Baroque star Jorge Jimenez returns to lead Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos in Cambridge

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Handel’s Dixit Dominus completes a Baroque afternoon at St Paul’s Church on Saturday 14 November Cambridge Philharmonic is delighted to welcome back violinist Jorge Jimenez, our new principal guest leader, for an afternoon of Baroque music at St Paul’s Church, Hills Road. Jorge is one of the most sought-after violinists of our day, known for …

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Rising Piano Star, Junyan Chen Joins Cambridge Philharmonic for Season Opener

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  Cambridge Philharmonic is delighted to welcome internationally acclaimed young pianist Junyan Chen for its opening concert of the season, Rhapsody for a Rascal, at West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge, on Saturday 7 November 2026 at 4.00pm. Chen will take centre stage in the first half to perform Gershwin’s ever-popular Rhapsody in Blue, a timeless …

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Sowing the Seeds!

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Cambridge Philharmonic is very excited to be hosting a 2026 workshop with composer Jonathan Brigg and librettist Jonathan Ainscough. In this fun and engaging event, we will ‘plant seeds’ for a potential newly commissioned work for choir and orchestra to be performed in a future Cambridge Philharmonic season. Both our workshop leaders are highly experienced …

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The Premiere of our new film… Behind the scenes at the Phil!

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The eagerly awaited premiere of our new film…Behind the Scenes at the Phil! WATCH HERE! Ever wondered what fires our passion to perform live concerts? Filmed at the rehearsal for our concert ‘The Rite of Spring’ we delve into the world of Cambridge Philharmonic. Listen to our conductor and Music Director, Harry Sever, talk about …

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Fun for all the Family – Lucy’s Race to Space!

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Are you coming along to our family concert?🚀👽🎵🪐 ‘Lucy’s Race to Space’, 15th March, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge   Our team have been very busy behind the scenes preparing an ‘out of this world’ afternoon of musical and visual entertainment – and a good old singalong too!   Our brilliant host, Lucy Hollins, has …

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Welcoming our ‘Rite of Spring’ Guest soloists!

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We are pleased to announce the internationally renowned guest soloists performing with our orchestra and chorus at the upcoming ‘The Rite of Spring’ concert. Taking to the stage are: Jenny Stafford Soprano Dominic Bevan Tenor Trevor Eliot Bowes Bass Conducted by our Music Director Harry Sever. West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge Saturday 9 November, 4pm (until 5.40pm) Limited …

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New jazz inspired works at ‘The Rite of Spring’

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The UK premier of John Wynton Marsalis’s brassy, swingy ‘Herald, Holler and Hallelujah!’ was recently performed by The Sinfonia of London and John Wilson at Prom 21. We will be lucky to perform this new work at our upcoming concert ‘The Rite of Spring’… quite possibly the second time this work will be performed in …

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Introducing the 24-25 Season!

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We are thrilled to introduce our upcoming season… Following sell-out concerts last year, the orchestra and chorus will be tackling some of the most titanic, heart-wrenching and thrilling pieces in the repertoire, performing at our regular venues of West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge and Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden. Our freshly launched programme features a …

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