2024/25 Centenary Season
Blockbuster concerts mark this milestone, and we open with Stravinsky's explosive, ground-breaking The Rite of Spring. We've invited world class soloists - including percussionist Evelyn Glennie and saxophone star Jess Gillam - and we'll bask in the classical greats like Elgar and Rimsky-Korsakov, as well as Walton's decadent Belshazzar's Feast and Górecki's passionate Symphony of Sorrowful Songs. We're celebrating the Blue Note cool of Duke Ellington, the New York groove of Steve Reich, and Bernard Herrmann's eviscerating Psycho. We'll be raising the roof all season, from Sibelius' Finlandia to Messiaen's Turangalîla Symphony, one of the most glamorous and exciting scores of the 20th century.
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra has been serving audiences in Sussex for the last century, and our concerts are for everyone. Come and join us for this wonderful, partying season of music!
Joanna MacGregor CBE
Music Director
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Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra’s ambitious season opens with one of the most volatile scores ever written. Music Director Joanna MacGregor conducts Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, and the young Dutch virtuoso Aidan Mikdad makes his Brighton debut in Tchaikovsky’s fiery piano concerto.
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The heroism of Finland, a star of the saxophone and the chart-topping Symphony of Sorrowful Songs are brought together in a concert of passion and hope.
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Madness, mayhem and tango entwine in a cinematic concert of light and shade.
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Dame Evelyn Glennie joins Brighton Philharmonic for a dazzling programme, from the Scottish Highlands to fairy tales from Arabia.
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Christmas arrives early with two festive performances of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol with acclaimed actor Alistair McGowan and the BPO Brass Quintet.
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An evening of classic cool from Duke Ellington and Wayne Shorter, led by the UK’s foremost jazz musicians.
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Wicked, raucous and outrageously opulent – Brighton Festival Chorus radiate in Walton’s roller-coaster score.
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A feast for eyes and ears: music by the living legend Steve Reich, whose luminous, colour-shifting Reich/Richter finds inspiration in the art of Gerhard Richter.
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Our final concert in Brighton Philharmonic’s centenary season is Messiaen’s mind-blowing Turangalîla Symphony, music on a cosmic scale.
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Previous events
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra continues a chamber programme with their talented principal players, expanding its musical footprint across Sussex.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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