news/bbc-philharmo…

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra to perform video game music in free virtual concert

Audience members will be able to create an avatar and interact with this weekend's The Sound of Gaming performance, featuring music from Fortnite, World of Warcraft and more

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Nick Holmes@NickHolmesMusic20 Nov 2024
A night of heroes @BridgewaterHall Read my review of Strauss and Shostakovich with a UK premiere by Anna Clyne. Excellent performances from @BBCPhilharmonic with @alpeshconductor, @albancello and @ZoeBeyersViolin nick-holmes-music.com/2024/1…

BBC Philharmonic - A Hero's Life - Live Review - Nick Holmes Music

Saturday 16 November 2024 The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester **** A celebration of the human spirit: the cello concerto Shostakovich wrote for his 60th birthday; Richard Strauss’s description of a...

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A Young(ish) Perspective@YoungishPers19 Nov 2024
REVIEW: 5 stars to #AHerosLife @BridgewaterHall @BBCPhilharmonic 'A deeply immersive experience focusing on the stories of the human spirit, drawing from classic concertos to contemporary pieces' #review #music #concert wp.me/pdXz8Y-3w8

REVIEW: A Hero’s Life

A Hero's life focuses on the stories of the human spirit, drawing from classic concertos to contemporary pieces.

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Bachtrack@bachtrack19 Nov 2024
Darkness and heroism in Shostakovich and Strauss from the @BBCPhilharmonic ✍️ Rohan Shotton bachtrack.com/review-chauhan…

Darkness and heroism from the BBC Philharmonic

Alpesh Chauhan conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a striking programme of 20th- and 21st-century works including the UK premiere of Anna Clyne's The Moment. 

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