Questions, answers and city nights: Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic

Alim Beisembayev, John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Von Leighton Jones, 18 Januar 2026

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“staccato notes had proper detachment, tenutos a delicate emphasis”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, am 17 Januar 2026

Ives, The Unanswered Question

Beethoven, Klavierkonzert Nr. 4 in G-Dur, Op.58

Scarlatti, Keyboard Sonata in G major, K13

Adams, City Noir

Alim Beisembayev, Klavier

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

John Storgårds, Musikalische Leitung

Wagner and Strauss from Sarah Wegener and the BBC Philharmonic

Leighton Jones, 14th March

Celtic legends and dramatic landscapes fill Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall in an evening of emotional and reflective music under conductor Nicholas Carter.

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Watery worlds, rhythmic fire from Brauß and Hickox with the BBC

Leighton Jones, 7th February

Elisabeth Brauß excels in Ravel with the BBC Philharmonic and brings and unexpected encore.

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BBC Phil's Bluebeard's Castle eclipsed by Boulanger and Kodály

Peter Connors, 24th January

Anja Bihlmaier conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a moving D'un soir triste and joyful Dances of Galánta. Bluebeard's Castle, despite some fine things. feels less satisfying.

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John Storgårds leads the BBC Philharmonic through Shostakovich

Rohan Shotton, 15th November

The BBC Phil's chief conductor led a relentless account of Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony, paired with Dvořák’s Cello Concerto.

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Thunderous Mahler from Elena Schwarz and the BBC Philharmonic

Rohan Shotton, 8th November

Elena Schwarz conducts the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in Mahler's First Symphony, Debussy's La Mer and a rare outing for a trombone concerto.

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Pulsating energy as Gabriella Smith’s Lost Coast receives UK premiere

Rohan Shotton, 11th October

Gemma New conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a lean account of Sibelius' Second Symphony to close a bracing concert under the title ‘Lost Coast’.

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Leighton Jones

Leighton has extensive teaching experience from early years to postgraduate level music. Currently he works as a primary music specialist, visiting instrumental teacher and examiner. As a pianist, he was inspired to play after hearing Moura Lympany at a young age and has a large collection of her recordings. Leighton’s postgraduate studies focussed on his interest in 20th-century English orchestral music, with particular study of Britten, Rawsthorne, Walton and Vaughan Williams. A keen choral singer he has developed a comprehensive knowledge of chiefly British choral music.

Questions, answers and city nights: Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic at Bridgewater Hall