BBC Philharmonic announce series of autumn and winter concerts

Oct 29 2009 Flintshire Chronicle

THE prestigious BBC Philharmonic Orchestra has a series of concerts coming up, writes Mathieu Warwood.

On November 7, they appear at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall to play works including Bartok’s Violin Concerto No. 2 and Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2.

They return on Friday, November 20 playing classics from Shoshtakovich, Brahms and Sibelius.

Tickets for both Bridgewater performances range in price, from £9-£31 and can be bought via the box office on 0161 907 9000 or online at www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

The Phil are also going to be making two consecutive appearances at Maxwell Hall, part of the University of Salford campus.

The first concert is on Friday, November 27 at 7pm – followed the next day with a performance at 4pm.

The play list includes performances of Haydn’s The Creation, Brahms’ Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 1 by Sibelius.

Tickets are £8 via the box office on 0843 2080500 or at quaytickets.com.

The orchestra will perform Swan Lake at the Bridgewater in December.