Burlesque comes to The Bridgewater Hall in Stravinsky鈥檚 electrifying ballet, Petrushka, meanwhile the spotlight shines on one of the world鈥檚 most distinguished trumpet players, H氓kan Hardenberger, all with Chief Conductor John Storg氓rds at the reins.

Tonight is all about stories of the human spirit. Alban Gerhardt returns with Shostakovich鈥檚 second cello concert whilst 鈥楢 Hero鈥檚 Life鈥� is the musical autobiography of Richard Strauss, under the baton of Alpesh Chauhan OBE.

Join the 大象传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra at our MediaCityUK studio for a live broadcast concert on 大象传媒 Radio 3 featuring three extraordinary works.

Music for beginnings and endings. It鈥檚 hard to find a more famous, or iconically flamboyant, first few seconds than the clarinet solo at the start of Gershwin鈥檚 Rhapsody in Blue.