Sunday Matinees

Spend your Sunday afternoon with 80 of the most talented people in London. Take your seat in Royal Festival Hall to enjoy the incredible sound of the Philharmonia Orchestra and some of the world’s greatest classical music.  

Our Sunday Matinees give you plenty of time to join friends for a meal before or after the concert, and there’s no need to worry about missing the last train home. They’re also a great way of introducing children and young people to the experience of hearing an orchestra live – we recommend our concerts for ages 7+.  

In our 80th birthday season, you can enjoy beloved symphonies by Shostakovich, Sibelius and Tchaikovksy, Marin Alsop conducting a programme pairing music from Star Wars with Holsts’s The Planets, Bruce Liu playing Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G, Nicola Benedetti playing Elgar’s Violin Concerto, and more.  

Philharmonia Orchestra first violins on state
Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducting the Philharmonia
Concert

Santtu conducts Sibelius, Lindberg & Shostakovich

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Christian Lindberg – trombone

  • Sibelius Finlandia
  • Lindberg Trombone Concerto, 'Golden Eagle'
  • Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

Alena Baeva with her violin
Concert

Paavo Järvi conducts Bruch and Sibelius

Paavo Järvi – conductor  
Alena Baeva – violin  

  • Brahms St Anthony Variations
  • Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1
  • Sibelius Symphony No. 5
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

Fazil Say
Concert

Santtu and Fazıl Say

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor  
Fazıl Say – piano  

  • de Falla El Amor Brujo Suite (orchestral version)
  • Say Mother Earth (Piano Concerto) (UK premiere)
  • Dvořák Symphony No. 8
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

Marin Alsop conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra
Concert

Marin Alsop conducts Star Wars and The Planets

Marin Alsop – conductor 
Sean Shibe – guitar 

  • Williams Star Wars Suite
  • Rodrigo Guitar Concerto, 'Concierto de Aranjuez'
  • Holst The Planets
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

Lisa Batiashvili playing the violin
Concert

Lisa Batiashvili plays Tchaikovsky

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Lisa Batiashvili – violin

  • Bacewicz Divertimento
  • Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
  • Walton Symphony No. 1
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

Bruce Liu
Concert

Bruce Liu plays Ravel

Ryan Bancroft – conductor
Bruce Liu – piano

  • Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
  • Ravel Piano Concerto in G
  • Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

Nicola Benedetti playing violin with the Philharmonia
Concert

Nicola Benedetti plays Elgar

Cristian Măcelaru conductor  
Nicola Benedetti – violin  

  • Elgar Violin Concerto
  • Chaminade Callirhoë Suite
  • Debussy La Mer
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.