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The Philharmonia Sessions will run during summer 2020.

Join us for the YouTube premiere of our film of The Planets, with an extra final movement composed specially for our installation by Joby Talbot, on Friday 19 June at 7pm UK time.

President of the Orchestra and 1st Violin Victoria Irish talks about home, recording sessions, and French dinner parties in this Lockdown Listening.

Our incoming Chair shares his musical highlights, including something a little different.

We would like to invite you to join us for a journey into Mahler’s world, as we stream this performance again on YouTube.

We pay tribute to Unsuk Chin for her tenure as Artistic Director of Music of Today, and she shares a personal message for the Orchestra.

The Philharmonia Orchestra is delighted to announce that Ben Larpent will join its senior management team in the new role of Director of Artistic Planning.

Our members have put shutdown time to creative use, creating videos to keep our community entertained online.

While we are unable to perform for you in person, cellist Steven Isserlis spoke to us about Kabalevsky’s Cello Concerto No. 2 and his relationship with the Philharmonia.

Plan developed over the last two years following a substantive governance review and consultation.

While we are unable to perform for you in person, here is some insight from Paavo Järvi about Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, and the demands of performing it.

Our Interim Managing Director runs through some of the musical works he couldn’t live without.

Dig deeper into Mussorgsky’s evocative music with this Pictures at an Exhibition Listening Guide