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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.

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.

As part of Herbst Gold 2025 鈥� Festival in Eisenstadt, we visit Austria with conductor Julian Rachlin. Jean Guihen Queyras is soloist in Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 Cello Concerto.

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.

As part the 28th Beijing Music Festival, we visit China with our Chief Conductor John Storg氓rds. Hayato Sumino joins us as soloist in Prokofiev鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 3.

These startlingly evocative scores defy easy categorisation.

Join us in Nottingham with conductor Elena Schwarz for Debussy鈥檚 La Mer, Mahler鈥檚 Symphony No. 1, and Dani Howard鈥檚 Trombone Concerto featuring Peter Moore.

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.

Join us in Nottingham for Bart贸k鈥檚 gripping one-act opera, Bluebeard鈥檚 Castle.

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.

Join us in York alongside presenter Sean Chandler for a magical, interactive performance of The Enormous Turnip, from the CBeebies series Musical Storyland at the National Centre for Early Music.

Join us in York alongside presenter Sean Chandler for a magical, interactive performance of The Enormous Turnip, from the CBeebies series Musical Storyland at the National Centre for Early Music.

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.

Rhapsodies on love, death, and lust

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.