2023/24 London Season
This season our Principal Conductor Santtu conducts some thrilling repertoire, from Duke Ellington and Wynton Marsalis to Mahler, Strauss and Elgar.
Violinist Nicola Benedetti and soprano Julia Bullock are the Philharmonia’s Featured Artists for 2023/24. In February, Julia Bullock sings Berlioz and Mahler. She brings her project History’s Persistent Voice to London, shining a light on the work of Black women artists. Nicola Benedetti joins us for Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy in March.
Dame Mitsuko Uchida, Bruce Liu, Alice Sara Ott, Alexandre Kantorow and Daniil Trifonov all join us at the piano this season. And we welcome some fantastic string soloists including cellists Steven Isserlis and Sol Gabetta, and violinists Vadim Gluzman and Isabelle Faust.
Multibuy offer:
Book 3 – 5 concerts and get 10% off
Book 6 – 8 concerts and get 15% off
Book 9 – 10 concerts and get 20% off
Book 11 or more concerts and get 30% off
We’ve just unveiled the first half of our 2023/24 London season. Discover our new September – January concerts here.
The Royal Festival Hall is having a refresh from Tuesday 20 February, with improvements to the Level 2 foyers including a brand new cafe, bar, shop and ticket office.
Alternative facilities are available in the Queen Elizabeth Hall throughout the refurbishment, including a ticket office, cafe and bar, open from 10am. On concert days, there will be a temporary ticket desk on Level 1 at the Royal Festival Hall, open from two hours before the concert starts, and a cloakroom on Level 4 Blue Side. The Level 4 and Level 5 bars will offer drinks and snacks from one hour before the concert starts.
Performances in the Royal Festival Hall auditorium won’t be affected by the works, but the ticket office, cafe, bar, shop and seating areas on Level 2 are unavailable. Further information can be found on Southbank Centre’s website here, and members of staff will be on hand to help with any queries during your visit.
Masaaki Suzuki conducts Schumann and Dvořák
Masaaki Suzuki – conductor
Jean-Guihen Queyras – cello
- Beethoven Egmont Overture
- Schumann Cello Concerto
- Dvořák Symphony No. 6
Sunwook Kim plays Brahms
Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Sunwook Kim – piano
- Wagner arr. Zumpe The Entry of the Gods into Valhalla, from Das Rheingold
- Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2
- Schumann Symphony No. 3, ‘Rhenish’
Philharmonia Chamber Players: Schubert’s Quintet in C
Eunsley Park – violin
Nuno Carapina – violin
Rebecca Chambers – viola
Richard Birchall – cello
Alexander Rolton – cello
- Schubert String Quintet in C major
Alexandre Kantorow plays Liszt
Manfred Honeck – conductor
Alexandre Kantorow – piano
- Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2
- Bruckner Symphony No. 9
Soumik Datta: Borderlands
Soumik Datta – composer & sarod
Gurdain Singh Rayatt – tabla
Nina Harries – double bass
Adrián Varela – violin
Karen Stephenson – cello
Carol Hultmark – viola
Robert Looman – flute
Anna Douglass – french horn
Francesca Lombardelli – percussion
Paddy Davies – percussion
Camilo Tirado – sound engineer & live effects
Zoë Svendsen – dramaturg
Johannaes Beraurer – arranger
Jakob Helling – arranger
Markus Neuwirth – arranger
Simon Daw – set and visual design
The Bach Choir: The Dream of Gerontius
David Hill – conductor
Jennifer Johnston – mezzo-soprano
Daniel Norman – tenor
Roderick Williams – baritone
The Bach Choir
- Williams Cusp (World premiere)
- Elgar The Dream of Gerontius
CANCELLED: Nicola Benedetti & Philharmonia Chamber Players
Nicola Benedetti – violin
Philharmonia musicians
- Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence
- Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht
Music of Today: Composers’ Academy
Members of the Philharmonia
- Florence Anna Maunders Bare Boss, Innit? (World premiere)
- Mathis Saunier Noctopolis (World premiere)
- Yfat Soul Zisso Spiral (World premiere)
Brahms & Beethoven with Isabelle Faust
Philippe Herreweghe – conductor
Isabelle Faust – violin
- Beethoven Violin Concerto
- Brahms Symphony No. 4
Santtu conducts Elgar’s Enigma Variations
Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Sol Gabetta – cello
- Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
- Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1
- Elgar Enigma Variations