Classic FM Recommends in 2025/26

The Philharmonia is proud to be a partner orchestra of Classic FM.

We asked the Classic FM team to pick their top concerts throughout our 2025/26 seasons in London and beyond. Which concerts will you be joining us for?

“I am especially excited to see the Santtu-Víkingur Ólafsson concert, which promises to be a very special evening, with new work and some old favourites in the hands of two of the biggest stars of the classical world. Seeing Santtu conduct is like witnessing someone weave magic – the sound and atmosphere he conjures with the orchestra is all consuming. Add the brilliance of Víkingur Ólafsson into the mix, I can’t wait” (Joanna Gosling, Classic FM host) 

“I’m so eager to hear this combination. Not just the Philharmonia and Bruce Liu, but that first half of Britten and Ravel. It’s Ravel showing off all his jazz credentials, having met Gershwin and Duke Ellington in America in 1928. Britten, too, just 17 years later, showing a completely different side in the Interludes. Add in Tchaikovsky and this is going to be a swirling sound-fest. I can’t wait.” (Tim Lihoreau, host of Classic FM weekend breakfast)