BBC Philharmonic

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Bridgewater Hall Manchester, North-West, M2 3WS, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)	Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)	Fantaisie, for piano and orchestra
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)	Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Scriabin, Alexander (1872-1915)	Le Poème de l'extase (The Poem of Ecstasy), Op.54

Performers

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier	Conductor
Kathryn Stott	Piano

Preview at 6.30pm: Musicians from the BBC Philharmonic perform Takemitsu's Entre-temps.Tickets £10 - £33.50.

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Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

Mark Pullinger, 5th October

How does this work by Vaughan Williams, an agnostic who composed hymns and was inspired by church music, cast its spell over audiences?

BBC Philharmonic: Reflections on Debussy at the Bridgewater Hall

Richard Wilcocks, 20th February

The evening of dreams began an hour before the concert, with Entre-Temps for oboe and string quartet by the Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu, an admirer of Debussy and a similarly ‘cinematic’ composer, with an ability to play with sound-colours which is alluring for film directors in search of atmospheres.

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