The publication of the British Horn Society (The Horn Player) began a series of profiles of horn sections from amateur orchestras. The BPO was selected to provide the first profile. Mike Wild (former Principal Horn and Chairman of the BPO) wrote an article which was published in the Autumn 2018 …
If you are still looking for that last minute Christmas present, why not buy some tickets for one of BPO’s upcoming film music concerts? The concerts are filled with some of the world’s most popular film music including Star Wars, ET, The Mission and Despicable Me! Tickets are now available …
Come and join us on Sunday afternoon to enjoy one of the nation’s favourite works, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. Earlier this year, the 1812 Overture was voted as the UK’s No. 1 work in Classic FM’s Hall of Fame 2018. The overture will be followed by Khachaturian’s delightful suite from Masquerade and …
The Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra has won the title, Birmingham Orchestra of the Year 2018 in the What’s On Birmingham Readers’ Awards. Chair John Franklin and Principal Clarinet Alastair Moseley accepted the award on behalf of the orchestra at a ceremony this week. https://www.facebook.com/WhatsOnBirmingham/videos/2052455948104832/
The BPO will be performing some rarely played music and will feature some rarely heard instruments in two concerts in June 2017. Wagner’s tender and peaceful symphonic poem, Siegfried Idyll, has only been performed by the BPO on one previous occasion, 60 years ago in 1957. Our performance of Bruckner’s …
In 2006, The Imperial War Museum commissioned Laura Rossi to score a film for the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. During 2016-17, the music, together with the film are being shown and performed at various venues around the country. The Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra will be taking part in a …
Congratulations to violinist Chu-Yu Yang whose performance of Korngold’s Violin Concerto was awarded the top prize in the BPO Concerto Competition Final on Sunday 7 May. The photograph shows (from left to right), Julian Lloyd-Webber, Principal of the Birmingham Conservatoire, Stephen Maddock, Chief Executive of the City of Birmingham Symphony …
Hungarian pianist Domonkos Csabay graduated in 2014 from the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest. In 2015 he received the scholarship of the Josef Weingarten Trust and started a personal study programme at Birmingham Conservatoire under John Thwaites and Pascal Nemirovski. He has played in masterclasses with artists such as Boris …
Chu-Yu Yang was born in Taiwan and started playing the violin at the age of 6. He decided to learn music professionally during his time at high school, and was fully supported by his parents. Under the guidance of his previous teacher Su-Lan Hsu, Chu-Yu has improved speedily and has …
Taiwanese flautist Yu-Syuan Li completed her undergraduate studies at University of Taipei with Sabina Shu-Chun Chiang, and is currently studying for a Master’s degree at Birmingham Conservatoire under Jonathan Rimmer. Yu-Syuan began by playing the piano first then took up the flute at age 11, from which moment she decided …
