The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra is based at MediaCityUK in Salford and performs an annual season of concerts at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, as well as giving regular concerts in Hanley, Nottingham, Malvern and other venues across the north of England.
As one of the BBC’s six performing groups the orchestra records and performs concerts for BBC Radio 3. Most of the concerts the orchestra performs each year will be broadcast on Radio 3.
Studio performances and free tickets
The orchestra rehearses at its own purpose built studio in MediaCityUK, Salford, where it also records programmes for BBC Radio 3 and CDs for Chandos Records.
You can apply for free tickets for concerts in the studio on the Shows and Tours website, where you can also sign up to the BBC Shows mailing list. Select ‘Music’ as one of your preferred categories and you will be sent an email when ticket applications are open for BBC Philharmonic concerts.
