BPO members were very sorry to hear of the death of one of our ‘cellists, Andy Perry. Andy had been a member of the BPO since 1997 and will be greatly missed. BPO members’ recollections of Andy go back as far as his days in Sandwell Youth Orchestra. More recently, …
Sally Alexander, BPO Principal Cellist and Head of Kimichi School, Birmingham has been awarded an MBE in the Birthday Honours List, June 2021. Sally writes :- “For three weeks I’ve not been allowed to say anything (mostly because I thought it was a terribly well-executed prank) but I have been …
On Saturday 11 June at 19:30, in one of a series of concerts to mark the closure of the Adrian Boult Hall in Birmingham, the BPO will be joined by pianist Di Xiao for Mozart’s D Minor Concerto and Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G. They will also be joined by …
Congratulations to all participants in the BPO Concerto Prize final on Sunday 24 April, and especially to the eventual winner, Michael Webb for his performance of Finzi’s Clarinet Concerto. More photographs on our Facebook pages. (from left to right) Paul Dilkes (BPO violin and Treasurer of the competition prize fund), …
Yesterday’s final concert of our first series for this season, in our regular home base at Birmingham University’s Elgar Concert Hall after excursions to Sudbury and Cleobury Mortimer, drew a large crowd to hear a programme of classic and romantic works from Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Richard Strauss. Writing on the …
Ottilia Revoczky, who won the Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra Concerto Competiton on Sunday 19 April with an outstanding performance of Berg’s Violin Concerto.
The orchestra is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Laing as Principal Guest Conductor. Richard has enjoyed a close relationship with the orchestra for several years, conducting concerts in Birmingham Town Hall, Adrian Boult Hall and Leominster Priory as well as in Sutton Coldfield and Warwick, and leading the memorable …
Members of the BPO were invited to take part in Channel 5’s The Gadget Show, testing new and strange musical devices. The programme was broadcast on Monday 8 November 2010 at 20.00. In the photo are Gillian Whiting and Julien Guillamat (cello), Julie Nash (violin) and Geoff Cutler (viola). Photo …
Special congratulations to our Patron, the pianist Peter Donohoe who was awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours List 2010. Peter discussed his recent performances of Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand with the BPO in a recent article in the Birmingham Post -“I don’t regard the main issue …
