Performances of Julia Wolfe at BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
(See all works in BBC Philharmonic Orchestra by Julia Wolfe)Sat 20 Sep 2025
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
For our season opener, an assembly of composers who, by embracing pain, find solace, redemption, and clarity.
Sat 21 Mar 2026
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Grit courses through Julia Wolfe’s *Anthracite Fields*, her Pulitzer Prize-winning oratorio for choir and ensemble that serves as a musical memorial to American miners and their struggle. *‘I guess I have a bias towards the grit.'* – Julia Wolfe
Grit courses through Julia Wolfe’s *Anthracite Fields*, her Pulitzer Prize-winning oratorio for choir and ensemble that serves as a musical memorial to American miners and their struggle. *‘I guess I have a bias towards the grit.'* – Julia Wolfe
Programme
- Anthracite Fields
- New Work (world premiere)
Performers
- BBC Philharmonicorchestra
- BBC Singerschoir
- John Storgårdsconductor
Composers
Sat 25 Apr 2026
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wolfe was two blocks from the Twin Towers when the planes hit on September 11, 2001. *Big Beautiful Dark and Scary* is the sound of that aftermath: an ominous, awesome wall of sound.
Wolfe was two blocks from the Twin Towers when the planes hit on September 11, 2001. *Big Beautiful Dark and Scary* is the sound of that aftermath: an ominous, awesome wall of sound.
Programme
- Big Beautiful Dark and Scary
- Violin Concerto
- Symphonie fantastique
Performers
- Anja Bihlmaierconductor
- Bomsori Kimviolin
