2026/27 Leicester season

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Welcome to the Philharmonia Orchestra’s 2026/27 season at De Montfort Hall.

This season brings an exciting mix of great music and world-class artists to Leicester, with five concerts full of drama, energy and unforgettable live performance.

Enjoy two jewels of the piano repertoire performed by Seong-Jin Cho and Emanuel Ax, experience Mendelssohn’s much-loved Violin Concerto in the hands of Bomsori Kim, and see percussion take centre stage as we’re joined by the brilliant Vivi Vassileva in a thrilling concerto by James MacMillan.

Santtu-Matias Rouvali, the Philharmonia’s Principal Conductor, returns to De Montfort Hall twice this season. He opens the season in October with music by Shostakovich, and comes back in February as part of our series honouring 200 years since the passing of Beethoven. Manfred Honeck also joins the season with Beethoven’s energetic Seventh Symphony.

We want these concerts to feel welcoming, exciting and accessible to as many people as possible. Tickets start from £15, with discounts and concessions available. Our series of free pre-concert Insights Talks also give you the chance to hear more about the music in an informal and friendly setting.

You can save money by taking advantage of our multibuy offer – book 3 or 4 concerts and save 10%, or book all 5 concerts and get 15% off.

Seong-Jin Cho in light lighting in a black suit standing near a grand piano.
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Leicester: Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with Seong-Jin Cho

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Seong-Jin Cho – piano

  • Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia
  • Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Shostakovich Symphony No. 11, 'The Year 1905'
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Manfred Honeck against a dark green background, crossing his arms, looking upwards into the corner and smiling
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Leicester: Manfred Honeck and Emanuel Ax

Manfred Honeck – conductor
Emanuel Ax – piano

  • J Strauss II Overture, Die Fledermaus
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503
  • R Strauss Elektra Suite (arr. Honeck & Ille)
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Wide image of Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducting the Philharmonia at Royal Festival Hall
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Leicester: Santtu conducts Beethoven and Reich

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor

  • Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 1
  • Reich The Desert Music
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Vivi Vassileva wearing a blue dress, holding four percussion sticks up and looking up into the camera
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Leicester: Manfred Honeck and Vivi Vassileva

Manfred Honeck – conductor
Vivi Vassileva – percussion

  • Pärt Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
  • MacMillan Veni, Veni, Emmanuel
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 7
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Esther Yoo in dark clothing against a white background. She is laughing and holding her violin upside down.
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Leicester: Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with Bomsori Kim

Alpesh Chauhan – conductor
Bomsori Kim – violin

  • Farrenc Overture No. 2
  • Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
  • Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
De Montfort Hall

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