BBC Philharmonic

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British orchestra broadcasting orchestra orchestra

The BBC Philharmonic is a leading British broadcasting orchestra based in Salford, known for its wide-ranging symphonic repertoire, recordings, and broadcasts for BBC Radio 3.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
BBC Northern Orchestra 1
BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British orchestra ⓘ
broadcasting orchestra ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
activity concert performance ⓘ
radio broadcasting ⓘ
studio recording ⓘ
associatedWith BBC Proms ⓘ
basedIn MediaCityUK ⓘ
broadcaster BBC Radio 3 ⓘ
city Salford ⓘ
concertHall The Bridgewater Hall ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
distributionFormat digital streaming ⓘ
radio ⓘ
recorded media ⓘ
employer conductors ⓘ
orchestral musicians ⓘ
formerName BBC Philharmonic self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra
founder BBC ⓘ
surface form: British Broadcasting Company
genre classical music ⓘ
symphonic music ⓘ
hasEnsembleType symphony orchestra ⓘ
inception 1922 ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
location Salford ⓘ
mediaType live performance ⓘ
studio recording ⓘ
notableFor radio broadcasts ⓘ
recordings ⓘ
wide-ranging symphonic repertoire ⓘ
ownedBy BBC ⓘ
surface form: British Broadcasting Corporation
parentOrganization BBC ⓘ
partOf BBC Orchestras and Singers ⓘ
performsAt BBC Proms ⓘ
The Bridgewater Hall ⓘ
predecessor BBC Philharmonic self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BBC Northern Orchestra
primaryBroadcastOutlet BBC Radio 3 ⓘ
recordLabel BBC ⓘ
surface form: BBC Music

Chandos Records ⓘ
region Greater Manchester ⓘ
repertoireIncludes 20th-century music ⓘ
British composers ⓘ
Romantic symphonies ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ
residence The Bridgewater Hall ⓘ
serviceArea United Kingdom ⓘ
international audience ⓘ
typicalEnsembleSize large orchestra ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

BBC Philharmonic → formerName → BBC Philharmonic self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra
BBC Orchestras and Singers → hasPart → BBC Philharmonic ⓘ
Bridgewater Hall → homeVenueOf → BBC Philharmonic ⓘ
BBC Philharmonic → predecessor → BBC Philharmonic self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BBC Northern Orchestra