BBC Philharmonic - Alpine Symphony

An evening with the BBC Philharmonic featuring Strauss’s epic An Alpine Symphony and two contrasting works by Schumann.

BBC Philharmonic - Alpine Symphony

Subtitle: Strauss at his peak

Date: Friday 4 December 2026
Time: 7.30pm

Performers:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Simone Young (conductor)
Cédric Tiberghien (piano)

Programme:
Robert Schumann – Konzertstück Op. 92
Robert Schumann – Introduction and Concert Allegro Op. 134
Richard Strauss – An Alpine Symphony

Strauss’s huge tone poem An Alpine Symphony is a 50-minute, twenty-two-scene depiction of an eleven-hour climb over an Alpine mountain, requiring vast forces including on- and off-stage musicians and special effects. Conductor Simone Young, renowned for her Strauss interpretations, leads this monumental work. Before the interval, Cédric Tiberghien joins for two sharply contrasted Schumann pieces.

Event timings: Auditorium doors / concert start / interval / concert finish: TBC (to be updated closer to the date; timings approximate and subject to change).