Open Rehearsals 2025/26

How does a conductor communicate their interpretation of a piece with an orchestra and the soloist as they prepare for a performance?

Our Open Rehearsals give you access to this creative process and allow you to see the Philharmonia at work. Learn more about the pieces and start to listen to your favourites with a fresh pair of ears.

Join us behind the scenes in exploring the music of our 2025/26 season alongside your fellow Philharmonia Friends.

Open Rehearsals are working processes for the conductor and the Orchestra. Times and repertoire being rehearsed will be confirmed prior to the rehearsal date, as these schedules are subject to change.

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Principal Conductor Santtu Matias-Rouvali in rehearsal with the Philharmonia
Benjamin Grosvenor standing behind a piano, looking up and to the side and smiling
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Open Rehearsal in Leicester: Santtu and Benjamin Grosvenor in a Strauss extravaganza

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Benjamin Grosvenor – piano

  • Strauss Don Juan
  • Strauss Burleske
  • Strauss Symphonia Domestica
  • Strauss Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier (first sequence)
De Montfort Hall