Orchestra
Sibelius Symphony No. 5
BBC Philharmonic
- Great for groups
- First-timer friendly
- Early finish
- Date
- Sat, 19 Sept 2026
- Time
- 19:30 · 2h 0m
- Venue
- The Bridgewater Hall
- City
- Manchester
- Conductor
- John Storgårds
- Tickets
- See booking site
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Summary
John Storgårds leads the BBC Philharmonic at The Bridgewater Hall in a programme featuring Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony, Wagner’s Lohengrin Prelude, and Anna Clyne’s organ concerto Breathing Forests.
Why it's fantastic
The evening builds toward a finale inspired by the sight of sixteen swans taking flight, resulting in one of the most famous horn themes in orchestral music. It is a rare chance to hear the hall's massive organ integrated into a modern concerto before the expansive, rolling finish of the Sibelius.
Programme
- 01Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I
- 02Breathing Forests, Concerto for Organ and Orchestra
- 03Symphony No. 5
