Concerts & Events

Concert

Järvi conducts Stravinsky’s The Firebird

Paavo Järvi – conductor
Nicolas Altstaedt – cello

  • Stravinsky Petrushka
  • Erkki-Sven Tüür Cello Concerto No. 2 ‘Labyrinths of Life’ (UK premiere)
  • Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1919)
Royal Festival Hall

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Concert

Nemanja Radulović: Journeys with a violin

Nemanja Radulović – director / violin
Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay – violin
String players of the Philharmonia Orchestra

  • Bach Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
  • Bach Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052R
  • Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
  • Interspersed with:
  • Hristovski (arr. Sedlar & Radulović) Makedonsko devojče
  • De Falla (arr. Sedlar, Kreisler & Radulović) Spanish Dance from La Vida Breve
  • Muréna (arr. Sedlar & Radulović) Indifférence
  • Šišić (arr. Sedlar) Hommage à Aleksandar Šišić
Queen Elizabeth Hall

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Concert

Mao Fujita plays Mozart Part 1

Giedrė Šlekytė – conductor
Mao Fujita – piano

  • Kodály Dances of Galánta
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 K. 595
  • Brahms Symphony No. 1
Royal Festival Hall

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Michelle Cann performing at the piano
Concert

Leicester: Ryan Bancroft conducts Beethoven & Strauss

Ryan Bancroft – conductor
Michelle Cann – piano

  • Ives The Unanswered Question
  • Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
  • Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra
De Montfort Hall

Philharmonia Orchestra Unwrapped London c. Belinda Lawley
Schools concert

London: Orchestra Unwrapped

Charlotte Politi – Conductor
Lucy Drever – Presenter
Angie Newman – BSL Interpreter

  • Grieg Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - 'Morning Mood' 
  • Sibelius Finlandia 
  • Sigfúsdóttir Oceans
  • Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) Night on a Bare Mountain
  • Tchaikovsky Swan Lake, Suite (1st Mvt - Scene) 
  • Harding I Hear You
  • Montgomery Starburst
  • Moberg Sunrise Orchestral Suite: Evening 
  • John Powell (arr. Sean O'Loughlin) How to Train Your Dragon
Royal Festival Hall

Concert

Bancroft conducts Beethoven and Strauss

Ryan Bancroft – conductor
Michelle Cann – piano

  • Ives The Unanswered Question
  • Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
  • Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra
Royal Festival Hall

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The orchestra applausing
Schools concert

Basingstoke: Orchestra Unwrapped

Kellen Gray – Conductor
Lucy Drever – Presenter
Angie Newman – BSL Interpreter

  • Grieg Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - 'Morning Mood' 
  • Sibelius Finlandia 
  • Sigfúsdóttir Oceans
  • Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) Night on a Bare Mountain
  • Price Symphony in E minor, III. Juba Dance
  • Tchaikovsky Swan Lake, Suite (1st Mvt - Scene) 
  • Harding I Hear You
  • Montgomery Starburst
  • Moberg Sunrise Orchestral Suite: Evening 
  • John Powell (arr. Sean O'Loughlin) How to Train Your Dragon
The Anvil, Basingstoke

Mao Fujita at the piano, against a dark background
Concert

Basingstoke: Osmo Vänskä & Mao Fujita

Osmo Vänskä – conductor
Mao Fujita – piano

  • Mazzoli These Worlds In Us
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503
  • Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5, 'Reformation'
The Anvil, Basingstoke

Small-ensemble performance

Philharmonia Chamber Players: Beethoven’s Septet

Maura Marinucci – clarinet
Yaroslava Trofymchuk – cello
Other players tbc

  • Beethoven Septet, Op. 20a
Royal Festival Hall.

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Concert

Mao Fujita plays Mozart Part 2

Osmo Vänskä – conductor
Mao Fujita – piano

  • Mazzoli These Worlds In Us
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 K. 503
  • Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5 ‘Reformation’
Royal Festival Hall

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Philharmonia Orchestra Unwrapped c. Belinda Lawley
Schools concert

Bedford: Orchestra Unwrapped

Charlotte Politi – Conductor
Lucy Drever – Presenter
Angie Newman – BSL Interpreter

  • Grieg Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - 'Morning Mood' 
  • Sibelius Finlandia 
  • Sigfúsdóttir Oceans
  • Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) Night on a Bare Mountain
  • Price Symphony in E minor, III. Juba Dance
  • Tchaikovsky Swan Lake, Suite (1st Mvt - Scene) 
  • Harding I Hear You
  • Montgomery Starburst
  • Moberg Sunrise Orchestral Suite: Evening 
  • John Powell (arr. Sean O'Loughlin) How to Train Your Dragon
Bedford Corn Exchange

Conductor Osmo Vanska holding baton and smiling into the camera
Concert

Bedford: Osmo Vänskä conducts Mendelssohn

Osmo Vänskä – conductor
Mao Fujita – piano

  • Mazzoli These Worlds In Us
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503
  • Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5, 'Reformation'
Bedford Corn Exchange

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Concert

Muti conducts Verdi’s Requiem

Riccardo Muti – conductor
Juliana Grigoryan – soprano
Elīna Garanča – mezzo-soprano
Piotr Beczała – tenor
Ildebrando d’Arcangelo – bass
Philharmonia Chorus

  • Verdi Requiem
Royal Festival Hall

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Friends event

Open Rehearsal: Santtu conducts French masterpieces

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Javier Perianes – piano
Mark van de Wiel – clarinet

  • Debussy Première Rhapsodie for clarinet and orchestra
  • Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 5 ‘Egyptian’
  • Franck Symphony in D minor
Royal Festival Hall

Concert

Santtu conducts French masterpieces

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Javier Perianes – piano
Mark van de Wiel – clarinet

  • Debussy Première Rhapsodie for clarinet and orchestra
  • Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 5 ‘Egyptian’
  • Franck Symphony in D minor
Royal Festival Hall

Priority booking is now open. General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 22 October. Join the Friends to book your tickets now.