BBC - Philharmonic

The BBC Philharmonic's new season at Bridgewater Hall starts on Saturday 19th September at 7.30pm.

We begin the season with five concerts all on Saturdays, all at 7.30pm and all featuring performances from spectacular soloists.

Saturday 19 September, 7.30pm

Martinů, The Frescos of Piero della Francesca
Elgar, Cello Concerto in E minor
Saint-Saëns, Symphony No. 3, 'Organ'

Ludovic Morlot conductor
Paul Watkins cello
Jonathan Scott organ

Preview at 6.30pm: Lynne Walker talks to Ludovic Morlot
Part of A Journey Through Music - discounts available for families.

Saturday 3 October, 7.30pm

Beethoven Overture, The Ruins of Athens
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Wagner Prelude and Liebestod, Tristan and Isolde

Gianandrea Noseda conductor
Leonidas Kavakos violin

Preview at 6.30pm. Lynne Walker talks to Gianandrea Noseda

Saturday 10 October, 7.30pm

Takemitsu Twill by Twilight
Britten Nocturne
Sibelius Symphony No.2

Yutaka Sado conductor
Ian Bostridge tenor

Preview at 6.30pm. Lynne Walker explores Takemitsu's music with composer John Casken.

Saturday 24 October, 7.30pm

Mendelssohn Overture, Hebrides
Dvořák Cello Concerto in G minor
Beethoven Symphony No.2

Pablo Heras-Casado conductor
Alban Gerhardt cello

Preview 6.30pm. Romantic Chamber Music
Discounts available for Sonic Card holders for this concert: See www.soniccard.co.uk for details
Part of A Journey Through Music - discounts available for families

Saturday 7 November, 7.30pm

Bartók Violin Concerto No.2
Rachmaninoff Symphony No.2

Gianandrea Noseda conductor
James Ehnes violin

Preview at 6.30pm. Bartók String Quartet performed by the Marchini String Quartet

TICKETS
Book for 3 or more concerts and save 10% off the price of your ticket.
Box Office 0161 907 9000
www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk
Tickets £9 - £31 (concessions available)

Find out more about BBC Philharmonic's 2009-10 season at The Bridgewater Hall.