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A celebration of French Composer Ravel in his 150th Birthday Year, including the world premiere of a new arrangement by Kenneth Hesketh and sublime music from the ballet Daphnis and Chlo茅.

From Elgar鈥檚 green and pleasant lands with the famous Cello Concerto to depths of Russia, culminating in Stravinsky鈥檚 ballet 鈥楾he Firebird鈥�.

Join the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra at our MediaCityUK studio for a live broadcast concert on 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 featuring three extraordinary works.

Enjoy a concert of vivid storytelling, magical landscapes and folklore with conductor Clemens Schuldt and flautist Elizaveta Ivanova in a live broadcast at MediaCityUK.

A concert dedicated to the genius of Maurice Ravel, with three of his most popular original compositions and his arrangement of Modest Mussorgsky鈥檚 Pictures at an Exhibition.

Fantasy and folklore lead the way as we celebrate French musical royalty, Maurice Ravel and Pierre Boulez, plus Mussorgsky鈥檚 famous musical epic.

Michael Seal conducts the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra in three of Sir Arthur Bliss鈥檚 works; his Miracle in the Gorbals, Overture, Things to come: March, and Metamorphic Variations.

In this programme, Anja Bihlmaier, our Principal Guest Conductor, explores a kaleidoscope of music from female composers spanning 300 years, including, music by Sofia Gubaidulina and the world premiere of the 蜜芽传媒 commission by Sarah Gibson.

From Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Swan Lake to a UK premiere from Anna Clyne, immerse yourself in a new kind of orchestral experience.

From Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Swan Lake to a UK premiere from Anna Clyne, immerse yourself in a new kind of orchestral experience.

We鈥檙e off to the wilds of Scandinavia and Finland. Northern Lights, midnight sun and a smorgasbord of Nordic greats with John Storg氓rds at the helm.

The pipes of the Bridgewater Hall organ get a full wash, wax and valet tonight with a performance characterised by the Romantic splendour of French music.

Italy. Land of sun, sea and serious culture 鈥� look no further than its great operatic 鈥楬all of Fame鈥� led by Verdi with a cameo from Puccini and ending with Pulcinella 鈥� Italy鈥檚 take on Punch and Judy.

As Gustav Mahler began his Ninth Symphony, he was fully aware of its portent. Like Beethoven, Schubert and Bruckner before him, his Ninth was to be the last he finished.

Step into a world of elegance, where echoes of Baroque music are reimagined by three composers of different eras in a live broadcast concert from the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra.

Shakespeare takes centre stage and Elena Schwarz conducts Hans Abrahamsen鈥檚 song cycle Let me tell you features soprano Jennifer France as a defiant Ophelia, plus Beethoven鈥檚 Overture Coriolan and Symphony No. 1.

Join the musicians of the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra, and storyteller Sean Chandler for an exciting, interactive show featuring three stories from the award-winning CBeebies television series Musical Storyland.

Join the musicians of the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra, and storyteller Sean Chandler for an exciting, interactive show featuring three stories from the award-winning CBeebies television series Musical Storyland.

Join us in The Sands Centre, Carlisle with conductor Martyn Brabbins and violinist Inmo Yang.

The season ends with Mahler鈥檚 Symphony No.3, a hymn to the natural world. John Storg氓rds is joined by contralto Jess Dandy.

Today鈥檚 conductor and soloists are all students of the RNCM International Diploma scheme and will perform alongside the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra.

Today鈥檚 conductor and soloists are all students of the RNCM International Diploma scheme who will perform alongside the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra.

Sean Chandler presents a live and interactive performance of Three Billy Goats Gruff from the CBeebies series Musical Storyland with musicians from the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra.

Music for beginnings and endings. It鈥檚 hard to find a more famous, or iconically flamboyant, first few seconds than the clarinet solo at the start of Gershwin鈥檚 Rhapsody in Blue.

Quentin Blake鈥檚 Box of Treasures bursts open with the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra as they play live accompaniment to two wonderfully animated adventures.

Musicians from Manchester鈥檚 ensembles assemble under the baton of Alpesh Chauhan for a concert of fanfares and flourishes to celebrate the finale of a spectacular weekend of music.

Experience an unforgettable evening as Chetham鈥檚 Symphony Orchestra joins forces with the renowned 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra for a special side-by-side concert at their Studios in MediaCityUK, Salford Quays.

Experience an unforgettable evening as Chetham鈥檚 Symphony Orchestra joins forces with the renowned 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra for a special side-by-side concert at their Studios in MediaCityUK, Salford Quays.

Boticelli鈥檚 The Birth of Venus is one of the most famous paintings in the world.

Hear the world premiere of Robert Laidlow鈥檚 new work TECHNO-UTOPIA, a genre defining piece for piano, orchestra and new AI live-processed instruments.

Tenor Allan Clayton gives the world premiere of Tom Coult鈥檚 Monologues for the Curious, while John Storg氓rds and the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra stalk the shifting musical landscapes of Mahler鈥檚 Seventh Symphony

Anja Bihlmaier and the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra give the world premiere of Mark Simpson鈥檚 ZEBRA between performances of two iconic 19th-century tone-poems: Richard Strauss鈥檚 Death and Transfiguration and Berlioz鈥檚 Symphonie fantastique

Joshua Weilerstein and the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra perform Rachmaninov鈥檚 enigmatic final masterpiece, the Symphonic Dances, alongside Copland鈥檚 jazz-inspired Clarinet Concerto

A chance to hear Shostakovich鈥檚 blistering operatic tragedy with Amanda Majeski starring as Katerina and Nicky Spence as her lover Sergey

Five-time Grammy winner Ang茅lique Kidjo presents a showcase as part of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, paying tribute to her African heritage and taking in iconic tracks from legends such as Miriam Makeba, Fela Kuti, Hugh Masekela and Youssou N鈥橠our

There鈥檚 nothing quite like Beethoven鈥檚 Seventh Symphony. Join us in the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra Studio in MediaCityUK for this absolute masterpiece.

For our season opener, an assembly of composers who, by embracing pain, find solace, redemption, and clarity.

Pop idol Rufus Wainwright brings an epic reimagining of his Want One and Want Two albums to Manchester following a premiere performance at the 蜜芽传媒 Proms, and tours across Europe and the US.

Pop idol Rufus Wainwright brings an epic reimagining of his *Want One* and *Want Two* albums to Manchester following a premiere performance at the 蜜芽传媒 Proms, and tours across Europe and the US.

The rugged coastline of Northern California was the inspiration for this similarly jagged piece for singing cellist and orchestra by American composer Gabriella Smith.

These startlingly evocative scores defy easy categorisation.

You鈥檇 be hard-pressed to find a programme that is a greater expression of the titanic power of the symphony orchestra. Tonight, more is most certainly more.

Grief, rage and manic intensity.

Mendelssohn鈥檚 Violin Concerto sings with elegance and life. This meticulous yet passionate piece takes you on a heartfelt journey of discovery.

In Steve Reich鈥檚 endlessly tessellating music, shapes emerge, solidify, uncouple, drift away, and begin to emerge anew.

Tonight, our string section takes centre stage. Written in 1939 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, Bart贸k鈥檚 Divertimento fuses Hungarian folk-rhythms with his signature spiky harmonies and driving momentum.

*Laniakea* is Hawaiian for 鈥榠mmeasurable celestial paradise鈥�, a term that perfectly describes the music of Camille P茅pin.

The irresistible sway of Johann Strauss鈥檚 An der sch枚nen blauen Donau has made it arguably the most famous waltz of all time.

Step into a winter wonderland as we bring the magic of Christmas to life with a dazzling evening of festive music.

Bluebeard鈥檚 Castle by B茅la Bart贸k sits somewhere between a gothic tale of horror and a psychological dissection of a twisted relationship.

Music from the court of Versailles begins and ends this sparkling exploration of the baroque.

Violist Lawrence Power returns to perform Cassandra Miller鈥檚 acclaimed Viola Concerto, a piece heralded on its 2022 premiere as an instant classic.

Grit courses through Julia Wolfe鈥檚 *Anthracite Fields*, her Pulitzer Prize-winning oratorio for choir and ensemble that serves as a musical memorial to American miners and their struggle. *鈥業 guess I have a bias towards the grit.'* 鈥� Julia Wolfe

Joshua Weilerstein makes his triumphant return to the Philharmonic in this musical postcard celebrating the 250th anniversary of American Independence.

Wolfe was two blocks from the Twin Towers when the planes hit on September 11, 2001. *Big Beautiful Dark and Scary* is the sound of that aftermath: an ominous, awesome wall of sound.

We continue our thrillingly up-close series at the RNCM with a heavyweight artistic collaboration 鈥� our Chief Conductor John Storg氓rds joins the acclaimed pianist Tamara Stefanovich in this exploration of the pure power of the piano.

Angel鈥檚 Bone is a Pulitzer Prize-winning contemporary opera by Chinese American composer Du Yun and librettist Royce Vavrek.

In this striking exploration of Nordic soundscapes, Chief Conductor John Storg氓rds will flex every Finnish musical muscle as he leads the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra.

The 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Aviva Studios for their next groundbreaking collaboration with Factory International. *鈥榃atching an orchestra in this way is a one of a kind experience.

Mahler鈥檚 Resurrection is a colossal work of drama, beauty, and power.