Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at the Grand Palais
BBC Philharmonic
- Great for groups
- Date
- Fri, 11 Sept 2026
- Time
- 19:30
- Venue
- Grand Palais, Swinton
- City
- Swinton
- Tickets
- See booking site
You'll be taken to the ensemble's official site.
Summary
Presenter Lisa Obert joins the BBC Philharmonic at Swinton’s Grand Palais for a programme of popular orchestral movements and songs by Grieg, Ellington, Stravinsky, and Bernstein.
Why it's fantastic
This concert is a whirlwind of melodies you already know by heart, from the fiery rhythms of West Side Story to the galloping energy of Copland’s Rodeo. It is a rare chance to hear the full power of a symphony orchestra through the greatest hits of the stage and screen.
Programme
- 01Aaron Copland: Hoe-Down from Rodeo
- 02Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring
- 03Edvard Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King
- 04Duke Ellington: It Don’t Mean a Thing
- 05Bart Howard: Fly Me to the Moon
- 06Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (Finale)
- 07Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers
- 08Georges Bizet: Habanera & Toreador Song from Carmen
- 09Jerry Ross: Hernando’s Hideaway
- 10Leonard Bernstein: Mambo from West Side Story
Soloists
- Lisa Obert presenter
