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Philharmonia First Violin, Adrián Varela, tells us about the programme he has curated for the upcoming Cromwell Place: Emerging Art recital on Saturday 28 January.

Ahead of her performance of Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto with us on 11 December, we caught up with soloist Yuja Wang

Get to know one of our MMSF Instrumental Fellows, percussionist Matthew Brett

Ahead of his residencies tour with the Philharmonia, we chatted to our former Principal Clarinet, Michael Collins.

Find out more about Joana Carneiro, who conducts the Orchestra on Wednesday 30 November and Thursday 1 December.

The Philharmonia Orchestra announces the appointment of two new Trustees.

We sat down to chat with Anna Clyne about being Philharmonia’s Artist in Residence this season.

Philharmonia Orchestra announces new season at Garsington Opera 2023.

Philharmonia Orchestra announces Love Ssega, a London-born artist, songwriter, and producer, as the Artist in Residence for 2022/23.

We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. All of us at the Philharmonia offer our sincere condolences to our Patron His Majesty The King, and all the Royal Family.

The Philharmonia is deeply saddened to hear of the death of pianist Lars Vogt. Lars died yesterday, at the age of 51, after a long battle against cancer.

Last week we joined forces with our wine sponsors Corney & Barrow for a wine tasting evening. Each wine was paired with a piece of chamber music – Debussy for a delightful French white wine, Gershwin for a jazzy red…

Read more in our blog, and get 10% off the featured wines using the promo code.

On 21 May 2019, the Philharmonia announced the appointment of Santtu-Matias Rouvali as our new Principal Conductor. Three years later, our concert on 8 June 2022 marks the closing of his first London season with us in the role. So was it worth the wait? Absolutely, and more.

Not many conductors have enjoyed a career as extensive as Herbert Blomstedt’s. He was 18 when the Philharmonia was founded, and 23 when the Royal Festival Hall was opened. Read more in our timeline.

We spoke to Jessie Montgomery ahead of our performance of her work, Strum, about her process as a composer, the importance of art in the community and much more.