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Philharmonia Orchestra
Part of the Bridgewater Hall International Concert 2025 - 2026 Series
Add to my Calendar 13-03-2026 19:30 13-03-2026 21:30 36 Philharmonia Orchestra Alisa Weilerstein joins Marin Alsop and the Philharmonia for an outstanding new work by one of the world’s leading composers. The first cello concerto by Grammy-winning composer Gabriela Ortiz is inspired by the extraordinary landscape of the Yucatán Peninsula in southern Mexico. Ortiz wrote it for ICS favourite Alisa Weilerstein – and she’ll be performing it herself in its Manchester premiere. We begin in Ortiz’s native country with Arturo Márquez’s exhilarating Danzón No.2. And then we’re hurtling across the Atlantic for Rimsky-Korsakov’s vibrant musical retelling of One Thousand and One Nights. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Bridgewater Hall
Lower Mosley Street
Manchester
M2 3WS
England
Tickets
Prices: £25 to £48
Booking line: 0161 907 9000
Book Tickets
Programme
Arturo Márquez – Danzon no.2
Gabriela Ortiz – Dzonot
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op.35
Performers
Marin Alsop – Conductor
Alisa Weilerstein – Cello
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Programme Note
Alisa Weilerstein joins Marin Alsop and the Philharmonia for an outstanding new work by one of the world’s leading composers.
The first cello concerto by Grammy-winning composer Gabriela Ortiz is inspired by the extraordinary landscape of the Yucatán Peninsula in southern Mexico. Ortiz wrote it for ICS favourite Alisa Weilerstein – and she’ll be performing it herself in its Manchester premiere.
We begin in Ortiz’s native country with Arturo Márquez’s exhilarating Danzón No.2. And then we’re hurtling across the Atlantic for Rimsky-Korsakov’s vibrant musical retelling of One Thousand and One Nights.
