Cheltenham Philharmonic Orchestra
Cheltenham based amateur orchestra est. 1895
We warmly invite you to celebrate a remarkable milestone with us—130 years of music-making in Cheltenham. Founded in 1895, we are proud to be the town’s oldest amateur orchestra. Our new season offers an exciting series of concerts, featuring beloved classics, lesser-known
Thank you to the wonderful audience at our 2024/25 Season Finale. The temperature in the hall matched our programme of Spanish music. Thank you for your support throughout season. You have a break until Sunday 16th November. Players : thank you for
Our next two concerts will be in the opulent surrounds of the Princess Hall, Cheltenham Ladies College. Pittville Pump Room will be closed for several months for emergency remedial works. We wish the Cheltenham Trust the very best in completing those works
After a summer recovering from the fabulous experience of performing the Verdi Requiem with our amazing choirs it is almost time for us to start a new season. We have a year of exciting and challenging music with some well known favourites
What a concert! Thank you to all the musicians, singers and soloists who took part in our performance of the Verdi Requiem yesterday afternoon. It was a very special occasion. We’d like to thank Churchdown Choral Society, Philomusica and Cantate Domino for
We are delighted to present the first concert of our 2021/22 Season. After eighteen months of not being able to get together to make music it is a very welcome relief to be able to rehearse and perform together again. This concert
After 16 long months we are (hopefully) a week away from making music together again. We are planning a month of rehearsals to see old friends and do some playing. Everything is being done in line with current guidance to ensure we
Due to the global health emergency caused by coronavirus the Cheltenham Philharmonic Orchestra has had to take the sad but necessary step of stopping all music making. We were in the midst of our 125th Anniversary Season, something which we have been
The Phil is delighted to present the third concert of our 125th anniversary season. In 1909 the Cheltenham Philharmonic Orchestra was conducted by the composer Jean Sibelius in a performance of his much-loved work Finlandia. In celebration of our anniversary and that
The Phil are delighted to present the second concert of our 125th Anniversary Season. We are honoured to be joined by renown pianist Joanna MacGregor CBE. Joanna is the Orchestra’s President and will play the wonderful Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1. The