Open Rehearsals 2026/27
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 2026/27 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.
Open Rehearsal in Bedford: 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'
Open Rehearsal: Dvořák Violin Concerto with James Ehnes
Kevin John Edusei – conductor
James Ehnes – violin
- Pejačević Overture for Large Orchestra
- Dvořák Violin Concerto
- Suk Scherzo Fantastique
- Janáček Sinfonietta
Open Rehersal: Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Nicola Benedetti
Jakub Hrůša – conductor
Nicola Benedetti – violin
- Smetana Overture, The Two Widows
- Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
- Schumann Symphony No. 3, 'Rhenish'
Open Rehearsal: Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 with Nobu
Xian Zhang – conductor
Nobuyuki Tsujii – piano
- Ngwenyama Primal Message
- Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2
- Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet (excerpts)
Up Close Rehearsal: 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)
Open Rehearsal: Mahler 6 with Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop – conductor
Esther Yoo – violin
- Bernstein Serenade after Plato's Symposium
- Mahler Symphony No. 6
Open Rehearsal: A German Requiem: Diana Damrau and Gerald Finley
Simone Young – conductor
Diana Damrau – soprano
Gerald Finley – bass-baritone
Philharmonia Chorus
- Strauss Mondscheinmusik from Capriccio
- Strauss Das Rosenband
- Strauss Ständchen
- Strauss Freundliche Vision
- Strauss Zueignung
- Brahms A German Requiem