BBC Philharmonic

• Ludovic Morlot conductor
• Steven Osborne piano

• Stravinsky Dumbarton Oaks
• Britten Piano Concerto
• Sibelius The Oceanides
• Debussy La mer

Manchester Camerata

Classical Exchanges

• Richard Farnes conductor
• Valeriy Sokolov violin

• Haydn Symphony No.7
• Stravinsky Pulcinella
• Beethoven Violin Concerto

BBC Family Concert

BBC TV’s Matt Baker will present the BBC Philharmonic Family Concert.

The Orchestra will perform a feast of delightful orchestral classical music in a concert with a Spring theme presented by Matt Baker and conducted by Richard Davis.
The programme will include movements from the following works:
Ivor Hodgson's Festival Overture, Vivaldi's Spring from The Four Seasons performed by Yuri Torchinsky, leader of the BBC Philharmonic, Tchaikovsky's Valse Des Fleurs from the Nutcracker, Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumble Bee, The Simpsons theme tune, Benjamin Britten’s Storm from Four Sea Interludes, Kodaly's Viennese Musical Clock, Strauss's Cuckoo Polka and Respighi's Pines of Rome.

Child concessions and family tickets available. Please click on 'More Info' for further details.

Manchester Mid-day Concert

Slava Sidorenko, piano

• Scarlatti Sonata in D minor K.141
• Beethoven Sonata No.23 in F minor
• Appassionata
• Chopin Barcarolle in F major Op.60
• Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninov Lullaby
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The young Russian pianist, Slava Sidorenko impressed the Manchester Mid-day Concerts audition panel with his thoughtful and intensely musical pianism.

Jonathan Scott, organ

• Suppé arr. Scott Poet and Peasant Overture
• Saint-Saëns (arr. Lemare) Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix
• from Samson and Delilah
• J S Bach Prelude & Fugue in D BWV 532
• Duruflé Suite, Op.5
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The talented young Manchester-based organist returns with a programme to delight all tastes.