The BBC Philharmonic’s first concert of 2019 lifts the January gloom with music from Eric Coates – renowned for his light, orchestral compositions.

A unique collaboration between RNCM string students and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra as part of the 2019 RNCM Strings Festival

This concert is part of the RNCM’s ‘In Focus: George Benjamin’ festival

Have a go at conducting!

A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast of English tone-poems

Clarinettist Julian Bliss joins the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Andrew Gourlay for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast of Bennett, Cowie and Emily Howard.

Our new partnership with Lancaster University is the start of a close relationship between the musicians, our audiences and academics.

Andrew Gourlay and pianist Martin James Bartlett join the BBC Philharmonic for a concert of Mendelssohn, Mozart and Tchaikovsky

Pianist Louis Lortie joins conductor Moritz Gnann for today’s afternoon concert.

A free pre-concert event

A free pre-concert event

Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic at the “Musika-Musica” Festival, Bilbao

Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic at the “Musika-Musica” Festival, Bilbao

Join the Nottinghamshire Family Orchestra & Chorus and play your part in Soundstage, Nottingham’s film music festival.

Come and explore the music featured in tonight's concert

BBC Philharmonic Schools' Concerts 2019

BBC Philharmonic Schools' Concerts 2019

Vassily Sinaisky conducts the BBC Philharmonic at Hull City Hall

Join the Nottinghamshire Family Orchestra & Chorus and play your part in Soundstage, Nottingham’s film music festival.

Join Nineties workout legend Mr Motivator and the BBC Philharmonic for a fun-packed and truly motivational exercise class for all ages and abilities.

John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic for this evening's concert at Nottingham Royal Concert Hall

A free pre-concert event

Scottish conductor Rory Macdonald and pianist Martin Roscoe join the orchestra for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast

Rory Macdonald conducts violinist Viviane Hagner and the BBC Philharmonic at Victoria Hall, Hanley.

Conductor Clemens Schuldt and trumpeter Simon Höfele join the BBC Philharmonic for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast

A free pre-concert event

Conductor John Wilson joins the orchestra for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast

Come and explore the music featured in tonight's concert

Join violinist Jennifer Pike, conductor Sir Andrew Davis and the BBC Philharmonic at Kendal Leisure Centre for an evening of Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky

A free pre-concert event

An ensemble from the BBC Philharmonic join forces with spoken word artists Young Identity for SFTOC Quindecennial

Conductor Vassily Sinaisky and pianist Sunwook Kim join the orchestra for an evening at Victoria Hall, Hanley

Join the CBeebies Swashbuckle crew and the BBC Philharmonic’s band of merry musicians for a rip-roaring, musical adventure at sea!

A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with BBC Philharmonic Chief Guest Conductor, John Storgårds

A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with conductor Martyn Brabbins and soloist Lawrence Power

A free pre-concert event

A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with conductor Jac van Steen and violinist Aleksey Semenenko

Conductor Rory Macdonald and violinist Ye-Eun Choi join the orchestra at King George's Hall, Blackburn for a live BBC Radio 3 Broadcast

RNCM soloists on the International Artist Diploma course perform under the batons of RNCM student conductors with the BBC Philharmonic

A free pre-concert event

A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with conductor Jac van Steen and mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston

RNCM soloists on the International Artist Diploma course perform under the batons of RNCM student conductors with the BBC Philharmonic

Manchester International Festival 2019- The Anvil by Emily Howard & Michael Symmons Roberts

Schumann’s mould-breaking Fourth Symphony, moving from darkness to blazing light, is paired with Schoenberg’s revolutionary Five Orchestral Pieces. South-Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son is the soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major.

From its opening Representation of Chaos through the making of stars, seas and storms, The Creation is one of the great musical dramas. Haydn’s colourful oratorio returns to the Proms for the first time in a decade, conducted by Omer Meir Wellber.

A ghostly ferryman transports departed souls in Rachmaninov’s Isle of the Dead, while Shostakovich’s bitterly passionate Symphony No. 11 emerges from the violence of Russia’s ‘Bloody Sunday’ massacre. Music by Outi Tarkiainen offers hope and new life.

Excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s first great ballet score include the colourful sequence of national dances and the heartbreaking final scene. Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini features pianist Juan Pérez Floristán.

An opportunity to hear excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake in a more relaxed, family-friendly environment. Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini features pianist Juan Pérez Floristán.

BBC Philharmonic Chief Guest Conductor, John Storgårds takes the baton for an afternoon concert featuring music from Muhly, Bach and Juon

The BBC Philharmonic’s new Chief Conductor, Omer Meir Wellber, celebrates his arrival with two days of special concerts. Today's is an exciting collaboration with BBC Education

Omer Meir Wellber and the BBC Philharmonic- live on the piazza screen, MediaCityUK

The second of two special MediaCity concerts marking the arrival of the BBC Philharmonic’s new Chief Conductor, Omer Meir Wellber

Enjoy an afternoon of music in a special concert marking the culmination of conductor workshops with Clark Rundell and Mark Heron of the RNCM

Antony Hermus conducts music from Lyadov, Chausson and Rachmaninov

Part of Contains Strong Language 2019 (Hull) - a three-day celebration of the spoken word and all its poetic forms

Cellist Kian Soltani joins BBC Philharmonic Chief Guest Conductor John Storgårds at Victoria Hall, Hanley

A free, pre-concert event ahead of this evening's concert

Conductor Joana Carneiro and cellist Laura van der Heijden join the BBC Philharmonic for an evening at Leeds Town Hall

Part of this year's New Music Manchester festival

Sensational violinist Carolin Widmann joins BBC Philharmonic Principle Guest Conductor Ben Gernon for Mozart’s youthful Violin Concerto, while Tchaikovsky’s First Symphony sparkles with all the crispness of a winter morning

Come and explore the music featured in tonight's concert

A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with conductor Simone Young

A free, pre-concert event ahead of this evening's concert

Conductor John Wilson joins the BBC Philharmonic for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast

In aid of BBC Children in Need 2019, members of the BBC Philharmonic perform as Cover All Basses - the ultimate covers band

Members of the BBC Philharmonic are part of the launch of the MediaCityUK Christmas Markets

Join conductor David Hill and a distinguished cast of soloists at Leeds Town Hall

Meet some of our fantastic musicians, hear them perform and ask them questions!