Agon was supposed to be a ballet to end all ballets – that’s what the choreographer George Balanchine wanted to complete his trio of myth-based ballet collaborations with Stravinsky:...
Smetana’s Má Vlast is a musical journey through his beloved homeland. The piece follows the river Vltava as it bubbles from its source, through the Czech countryside, then flows...
Animateur Paul Rissmann presents a listening guide to the third movement of Holst's 'The Planets' suite, entitled "Mercury, the Winged Messenger".
Holst's The Planets...
Composer and conductor Carl Davis gives insight into the process of writing his soundtrack for Rupert Julian's 1925 silent film, The Phantom of the Opera. The podcast features short...
The Philharmonia Orchestra's Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen, talks about Lutosławski's Concerto for Orchestra and his friendship with the composer.
Icelandic composer, Daníel Bjarnason, has written a violin concerto for the Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto. In this film, the Philharmonia Orchestra met Pekka in Finland to get his...
Pianist Nikolai Lugansky talks us through Rachmaninov's First Piano Concerto.
Robin O'Neill, Principal Bassoon of the Philharmonia Orchestra, knows the famous opening notes of The Rite of Spring intimately and has played them in countless concerts. Watch his...
The Philharmonia Orchestra's Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen, talks about Beethoven's monumental Fifth Symphony.
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The Philharmonia Orchestra's Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen, introduces Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, narrative programme music for the modern orchestra.
"It might be Scandinavian, but his music is altogether hotter, more volatile and certainly more of a rollercoaster ride." Take a closer look at the life and music of Danish composer...
Discover the roots of Sibelius’s music in this interview with violinist Pekka Kuusisto and singer Ilona Korhonen. In 1891, Finnish composer Jean Sibelius met Larin Paraske, a woman...
The Philharmonia Orchestra's Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen, talks about composing his Violin Concerto for Leila Josefowicz.
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The Philharmonia Orchestra's Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen, talks about Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune and its significance for the end...
Violinist Jennifer Koh talks about her relationship with Witold Lutosławski's Chain 2: Dialogue for Violin and Orchestra (1984–85), which she performed with the Philharmonia Orchestra...
In 2012 Esa-Pekka Salonen completed a Beethoven symphonic series with the Philharmonia Orchestra, culminating in a complete symphony cycle at the Beethovenfest in October 2012. In this...
British composer, Tansy Davies, has been commissioned by Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia Orchestra to compose a concerto for four horns, to premiere as part of the Philharmonia's...
Animateur Paul Rissmann takes us on a journey through one of the most iconic pieces of classical music ever written, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
"This petty-bourgeois formalist game may end very badly..."
Dive into the "Alice in Wonderland world of socialist realism" with Martin Sixsmith, exploring the tragic...
British composer Joseph Phibbs was commissioned by Anvil Arts and the Philharmonia Orchestra to write a new symphonic work for The Anvil, Basingstoke's 18th Birthday celebrations and...
In this Listening Guide, pianist Nikolai Lugansky guides us through Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto. Dubbed 'Emperor' by its English publisher, this was Beethoven's last piano concerto....
Animateur Paul Rissmann presents a listening guide to the sixth movement of Holst's 'The Planets' suite, entitled "Uranus, the Magician".
Holst's The Planets is the inspiration...
Animateur Paul Rissmann presents a listening guide to the fifth movement of Holst's 'The Planets' suite, entitled "Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age".
Holst's The Planets...
Philharmonia Orchestra Viola player Sam Burstin explores the fascinating story surrounding the creation of one of the 19th Century's greatest works of art in this listening guide.
オーケストラのツアーを記念して１２月版のポッドキャストを日本語でもご利用いただけます。今月の番組には、諏訪内晶子やウラディミール・アシュケナージとのインタビュー、メンデルスゾーンのバイオリン協奏曲の解説が含まれています。
Clarinettist Mark van de Wiel investigates Vaughan Williams' second symphony, 'London', on the streets that inspired the work almost a century before.
Animateur Paul Rissmann guides us through Bartók's most famous orchestral work with help from Philharmonia Orchestra musicians.
Animateur Paul Rissmann takes us on a mystical journey through Stravinsky's The Firebird Suite.
Philharmonia Orchestra Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Esa-Pekka Salonen had the privilege of working with the composer Henri Dutilleux on his recording of Dutilleux's Correspondances....
In preparation for our final concert of our 14/15 Royal Festival Hall season, First Violin member, Adrián Varela, introduces us to some of the musical forms featured in the concert....
The Philharmonia Orchestra's Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen, discusses the first version of Igor Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, a young composer's luxurious...
Philharmonia Orchestra flautist Paul Edmund-Davies introduces a video about Vaughan Williams' first symphony, a work of epic scale, with soprano and baritone soloists and a full chorus.
In this film from 2008, we speak to conductor Richard Hickox about his upcoming performances of Vaughan Williams' semi-staged opera The Pilgrim's Progress with the Philharmonia Orchestra.
The Philharmonia Orchestra's Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen, introduces us to Haydn's Sixth Symphony and discusses Haydn's role in developing the symphonic...
Animateur Paul Rissmann presents a listening guide to the first movement of Holst's 'The Planets' suite, entitled "Mars, the Bringer of War".
Holst's The Planets is the...
Stravinsky’s career is punctuated by the retelling of classical myths: Oedipus, Apollon musagète, Persephone, Orpheus, Agon. It was through these myths that Stravinsky found the...
Animateur Paul Rissmann presents a listening guide to the seventh movement of Holst's 'The Planets' suite, entitled "Neptune, the Mystic".
Holst's The Planets is the...
The composer Leoš Janáček was an important promoter of cultural activity in the city where he spent most of his life: Brno, Moravia, Czech Republic. Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša...
Nikolai Lugansky takes us on a guided tour through Rachmaninov's incredible Third Piano Concerto.
Prior to a performance by the Philharmonia Orchestra in 2008, we speak to The Pilgrim's Progress director David Edwards, Chairman of the Vaughan Williams Society Stephen Connock MBE...
Animateur Paul Rissmann presents a listening guide to the second movement of Holst's 'The Planets' suite, entitled "Venus, the Bringer of Peace".
Holst's The Planets...
Animateur Paul Rissmann delves into the brutal and paganistic world of Stravinsky's masterpiece the Rite of Spring. RE-RITE toured to Tianjin, China and Izmir, Turkey in 2012. For...
Pianist Nikolai Lugansky gives us an inside look into the dazzling technicality required to play Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Conductor and Composer Carl Davis discusses 'Waterloo', Karl Grune's 1928 film, ahead of a concert with the Philharmonia Orchestra which took place in April 2010.
Delve into Stravinsky’s Les Noces with pianists Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Tamara Stefanovich. This striking piece features the rare sight of four pianos on stage, played alongside...
Animateur Paul Rissmann introduces Aaron Copland's exciting music for the ballet, Billy the Kid (1938). Discover how Copland created a popular style that incorporated jazz rhythms and...
Pianist Nikolai Lugansky plays excerpts from Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and takes a closer look at this work.
Philharmonia Orchestra Principal percussionist David Corkhill takes us through all the percussion instruments and explains Messiaen's percussion writing.
"The authorities - perhaps suspecting Prokofiev was taking the mickey - frowned on the Cantata..."
Get to know his turbulent relationship with the Soviet regime as Martin...
“It’s a wild piece by a wild young man, and should not be treated with any kind of reverence” – Esa-Pekka Salonen shares his thoughts on how provocation turns to nostalgia in...
Series Advisor Steven Stucky talks with Philharmonia Orchestra members Samuel Coles (Joint Principal Flute) and Mark van de Wiel (Joint Principal Clarinet) about Witold Lutosławski's...
Animateur Paul Rissmann recreates the story of Lieutenant Kijé, the Russian army administrator with a big imagination. This film introduces Sergei Prokofiev's music for his suite "Lieutenant...
Oedipus tears out his own eyes, a terrifying and unforgettable moment. As director of the opera-oratorio Oedipus rex, Peter Sellars talks to us about the human heart of the story. In...
Animateur Paul Rissmann presents a listening guide to the fourth movement of Holst's 'The Planets' suite, entitled "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity".
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"Writers, artists and musicians faced big decisions...and as it turns out, not many choices guaranteed a happy ending"
Martin Sixsmith traces the precarious balancing...
Pianist Nikolai Lugansky takes us on a guided tour through Rachmaninov's much loved Second Piano Concerto.
Pianist Nikolai Lugansky guides us through Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Nikolai Lugansky guides us through Rachmaninov's Fourth Piano Concerto.
Esa-Pekka Salonen speaks about his Violin Concerto, performed by Leila Josefowicz.
Deutsche Grammophon released Out of Nowhere, a disc of Esa-Pekka Salonen's Violin Concerto...
Pianist Peter Jablonski talks us through Witold Lutosławski's Piano Concerto (1987-88), which was be performed by Krystian Zimerman on 30 January 2013 at the Royal Festival Hall in...
The Philharmonia Orchestra's Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen, introduces Mahler's Sixth Symphony, a deeply personal work rich in narrative and contrasts.
Join Luke Crookes for a guided tour through Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor.
Actor Simon Russell Beale speaks to Professor Jonathan Cross about Stravinsky's neo-classical opera, Oedipus Rex.
“There is no boundary or difference: even different skin, different religion or different culture – we are all children of the stars.”
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Philharmonia Orchestra Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Esa-Pekka Salonen describes his love affair with Debussy's opera Pelléas et Mélisande.
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