Past Events

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Thomas Carroll Cello/Director   Prokofiev Symphony No.1 in D Major Op.25 (Classical) Schumann Cello Concerto in A Minor Op.129 Mendelssohn Symphony No.3 Op.56 (Scottish)   For our opening concert of 2019 we welcome back the cellist and conductor Thomas Carroll, a very popular guest artist here in Brighton. Thomas is gaining a tremendous reputation as a conductor and here he brings us some of his favourite pieces in a delightfully tuneful programme. Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony was written…

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Stephen Bell Conductor Camilla Roberts Soprano     This concert is dedicated to the memory of Melanie Hornsby, Number 2 Second Violin.     Wagner Prelude and Liebestod (Tristan and Isolde) Richard Strauss Four Last Songs Glière Symphony No.1 Op.8   Stephen Bell is gaining a huge following here in Brighton and we are delighted to welcome him back this season with three atmospheric late Romantic works. The ethereal Prelude and Liebestod from Richard Wagner’s opera Tristan…

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Barry Wordsworth Conductor   Mendelssohn Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Alfvén Swedish Rhapsody No.1 Op.19 (Midsommarvaka/Midsummer Vigil) Lyadov Le Lac Enchanté (The Enchanted Lake) Op.62 Honegger Pacific 231 (Mouvement Symphonique No.1) Coates London Suite (London Everyday) Butterworth The Banks of Green Willow Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italien Op.45 Sun 3 March encore: For those of you who knew they knew the tune of the encore the Brighton Phil played this afternoon (Coronation Scot by Vivian Ellis) but couldn't quite remember where from...it was used as the theme tune…

Sunday 17 March 2019 2.45pm   This concert is dedicated to the memory of D V Newbold, CBE       Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Barry Wordsworth Conductor Steven Osborne Piano Chabrier Joyeuse Marche Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 in D Minor Op.30 Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique Op.14 In this the final concert of our current season Conductor Laureate Barry Wordsworth is joined by Steven Osborne, one of Britain’s most gifted pianists, performing Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.3, probably one of the great Romantic…

Sunday 10 November 2019 / 2.45pm Christian Garrick & Friends with the Brighton Philharmonic Strings Christian Garrick Violin David Gordon Piano, Melodica Richard Pryce Double Bass Tom Hooper Drums and Percussion Eddie Hession Button Accordion Adrian Zolotuhin Guitar, Saz, Domra Astor Piazzolla                   Four Seasons of Brighton Aires Christian Garrick               Deep Space Jean Sibelius                      Valse Triste Christian Garrick               La La Le-O Interval John Dankworth               Violin Concerto Anne Dudley                      Poldark: Main Theme Budapest Café Orchestra Selected…

Sunday 1 December 2019 / 2.45pm This concert is sponsored in memory of Sarah Gershon Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Natalie Murray-Beale Conductor Thomas Gould Violin Haydn                                 Symphony No.49 in F Minor (La Passione) Vaughan Williams            Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus" Vaughan Williams            The Lark Ascending Mozart                                 Eine kleine Nachtmusik Serenade K525 Haydn                           …

Tuesday 31 December 2019 / 2.45pm John Carewe Orchestra Trust - Concert sponsor New Year’s Eve Viennese Gala Stephen Bell Conductor Ailish Tynan Soprano Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Stephen Bell makes a welcome return to Brighton as guest conductor for our annual Viennese Gala, joined by the Irish soprano Ailish Tynan who will perform a selection of delightful songs and arias from operettas and musicals written in the 19th century and beyond. Ailish won the Rosenblatt Recital Prize at the BBC…

Sunday 9 February 2020 / 2.45pm Brighton Philharmonic Brass Tylman Susato                   Six Renaissance Dances (from The Danserye) Arr. John Iveson Giovanni Gabrieli              Canzon Septimi Toni a’ 8 Adriano Banchieri             Echo Fantasia a’4 Giovanni Gabrieli              Canzon Duodecimi Toni a’10 Jan Koetsier                        Symphony for Brass Op.80…