2023/24 concert season
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra has been performing in Brighton for 99 years, and our concerts are for everyone. As we gear up for our centenary next year, come and join us for a wonderful season of music!
Upcoming events
Arvo Pärt’s haunting music has enthralled for decades, evoking spirituality and simplicity. It’s paired with Sibelius’ sweeping second symphony, a beacon of Finnish independence and liberation.
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Our annual Christmas treat, in the beautiful Georgian church in Kemptown. With mulled wine and mince pies, let Dickens - accompanied by sparkling brass - start the Christmas season for you.
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Out with the old and in with the new: what better way to celebrate than with the BPO’s seasonal New Year’s Eve concert of fizz and fun.
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Wagner tubas, multiple anvils, a huge orchestra: Wagner’s epic Ring in 65 minutes, with Ligeti’s dreamy Atmosphères (from Kubrik’s Space Odyssey 2001) and Berio’s vital Folk Songs.
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In a tale for our times, Alistair McGowan stars in Stravinsky’s anti-war fable, accompanying Milhaud’s 1920s Paris and Kurt Weill’s Berlin - Mack the Knife, Tango Ballad and more.
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For International Women’s Day, Errollyn Wallen explores themes of slavery and freedom in her magnificent Mighty River; Florence Price’s powerful Suite weaves spirituals into the Mississippi landscape.
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Framed by Britten and Debussy’s epic sea music, we pay homage to Japanese film composer Ryuichi Sakamato, and present Geirr Tveitt’s tuneful, folk-inspired Three Fjords concerto.
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Previous events
BPO and British jazz greats explore Moondog, influential from 1960s New York to DJ Mr Scruff. Before that Deep South blues, with music Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Bob Dylan.
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BPO’s adventurous season opens with a American classics, including John Adams’ famous rollercoaster, Gershwin’s glamorous concerto and Bernstein’s sensational Symphonic Dances from West Side Story.
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BPO’s 2022/23 season closes with a programme moving into the light: from Barber’s pathos to Beethoven’s shout of joy, featuring leader Ruth Rogers and Principal Cello Peter Adams.
Venetian polychoral music by Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli rubs shoulders with The Farthest Shore, a dramatic oratorio written by contemporary composer Paul Mealor, who rocketed to fame when his music was performed at the Royal Wedding in 2011.
Tickets: £28 / 20.50 (inc. programme)
£7.50 Students and under 16s
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Frank Martin’s Trio on Popular Irish Tunes deftly weaves traditional melodies, creating an Irish medley with character and affection. Shostakovich’s 1944 piano trio – brilliant, and dark – is permeated with klezmer. The second half is filled with the warmth and grandeur of Brahms’s great Piano Quintet.
Tickets: £25 / 15 students (£1 booking fee)
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