Philharmonic Orchestra
The Philharmonic Orchestra presents an afternoon of orchestral music featuring the world premiere of Oliver Beck's Concerto for Saxophone.
- DateSunday, 6 December 2026 (15:00 - 16:30) (UK)
- Price£6
- LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT
- Daniele Rosina conductor
- Charley Schofield saxophone
The University Philharmonic Orchestra welcome saxophonist Charley Schofield as they give the world premiere performance of Oliver Beck’s Concerto for Saxophone (winner of the 2025 University Music Composition Competition).
We also hear a selection of Moldavian folk themes in Weinberg’s 1949 Rhapsody, and Sibelius’s popular fifth symphony, with its deep connections to the natural world and sweeping, soaring melodies.
- Weinberg Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, Op.47, No.1
- Oliver Beck Concerto for Saxophone
- Sibelius Symphony No.5 in E-flat, Op.82
Location
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Elgar Concert HallBramall Music BuildingUniversity of BirminghamEdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TT