Performances of Béla Bartók at BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
(See all works in BBC Philharmonic Orchestra by Béla Bartók)Fri 5 Dec 2025
- 20:00Royal Northern College of Music
Tonight, our string section takes centre stage. Written in 1939 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, Bartók’s Divertimento fuses Hungarian folk-rhythms with his signature spiky harmonies and driving momentum.
Tonight, our string section takes centre stage. Written in 1939 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, Bartók’s Divertimento fuses Hungarian folk-rhythms with his signature spiky harmonies and driving momentum.
Fri 23 Jan 2026
- 19:30Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Join us in Nottingham for Bartók’s gripping one-act opera, Bluebeard’s Castle.
Join us in Nottingham for Bartók’s gripping one-act opera, Bluebeard’s Castle.
Programme
- D'un soir triste
- Dances of Galánta
- Bluebeard's Castle
Performers
- Anja Bihlmaierconductor
- Jennifer Johnstonmezzo-soprano
- Christopher Purvesbass-baritone
Composers
Sat 24 Jan 2026
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Bluebeard’s Castle by Béla Bartók sits somewhere between a gothic tale of horror and a psychological dissection of a twisted relationship.
Bluebeard’s Castle by Béla Bartók sits somewhere between a gothic tale of horror and a psychological dissection of a twisted relationship.
Programme
- D’un soir triste
- Dances of Galánta
- Bluebeard’s Castlewill be sung in English with English surtitles
Performers
- Anja Bihlmaierconductor
- Jennifer JohnstonJudith
- Christopher PurvesBluebeard
Composers
