BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at the RNCM Events
Sat 10 Jan 2026
- 19:30Royal Northern College of Music
The RNCM Strings Festival celebrates the versatility, beauty, and brilliance of string music through a weekend of inspiring performances and collaborations.
The RNCM Strings Festival celebrates the versatility, beauty, and brilliance of string music through a weekend of inspiring performances and collaborations.
Programme
- Pearly, goldy, woody, bloody, or, Abundance
- Cello Concerto No 1 in C major
- Violin Concerto in D major
- Don Juan Op 20
Performers
- Naomi WooConductor
- Ning Fengviolin
- Li-Wei Qincello
- RNCM Students
Also part ofBBC Philharmonic Orchestra 2025-26 Season
Fri 30 Jan 2026
- 20:00Royal Northern College of Music
Music from the court of Versailles begins and ends this sparkling exploration of the baroque.
Music from the court of Versailles begins and ends this sparkling exploration of the baroque.
Programme
- Suite from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
- Selections from The Art of Fugue
- Concerto for Two Trumpets
- Concerto for Oboe and Violin
- Selections from Les Indes Galantes, Naïs, Hippolyte et Aricie, and Dardanus
Performers
- Jonathan Cohendirector
- Gwyn Owentrumpet
- Tom Fountaintrumpet
- Zoë Beyersviolin
Also part ofBBC Philharmonic Orchestra 2025-26 Season
Fri 1 May 2026
- 20:00Royal Northern College of Music
We continue our thrillingly up-close series at the RNCM with a heavyweight artistic collaboration – our Chief Conductor John Storgårds joins the acclaimed pianist Tamara Stefanovich in this exploration of the pure power of the piano.
We continue our thrillingly up-close series at the RNCM with a heavyweight artistic collaboration – our Chief Conductor John Storgårds joins the acclaimed pianist Tamara Stefanovich in this exploration of the pure power of the piano.
Programme
- Concerto for piano and wind instruments
- Grand Pianola Music
Performers
- John StorgårdsConductor
- Tamara Stefanovichpiano
Composers
Also part ofBBC Philharmonic Orchestra 2025-26 Season
Fri 5 Dec 2025
- 20:00Royal Northern College of Music
Tonight, our string section takes centre stage. Written in 1939 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, Bartók’s Divertimento fuses Hungarian folk-rhythms with his signature spiky harmonies and driving momentum.
Tonight, our string section takes centre stage. Written in 1939 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, Bartók’s Divertimento fuses Hungarian folk-rhythms with his signature spiky harmonies and driving momentum.
Also part ofBBC Philharmonic Orchestra 2025-26 Season
