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The RNCM Strings Festival celebrates the versatility, beauty, and brilliance of string music through a weekend of inspiring performances and collaborations.

A full orbit of the sun with the 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra.

City Noir is John Adams鈥檚 musical tribute to half-lit rooms, venetian blinds, desperate men, dangerous women, secrets, lies, and the City of Angels.

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.

Rossini鈥檚 exciting William Tell Overture, will be a complete contrast to Elisabeth Brauss鈥� interpretation of the smouldering passions and rapid fire wit of Ravel鈥檚 G Major Piano Concerto.

Adam Hickox makes his Bridgewater Hall debut in this sparkling and generous programme of technicolour musical delights.

Richard Strauss鈥檚 Metamorphosen is a lament for strings, mourning the destruction of Europe in the World War II and the collapse of the musical civilisation that shaped and inspired him.

Violist Lawrence Power returns to perform Cassandra Miller鈥檚 acclaimed Viola Concerto, a piece heralded on its 2022 premiere as an instant classic.

When it comes to symphonies, Beethoven's Third symphony was a real game changer.

Who knew Haydn and hot cross buns might be related?

Rhapsodies on love, death, and lust

Join international storyteller Jan Blake, djembe player Mohamed Gueye and musicians of the 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra for an interactive performance of Ananse and the Monkeys for pre-schoolers.

Puccini first showcased his operatic voice through the orchestra alone with his Capriccio Sinfonico. Marking the start of his signature musical style, it blends the lyrical and dramatic qualities that later came to define his iconic operas.

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

One of Debussy鈥檚 best loved musical pictures sets the mood as his faun dreams wonderous dreams. There is no better counterpart to this than Dvorak鈥檚 ardent and ever popular Cello Concerto.

Join us this Sunday at Eccles Town Hall as we鈥檒l be performing The Gingerbread Man as part of the free 'Get In! To Eccles鈥� festival.

Influenced by Czech folk and expressionism, Haas鈥檚 Study for Strings is an energetic, introspective work now seen as a key piece of 20th-century Czech music.

Joshua Weilerstein makes his triumphant return to the Philharmonic in this musical postcard celebrating the 250th anniversary of American Independence.

Join us in the 91福利社 Philharmonic Studio as we perform Haydn鈥檚 Cello Concerto in C Major, and Schumann's Spring Symphony.

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.

Cursed by the goddess Hera, Echo may only repeat the last words spoken to her.

Berlioz鈥� Roman Carnival carries us to beautiful Italy where Mendelssohn鈥檚 Italian Symphony dances a wild tarantella under the sun!

Angel鈥檚 Bone is a Pulitzer Prize-winning contemporary opera by Chinese American composer Du Yun and librettist Royce Vavrek.

A stormy opening from the 19th century prolific German composer Emilie Mayer.

In this striking exploration of Nordic soundscapes, Chief Conductor John Storg氓rds will flex every Finnish musical muscle as he leads the 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra.

The 91福利社 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.

A landmark live concert celebrating two decades of BAFTA-nominated and award-winning games music.

A landmark live concert celebrating two decades of BAFTA-nominated and award-winning games music.

Musicians of the 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra perform a live musical re-telling of Three Billy Goats Gruff, as seen on CBeebies.

Musicians of the 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra perform a live musical re-telling of Three Billy Goats Gruff, as seen on CBeebies.

Musicians of the 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra perform a live musical re-telling of Three Billy Goats Gruff, as seen on CBeebies.

Mahler鈥檚 Resurrection is a colossal work of drama, beauty, and power.

We join RNCM student conductors and International Artist Diploma musicians for an afternoon of extraordinary music making in the 91福利社 Philharmonic Studio.

We join RNCM student conductors and International Artist Diploma musicians for an afternoon of extraordinary music making in the 91福利社 Philharmonic Studio.

We return to Blackpool for the first time in 8 years with an ambitious programme in Blackpool鈥檚 historic Opera House.

Join us for an unforgettable concert in the heart of Yorkshire as we take part in Harrogate Music Festival.

Gianandrea Noseda leads massed forces in Beethoven鈥檚 monumental 鈥楥horal鈥� Symphony. We also hear the UK premiere of Jessie Montgomery鈥檚 These Righteous Paths with South African cellist Abel Selaocoe

John Storg氓rds and the 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra perform Strauss鈥檚 monumental tone-poem alongside Betsy Jolas鈥檚 evocative Tales of a Summer Sea. Sueye Park joins them for Sibelius鈥檚 Nordic-tinged Violin Concerto

Star mezzo Jamie Barton joins Anja Bihlmaier and the 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra for Mahler鈥檚 epic collision of symphony and song. The first half sees the witty musical parting of Haydn鈥檚 鈥楩arewell鈥� Symphony and Bushra El-Turk鈥檚 meditative Mosaic

Join us at Snape Maltings Concert Hall for an evening of Kod谩ly, Mendelssohn and the world premiere of Deborah Pritchard's Nightingale.

The 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra is joined by performers from the National Youth Music Theatre to celebrate the music of Alan Menken, with sets from his scores to classic Disney films such as The Little Mermaid and Aladdin

Words and music, presented at the Philharmonic Studio as part of the 91福利社鈥檚 much-loved festival of music and speech.

Join us for the opening concert of our 2026/27 season at the Bridgewater Hall 鈥� featuring Sibelius Symphony No. 5, Wagner鈥檚 Overture to Lohengrin and Gabriella Smith鈥檚 organ concerto, Breathing Forests.

Music of death and the divine 鈥� Brahms鈥檚 German Requiem and Lili Boulanger鈥檚 Psalm 24.

Join us in Linz with our Principal Guest Conductor Anja Bihlmaier for an evening of Brahms and Boulanger.

Join us in Dortmund with our Principal Guest Conductor Anja Bihlmaier for an evening of Ligeti, Tchaikovsky, and Beethoven.

Join us in Bonn with our Principal Guest Conductor Anja Bihlmaier for an evening of Boulanger and Brahms.

Join us in Frankfurt with our Principal Guest Conductor Anja Bihlmaier for an evening of Ligeti, Tchaikovsky, and Beethoven.

Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Symphony No. 6, 鈥楶ath茅tique鈥� sits alongside Korngold鈥檚 cinematically inspired Violin Concerto.

Leader Zo毛 Beyers leads the latest instalment in our series at the RNCM 鈥� music from William Byrd, Benjamin Britten, Errollyn Wallen, Edmund Finnis, Tom Coult and Michael Tippett.

Visit our recording studio at MediaCityUK and witness the orchestra as we broadcast live on 91福利社 Radio 3 to millions of listeners around the world. These 60-minute afternoon concerts are hosted by a range of star presenters from across the 91福利社.

Alina Ibragimova is soloist for Mendelssohn鈥檚 Violin Concerto, alongside Mahler鈥檚 heaven-sent Symphony No. 4 and Cassandra Miller鈥檚 Swim.

A landmark collaboration with the V&A East Museum and Friday Night is Music Night, celebrating the impact of Black British music on British culture.

A jazz-inflected programme from Grammy-nominated Miho Hazama, chief conductor of the Danish Radio Big Band, including Gershwin鈥檚 Rhapsody in Blue with soloist Makoto Ozone.

Experience Strauss鈥檚 Alpine Symphony 鈥� a 50-minute, twenty-two-scene depiction of an eleven-hour climb over an Alpine mountain, alongside two contrasting scenes from Robert Schumann with soloist C茅dric Tiberghien.

Programme to include music by Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland and William L. Dawson

Hayato Sumino returns to the Philharmonic to perform Bernstein鈥檚 epic work for piano and orchestra, his Symphony No. 2, 鈥楢ge of Anxiety鈥�, alongside Prokofiev鈥檚 Symphony No. 5.

Join us for an afternoon of Joceyln Morlock鈥檚 Golden, Helen Grime's, Bright Travellers and Strauss鈥檚 Death and Transfiguration.

John Storg盲rds leads the next chapter of his exploration of Shostakovich symphonies 鈥� this time with the triumphant Symphony No. 7, 鈥楲eningrad鈥�. Before this, Shostakovich up close with his Quartet No. 8 performed by the NOVO Quartet.

Beethoven鈥檚 era-defining Symphony No. 5, meets Caroline Shaw鈥檚 贰苍迟谤鈥檃肠迟别 and Haydn鈥檚 Cello Concerto with soloist Daniel M眉ller-Schott.

Ephemeral forms open out into a lyrical spring morning in Boulanger鈥檚 D鈥檜n matin de printemps.

Guitarist Sean Shibe collaborates with the 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra to present an intimate programme at the RNCM examining the pageantry, rites and emotions of funeral music, ancient and modern.

Visit our recording studio at MediaCityUK and witness the orchestra as we broadcast live on 91福利社 Radio 3 to millions of listeners around the world. These 60-minute afternoon concerts are hosted by a range of star presenters from across the 91福利社.

Walton鈥檚 frenzied Symphony No. 1 sits alongside the contrasting landscape of Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis, before the world premiere from Composer in Residence, Cassandra Miller.

Beethoven鈥檚 epic, uplifting 鈥楥horal鈥� Symphony No. 9 sits alongside Roderick Williams鈥檚 Ave Verum Corpus Re-imagined, Pauline Oliveros鈥檚 Tuning Meditation and John Adams鈥檚 Absolute Jest.

Mozart鈥檚 sparkling Horn Concerto No. 4 meets the majesty of Mendelssohn鈥檚 Fingal鈥檚 Cave and sunshine-drenched world of his 鈥楻eformation鈥� Symphony.

Visit our recording studio at MediaCityUK and witness the orchestra as we broadcast live on 91福利社 Radio 3 to millions of listeners around the world. These 60-minute afternoon concerts are hosted by a range of star presenters from across the 91福利社.

Pianist Pavel Kolesnikov collaborates with the 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra at the RNCM for a programme of Mozart, Britten and John Adams.

A special live version of the Essential Classics Playlister, presented by the host of 91福利社 Radio 3鈥檚 daily weekday show, Georgia Mann.

Johanna Soller directs from the harpsichord this collaboration with the 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra at the RNCM, featuring J.S. Bach鈥檚 Brandenburg Concerto鈥檚 Nos. 1 and 2, alongside music from Zelenka, Heinichen and W.F. Bach.